WordPress plugin comparison

Really Simple Comment Validation vs Simply Disable Comments

Really Simple Comment Validation

by Ryan McCue

Fewer than 10 installs

Simply Disable Comments

by handyplugins

8K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Simply Disable Comments has more active installs: 8K+, against fewer than 10 for Really Simple Comment Validation.
On a typical day, Simply Disable Comments is downloaded about 38 times, Really Simple Comment Validation about 0.
Really Simple Comment Validation has no reviews yet.
Simply Disable Comments was updated more recently: Aug 11, 2026, against Aug 16, 2008 for Really Simple Comment Validation.
Simply Disable Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.5.1 for Really Simple Comment Validation.
Really Simple Comment Validation has been around longer: since 2008, against 2023 for Simply Disable Comments.

Simply Disable Comments leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Really Simple Comment Validation	Simply Disable Comments
Popular rank	–	#2,432
Active installs	Fewer than 10	8K+
Downloads, last 30 days	21	1.6K
Rating	No ratings	5.0(4)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	2.5.1	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.85
Last release	18 years ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.2

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