WordPress plugin comparison
Disable Comments vs Spam Comment Remover
At a glance
- Disable Comments has more active installs: 1M+, against 100+ for Spam Comment Remover.
- On a typical day, Disable Comments is downloaded about 17,549 times, Spam Comment Remover about 10.
- Disable Comments is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 282 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
- Disable Comments was updated more recently: Oct 25, 2026, against Dec 8, 2025 for Spam Comment Remover.
- Disable Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Spam Comment Remover.
- Disable Comments has been around longer: since 2011, against 2025 for Spam Comment Remover.
Line by line
Disable Comments leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Disable Comments |  Spam Comment Remover |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #38 | #14,897 |
| Active installs | 1M+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 837.3K | 215 |
| Rating | 4.7(282) | 3.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.82 | ×0.20 |
| Last release | 15 days ago | 11 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 8.0 |
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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