WordPress plugin comparison

Comment and Pingback Blocker by Himel vs Disable Comments

Comment and Pingback Blocker by Himel

by Himel Ahmed

20+ installs5.0

Disable Comments

by wordpresssimpletools

9K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Disable Comments has more active installs: 9K+, against 20+ for Comment and Pingback Blocker by Himel.
On a typical day, Disable Comments is downloaded about 17 times, Comment and Pingback Blocker by Himel about 2.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Comment and Pingback Blocker by Himel was updated more recently: Apr 14, 2026, against Apr 14, 2021 for Disable Comments.
Comment and Pingback Blocker by Himel is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.7.21 for Disable Comments.
Disable Comments has been around longer: since 2018, against 2026 for Comment and Pingback Blocker by Himel.

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Comment and Pingback Blocker by Himel	Disable Comments
Popular rank	#28,414	#2,263
Active installs	20+	9K+
Downloads, last 30 days	42	496
Rating	5.0(2)	5.0(4)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	5.7.21
Search multiplier	×0.20	×0.00
Last release	7 months ago	5 years ago
Requires PHP	–	5.0.0

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