WordPress plugin comparison

Email Validator for Comments vs Simple Comment Editing

Email Validator for Comments

by Security Insight

10+ installs

Simple Comment Editing

by David Stone

2K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Simple Comment Editing has more active installs: 2K+, against 10+ for Email Validator for Comments.
On a typical day, Simple Comment Editing is downloaded about 42 times, Email Validator for Comments about 1.
Email Validator for Comments has no reviews yet.
Simple Comment Editing was updated more recently: Sep 11, 2026, against Aug 7, 2025 for Email Validator for Comments.
Email Validator for Comments resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 50% for Simple Comment Editing.
Simple Comment Editing is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Email Validator for Comments.
Simple Comment Editing has been around longer: since 2013, against 2025 for Email Validator for Comments.

Simple Comment Editing leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Email Validator for Comments	Simple Comment Editing
Popular rank	#45,305	#4,756
Active installs	10+	2K+
Downloads, last 30 days	33	1.1K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(55)
Support threads resolved	100%	50%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.07	×0.81
Last release	1 year ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	7.2

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