WordPress plugin comparison
Disable Comments vs Simple Author Highlighter
At a glance
- Disable Comments has more active installs: 1M+, against 70+ for Simple Author Highlighter.
- On a typical day, Disable Comments is downloaded about 17,549 times, Simple Author Highlighter about 3.
- Simple Author Highlighter is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 282 reviews.
- Disable Comments was updated more recently: Oct 25, 2026, against Mar 30, 2011 for Simple Author Highlighter.
- Disable Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.1.4 for Simple Author Highlighter.
- Simple Author Highlighter has been around longer: since 2010, against 2011 for Disable Comments.
Line by line
Disable Comments leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Disable Comments |  Simple Author Highlighter |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #38 | #18,890 |
| Active installs | 1M+ | 70+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 837.3K | 60 |
| Rating | 4.7(282) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.82 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 15 days ago | 15 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | – |
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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