WordPress plugin comparison

Pending Comments Highlighter vs Simply Disable Comments

Pending Comments Highlighter

by szucsadam

10+ installs4.0

Simply Disable Comments

by handyplugins

8K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Simply Disable Comments has more active installs: 8K+, against 10+ for Pending Comments Highlighter.
On a typical day, Simply Disable Comments is downloaded about 38 times, Pending Comments Highlighter about 1.
Simply Disable Comments is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.0 from 1 review.
Simply Disable Comments was updated more recently: Aug 11, 2026, against Jan 31, 2025 for Pending Comments Highlighter.
Simply Disable Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for Pending Comments Highlighter.
Pending Comments Highlighter has been around longer: since 2011, against 2023 for Simply Disable Comments.

Simply Disable Comments leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Pending Comments Highlighter	Simply Disable Comments
Popular rank	#45,445	#2,425
Active installs	10+	8K+
Downloads, last 30 days	33	1.5K
Rating	4.0(1)	5.0(4)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.7.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.05	×0.85
Last release	1 year ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	5.4	7.2

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