Best disqus plugins for WordPress
The most popular disqus plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Disqus Comment System leads with 30K+ active installs, ahead of Genial Comments (4K+) and pipDisqus (200+). All 18 plugins tagged “Disqus” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 disqus plugins
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Disqus Comment SystemThe most installed disqus plugin, with 30K+ active installs. Rated 2.7 from 219 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 2.
Genial Comments4K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 20 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 3.
pipDisqus200+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 6 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
Disqus Recent Comments Widget100+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 7 reviews, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
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Disqus Notify Post/Page Author70+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
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Remove Disqus Ads60+ active installs. Rated 3.7 from 6 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28.
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Disqus Recent Comments Widget Advanced30+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
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Comments by FastComments30+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 9.
Force Ping Display with Disqus10+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
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WP Custom Comments10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
All 18 plugins tagged “Disqus”
Disqus Comment System
#933by Disqus17 days ago
Disqus is the web's most popular comment system. Use Disqus to increase engagement, retain readers, and grow your audience.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 2.7(219)
- Downloads
- 415/day
Genial Comments
Down in the last 7 days:13#3,504by GenialSouls16 days ago
Add Disqus-powered discussions or use your theme's existing WordPress comments area with optional native-comment appearance presets.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.8(20)
- Downloads
- 58/day
pipDisqus
#11,186by pipdig2 months ago
A lightweight solution for adding Disqus to your WordPress blog.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.5(6)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Disqus Recent Comments Widget
Up in the last 7 days:23#13,787by Andrew Bartel12 years ago
Disqus has dropped support for their recent comments widget. This plugin creates a configurable widget that will display your latest Disqus comments.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.3(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Disqus Notify Post/Page Author
Up in the last 7 days:89#18,600by Janne Cederberg10 years ago
If using Disqus, the authors of posts/pages do not get notified of comments if they're not Disqus moderators. This plugin fixes that.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 4.3(3)
- Downloads
- 3/day
Remove Disqus Ads
Up in the last 7 days:48#19,644by redatom7 years ago
Remove annoying ads from Disqus Comments.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 3.7(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Disqus Recent Comments Widget Advanced
Down in the last 7 days:270#24,304by Rahul Ramesh12 years ago
This plugin will add a recent comments widget for Disqus, to your WordPress site. The widget will not impact your site loading time, as all the querie …
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Comments by FastComments
#25,190by winrid7 days ago
A live, fast, privacy-focused commenting system with advanced spam prevention capabilities. FastComments prioritizes speed and user experience above a …
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Force Ping Display with Disqus
Up in the last 7 days:627#31,863by Speeddymon10 years ago
Shows Pingbacks and Trackbacks above Disqus comments.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.8(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Custom Comments
Down in the last 7 days:52#34,294by Kei1 year ago
Replacing the standard WordPress commenting form with custom HTML/JavaScript code.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Disqus Count JS Fix
Up in the last 7 days:5,217#35,142by Avishay Bar11 years ago
This plugin fixes the 'split' error caused by Disqus Plugin. This Plugin was developed by Geektime's dev team for internal purposes onl …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Lazy Disqus
Up in the last 7 days:2,179#38,385by Tang Rufus12 years ago
Lazy load Disqus comments, Max speed!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Disqus Popular Threads Widget
Up in the last 7 days:6,372#38,954by Ron Zvagelsky13 years ago
Shows your most commented posts from Disqus via widget, shortcode, or template tag.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Disqus Conditional JS Load
#43,507by jp211212 years ago
Stop the loading of Disqus Javascript on pages/posts where comments are closed or not available.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Disqus Comments Importer
#47,185by Automattic16 years ago
Import comments from a Disqus export file.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Convocept
#64,287by Joel James26 days ago
Fast, modern WordPress comments: threaded replies, upvotes, comment subscriptions, spam protection and a Disqus importer. Zero JavaScript on load.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
CommentAura
Up in the last 7 days:1,929#70,262by Ibrahim Riaz1 month ago
A modern discussion layer for WordPress. Your comments stay native WordPress comments — always.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day