WordPress plugin comparison
Hide Trackbacks vs Disable Comments
Hide Trackbacks
by Sander van Dragt
300+ installs4.7
Disable Comments
by wordpresssimpletools
9K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Disable Comments has more active installs: 9K+, against 300+ for Hide Trackbacks.
- On a typical day, Disable Comments is downloaded about 17 times, Hide Trackbacks about 9.
- Disable Comments is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.7 from 6 reviews.
- Hide Trackbacks was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Apr 14, 2021 for Disable Comments.
- Hide Trackbacks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.7.21 for Disable Comments.
- Hide Trackbacks has been around longer: since 2011, against 2018 for Disable Comments.
Line by line
Disable Comments leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Hide Trackbacks | Disable Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #10,185 | #2,263 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 9K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 236 | 504 |
| Rating | 4.7(6) | 5.0(4) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 5.7.21 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.49 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 5 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.0.0 |
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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