WordPress plugin comparison

Disable Comments vs Disqus Recent Comments Widget

Disable Comments

by rbplugins

100K+ installs3.8

Disqus Recent Comments Widget

by Andrew Bartel

100+ installs4.3

At a glance

Disable Comments has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Disqus Recent Comments Widget.
On a typical day, Disable Comments is downloaded about 649 times, Disqus Recent Comments Widget about 6.
Disqus Recent Comments Widget is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 3.8 from 25 reviews.
Disable Comments was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Sep 22, 2014 for Disqus Recent Comments Widget.
Disable Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.0.38 for Disqus Recent Comments Widget.
Disqus Recent Comments Widget has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for Disable Comments.

Disable Comments leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Disable Comments	Disqus Recent Comments Widget
Popular rank	#391	#13,777
Active installs	100K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	51.8K	146
Rating	3.8(25)	4.3(7)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.0.38
Search multiplier	×1.33	×0.00
Last release	3 days ago	12 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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