WordPress plugin comparison
Disable Comments vs Spam Comment Remover
At a glance
- Disable Comments has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Spam Comment Remover.
- On a typical day, Disable Comments is downloaded about 649 times, Spam Comment Remover about 10.
- Disable Comments is rated higher: 3.8 out of 5 from 25 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
- Disable Comments was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Dec 8, 2025 for Spam Comment Remover.
- Disable Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Spam Comment Remover.
- Disable Comments has been around longer: since 2017, against 2025 for Spam Comment Remover.
Line by line
Disable Comments leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Disable Comments |  Spam Comment Remover |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #391 | #14,897 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 51.8K | 215 |
| Rating | 3.8(25) | 3.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.33 | ×0.20 |
| Last release | 3 days ago | 11 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 8.0 |
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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