WordPress plugin comparison

GitHub-Flavored Markdown Comments vs Simply Disable Comments

GitHub-Flavored Markdown Comments

by Evan Solomon

10+ installs5.0

Simply Disable Comments

by handyplugins

8K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Simply Disable Comments has more active installs: 8K+, against 10+ for GitHub-Flavored Markdown Comments.
On a typical day, Simply Disable Comments is downloaded about 38 times, GitHub-Flavored Markdown Comments about 1.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Simply Disable Comments was updated more recently: Aug 11, 2026, against Mar 8, 2013 for GitHub-Flavored Markdown Comments.
Simply Disable Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for GitHub-Flavored Markdown Comments.
GitHub-Flavored Markdown Comments has been around longer: since 2013, against 2023 for Simply Disable Comments.

Simply Disable Comments leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	GitHub-Flavored Markdown Comments	Simply Disable Comments
Popular rank	#43,285	#2,434
Active installs	10+	8K+
Downloads, last 30 days	27	1.5K
Rating	5.0(1)	5.0(4)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.5.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.85
Last release	13 years ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.2

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