WordPress plugin comparison
comment validation vs Disable Comments
At a glance
- Disable Comments has more active installs: 9K+, against 80+ for comment validation.
- On a typical day, Disable Comments is downloaded about 17 times, comment validation about 4.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- comment validation was updated more recently: May 25, 2026, against Apr 14, 2021 for Disable Comments.
- comment validation is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.7.21 for Disable Comments.
- comment validation has been around longer: since 2016, against 2018 for Disable Comments.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  comment validation |  Disable Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #17,695 | #2,263 |
| Active installs | 80+ | 9K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 99 | 504 |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 5.0(4) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 5.7.21 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.37 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 5 months ago | 5 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.0.0 |
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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