WordPress plugin comparison
Disable Comments vs Simple Popular Posts
At a glance
- Disable Comments has more active installs: 1M+, against 10+ for Simple Popular Posts.
- On a typical day, Disable Comments is downloaded about 19,396 times, Simple Popular Posts about 1.
- Simple Popular Posts has no reviews yet.
- Disable Comments was updated more recently: Oct 25, 2026, against May 16, 2010 for Simple Popular Posts.
- Disable Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.9.2 for Simple Popular Posts.
- Simple Popular Posts has been around longer: since 2010, against 2011 for Disable Comments.
Line by line
Disable Comments leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Disable Comments |  Simple Popular Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #38 | #35,144 |
| Active installs | 1M+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 826.6K | 20 |
| Rating | 4.7(281) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 2.9.2 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.82 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 15 days ago | 16 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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