WordPress plugin comparison
Disable Comments vs WP Discourse
At a glance
- Disable Comments has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for WP Discourse.
- On a typical day, Disable Comments is downloaded about 649 times, WP Discourse about 39.
- WP Discourse is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 8 reviews, against 3.8 from 25 reviews.
- Disable Comments was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Aug 13, 2026 for WP Discourse.
- Disable Comments resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for WP Discourse.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- WP Discourse has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Disable Comments.
Line by line
Disable Comments leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Disable Comments |  WP Discourse |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #391 | #6,695 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 51.8K | 1K |
| Rating | 3.8(25) | 4.5(8) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.0 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.33 | ×0.60 |
| Last release | 3 days ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
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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