WordPress plugin comparison
Recent Comments vs Simply Disable Comments
At a glance
- Simply Disable Comments has more active installs: 8K+, against 200+ for Recent Comments.
- On a typical day, Simply Disable Comments is downloaded about 38 times, Recent Comments about 4.
- Recent Comments has no reviews yet.
- Simply Disable Comments was updated more recently: Aug 11, 2026, against Sep 17, 2008 for Recent Comments.
- Simply Disable Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.6.2 for Recent Comments.
- Recent Comments has been around longer: since 2008, against 2023 for Simply Disable Comments.
Line by line
Simply Disable Comments leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Recent Comments |  Simply Disable Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #12,521 | #2,434 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 8K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 101 | 1.5K |
| Rating | No ratings | 5.0(4) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 2.6.2 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.85 |
| Last release | 18 years ago | 3 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.2 |
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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