WordPress plugin comparison
Disable Comments vs Simple Comment Editing
At a glance
- Disable Comments has more active installs: 100K+, against 2K+ for Simple Comment Editing.
- On a typical day, Disable Comments is downloaded about 649 times, Simple Comment Editing about 42.
- Simple Comment Editing is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 55 reviews, against 3.8 from 25 reviews.
- Disable Comments was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Sep 11, 2026 for Simple Comment Editing.
- Disable Comments resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 50% for Simple Comment Editing.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Simple Comment Editing has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for Disable Comments.
Line by line
Disable Comments leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Disable Comments |  Simple Comment Editing |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #391 | #4,756 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 48.5K | 1.1K |
| Rating | 3.8(25) | 4.8(55) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 50% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.33 | ×0.81 |
| Last release | 3 days ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.2 |
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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