WordPress plugin comparison

Simply Disable Comments vs Comment Experience by Progress Planner

Simply Disable Comments

by handyplugins

8K+ installs5.0

Comment Experience by Progress Planner

by Progress Planner

500+ installs3.5

At a glance

Simply Disable Comments has more active installs: 8K+, against 500+ for Comment Experience by Progress Planner.
On a typical day, Simply Disable Comments is downloaded about 38 times, Comment Experience by Progress Planner about 11.
Simply Disable Comments is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 3.5 from 13 reviews.
Simply Disable Comments was updated more recently: Aug 11, 2026, against Nov 10, 2025 for Comment Experience by Progress Planner.
Simply Disable Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Comment Experience by Progress Planner.
Comment Experience by Progress Planner has been around longer: since 2015, against 2023 for Simply Disable Comments.

Simply Disable Comments leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Simply Disable Comments	Comment Experience by Progress Planner
Popular rank	#2,432	#8,914
Active installs	8K+	500+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.6K	230
Rating	5.0(4)	3.5(13)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.85	×0.25
Last release	3 months ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	7.2	7.4

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