WordPress plugin comparison
comment validation vs Social comments by WpDevArt
At a glance
- Social comments by WpDevArt has more active installs: 7K+, against 80+ for comment validation.
- On a typical day, Social comments by WpDevArt is downloaded about 47 times, comment validation about 4.
- comment validation is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.3 from 42 reviews.
- comment validation was updated more recently: May 25, 2026, against Feb 2, 2026 for Social comments by WpDevArt.
- comment validation is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.9.11 for Social comments by WpDevArt.
- Social comments by WpDevArt has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for comment validation.
Line by line
Social comments by WpDevArt leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  comment validation |  Social comments by WpDevArt |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #17,816 | #2,482 |
| Active installs | 80+ | 7K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 102 | 1.3K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.3(42) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.37 | ×0.56 |
| Last release | 5 months ago | 9 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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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