WordPress plugin comparison
Disable Comments vs Spam Catharsis
At a glance
- Disable Comments has more active installs: 1M+, against 10+ for Spam Catharsis.
- On a typical day, Disable Comments is downloaded about 17,549 times, Spam Catharsis about 1.
- Spam Catharsis has no reviews yet.
- Disable Comments was updated more recently: Oct 25, 2026, against Mar 21, 2014 for Spam Catharsis.
- Disable Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.7.41 for Spam Catharsis.
- Disable Comments has been around longer: since 2011, against 2012 for Spam Catharsis.
Line by line
Disable Comments leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Disable Comments |  Spam Catharsis |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #38 | #44,191 |
| Active installs | 1M+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 837.3K | 17 |
| Rating | 4.7(282) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.7.41 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.82 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 16 days ago | 12 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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