WordPress plugin comparison
Comment Referrers vs Disable Comments
Comment Referrers
by Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)
80+ installs
Disable Comments
by WPDeveloper
1M+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Disable Comments has more active installs: 1M+, against 80+ for Comment Referrers.
- On a typical day, Disable Comments is downloaded about 17,549 times, Comment Referrers about 4.
- Comment Referrers has no reviews yet.
- Disable Comments was updated more recently: Oct 25, 2026, against Dec 9, 2016 for Comment Referrers.
- Disable Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for Comment Referrers.
- Comment Referrers has been around longer: since 2008, against 2011 for Disable Comments.
Line by line
Disable Comments leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Comment Referrers | Disable Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #17,430 | #38 |
| Active installs | 80+ | 1M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 71 | 837.3K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.7(282) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.7.39 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.82 |
| Last release | 10 years ago | 15 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.0 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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