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Best comments plugins for WordPress

The most popular comments plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Akismet Anti-spam leads with 5M+ active installs, ahead of Disable Comments (1M+) and Antispam Bee (700K+). All 1,182 plugins tagged “comments” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 comments plugins

  1. 1.
    Akismet Anti-spam

    The most installed comments plugin, with 5M+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 1,187 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  2. 2.
    Disable Comments

    1M+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 281 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.

  3. 3.
    Antispam Bee

    700K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 226 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  4. 4.
    Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk

    200K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 3,224 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  5. 5.
    Gravatar Enhanced

    100K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 week ago.

  6. 6.
    Disable Comments

    100K+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 25 reviews, updated 1 day ago.

  7. 7.
    Disqus Comment System

    30K+ active installs. Rated 2.7 from 219 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.

  8. 8.
    Throws SPAM Away

    10K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  9. 9.
    Cookies for Comments

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 18 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.

  10. 10.
    Subscribe to Comments

    10K+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 14 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

All 1,182 plugins tagged “comments”