WordPress plugin comparison

Disable Comments vs Disqus Recent Comments Widget

Disable Comments

by WPDeveloper

1M+ installs4.7

Disqus Recent Comments Widget

by Andrew Bartel

100+ installs4.3

At a glance

Disable Comments has more active installs: 1M+, against 100+ for Disqus Recent Comments Widget.
On a typical day, Disable Comments is downloaded about 17,549 times, Disqus Recent Comments Widget about 6.
Disable Comments is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 282 reviews, against 4.3 from 7 reviews.
Disable Comments was updated more recently: Oct 25, 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.
Disable Comments has been around longer: since 2011, against 2013 for Disqus Recent Comments Widget.

Disable Comments leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Disable Comments	Disqus Recent Comments Widget
Popular rank	#38	#13,777
Active installs	1M+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	837.3K	146
Rating	4.7(282)	4.3(7)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.0.38
Search multiplier	×1.82	×0.00
Last release	15 days ago	12 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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