WordPress plugin comparison
Disable Comments vs Popular Posts
At a glance
- Disable Comments has more active installs: 1M+, against fewer than 10 for Popular Posts.
- On a typical day, Disable Comments is downloaded about 17,549 times, Popular Posts about 2.
- Popular Posts has no reviews yet.
- Disable Comments was updated more recently: Oct 25, 2026, against Sep 14, 2026 for Popular Posts.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Disable Comments has been around longer: since 2011, against 2026 for Popular Posts.
Line by line
Disable Comments leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Disable Comments |  Popular Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #38 | #64,790 |
| Active installs | 1M+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 837.3K | 39 |
| Rating | 4.7(282) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.82 | ×0.05 |
| Last release | 16 days ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
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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