WordPress plugin comparison

Email Validator for Comments vs Simply Disable Comments

Email Validator for Comments

by Security Insight

10+ installs

Simply Disable Comments

by handyplugins

8K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Simply Disable Comments has more active installs: 8K+, against 10+ for Email Validator for Comments.
On a typical day, Simply Disable Comments is downloaded about 38 times, Email Validator for Comments about 1.
Email Validator for Comments has no reviews yet.
Simply Disable Comments was updated more recently: Aug 11, 2026, against Aug 7, 2025 for Email Validator for Comments.
Simply Disable Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Email Validator for Comments.
Simply Disable Comments has been around longer: since 2023, against 2025 for Email Validator for Comments.

Simply Disable Comments leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Email Validator for Comments	Simply Disable Comments
Popular rank	#45,305	#2,432
Active installs	10+	8K+
Downloads, last 30 days	33	1.6K
Rating	No ratings	5.0(4)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.07	×0.85
Last release	1 year ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.2

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