WordPress plugin comparison
Disable Comments vs SpamAnvil
At a glance
- Disable Comments has more active installs: 100K+, against 30+ for SpamAnvil.
- On a typical day, Disable Comments is downloaded about 649 times, SpamAnvil about 21.
- SpamAnvil is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.8 from 25 reviews.
- Disable Comments was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Oct 23, 2026 for SpamAnvil.
- Disable Comments resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for SpamAnvil.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Disable Comments has been around longer: since 2017, against 2026 for SpamAnvil.
Line by line
Disable Comments leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Disable Comments |  SpamAnvil |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #391 | #24,521 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 30+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 51.8K | 782 |
| Rating | 3.8(25) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.33 | ×0.27 |
| Last release | 3 days ago | 17 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
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