WordPress plugin comparison
Comment Whitelist vs Disable Comments
At a glance
- Disable Comments has more active installs: 1M+, against 90+ for Comment Whitelist.
- On a typical day, Disable Comments is downloaded about 19,396 times, Comment Whitelist about 3.
- Disable Comments is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 281 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
- Disable Comments was updated more recently: Oct 25, 2026, against Nov 16, 2017 for Comment Whitelist.
- Disable Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.8.34 for Comment Whitelist.
- Comment Whitelist has been around longer: since 2009, against 2011 for Disable Comments.
Line by line
Disable Comments leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Comment Whitelist |  Disable Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #17,329 | #38 |
| Active installs | 90+ | 1M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 55 | 822.4K |
| Rating | 3.7(3) | 4.7(281) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.8.34 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.82 |
| Last release | 9 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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