WordPress plugin comparison

Lightweight Subscribe To Comments vs Markdown Comment

Lightweight Subscribe To Comments

by isabel104

1K+ installs4.9

Markdown Comment

by Wow-Company

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Lightweight Subscribe To Comments has more active installs: 1K+, against 10+ for Markdown Comment.
On a typical day, Lightweight Subscribe To Comments is downloaded about 12 times, Markdown Comment about 2.
Markdown Comment is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 25 reviews.
Markdown Comment was updated more recently: Dec 2, 2025, against Aug 30, 2024 for Lightweight Subscribe To Comments.
Markdown Comment is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.6.11 for Lightweight Subscribe To Comments.
Lightweight Subscribe To Comments has been around longer: since 2014, against 2023 for Markdown Comment.

Markdown Comment leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightweight Subscribe To Comments	Markdown Comment
Popular rank	#6,322	#32,527
Active installs	1K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	366	40
Rating	4.9(25)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.6.11	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.11	×0.12
Last release	2 years ago	11 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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