WordPress plugin comparison
Comment Whitelist vs Subscribe to Comments
At a glance
- Subscribe to Comments has more active installs: 10K+, against 90+ for Comment Whitelist.
- On a typical day, Subscribe to Comments is downloaded about 72 times, Comment Whitelist about 3.
- Subscribe to Comments is rated higher: 3.9 out of 5 from 14 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
- Subscribe to Comments was updated more recently: Oct 6, 2026, against Nov 16, 2017 for Comment Whitelist.
- Subscribe to Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.8.34 for Comment Whitelist.
- Subscribe to Comments has been around longer: since 2005, against 2009 for Comment Whitelist.
Line by line
Subscribe to Comments leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Comment Whitelist |  Subscribe to Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #17,206 | #1,584 |
| Active installs | 90+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 55 | 13.1K |
| Rating | 3.7(3) | 3.9(14) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.8.34 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.77 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 1 month 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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