WordPress plugin comparison
Compassionate Comments vs Subscribe to Comments
Compassionate Comments
by Ian Dunn
Fewer than 10 installs4.0
Subscribe to Comments
by Mark Jaquith
10K+ installs3.9
At a glance
- Subscribe to Comments has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for Compassionate Comments.
- On a typical day, Subscribe to Comments is downloaded about 72 times, Compassionate Comments about 1.
- Compassionate Comments is rated higher: 4.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.9 from 14 reviews.
- Subscribe to Comments was updated more recently: Oct 6, 2026, against Dec 9, 2020 for Compassionate Comments.
- Subscribe to Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.6.23 for Compassionate Comments.
- Subscribe to Comments has been around longer: since 2005, against 2019 for Compassionate Comments.
Line by line
Subscribe to Comments leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Compassionate Comments | Subscribe to Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #73,794 | #1,584 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 36 | 13.1K |
| Rating | 4.0(1) | 3.9(14) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.6.23 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.77 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 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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