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Social comments by WpDevArt #7 in Comment Plugins
Disable Comments #1 in Comment Plugins

Social comments by WpDevArt vs Disable Comments (September 2026)

Updated September 7, 2026 · Data from WordPress.org, refreshed daily · How this works

Both rank in the WordPress.org Comment Plugins top 10: Social comments by WpDevArt at #7 and Disable Comments at #1. Disable Comments leads on 4 of the 5 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.

Social comments by WpDevArt

4.3 (42) 8,000+ active installs #7 in Comment Plugins

This plugin will help you display Facebook Comments on your website. You can use it on your pages/posts.

Disable Comments

Disable Comments – Remove Comments & Stop Spam [Multi-Site Support]

4.7 (280) 1 million+ active installs #1 in Comment Plugins

Disable comments site-wide or by post type, delete existing comments in bulk, and block comment spam via REST API and XML-RPC. Multisite ready.

Who leads on what

Disable Comments leads on 4 of the 5 measures we track.

Comment Plugins ranking Disable Comments

Disable Comments ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #7 in Comment Plugins.

Users Disable Comments

Disable Comments has more users: 1 million+ active installs against 8,000+.

Rating Tie

Not enough reviews to compare ratings fairly: Social comments by WpDevArt has 42, Disable Comments has 280. We compare ratings only above 50 reviews each.

Reviews Disable Comments

Disable Comments has more reviews behind its score: 280 against 42.

Maintenance Disable Comments

Disable Comments was updated more recently, on September 1, 2026; Social comments by WpDevArt on February 2, 2026.

Which one to pick

Each plugin is the better answer for the measure it actually leads on. Nothing here is a recommendation we invented.

Social comments by WpDevArt

Social comments by WpDevArt does not lead on any measure we track, so pick it only for something these numbers cannot show, such as a feature you need.

Disable Comments

Pick Disable Comments if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them, you want the plugin more sites already run, you want the score backed by more reviews or you want the one shipping releases most recently.

Social comments by WpDevArt vs Disable Comments side by side

Social comments by WpDevArt Disable Comments
Comment Plugins ranking #7 #1
Rating 4.3 4.7
Reviews 42 280
Active installs 8,000+ 1 million+
Total downloads 1,347,071 35,111,636
Downloads, last 30 days
Last updated Feb 2, 2026 Sep 1, 2026
First published Aug 27, 2015 May 27, 2011
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.7 7.0.4
Requires PHP 7.0
Pricing Free on WordPress.org Free

30-day download figures appear after both plugins have 30 days of tracking.

Social comments by WpDevArt ratings

5★
33
4★
1
3★
2
2★
0
1★
6

Disable Comments ratings

5★
252
4★
7
3★
3
2★
1
1★
17

How we compare these two

Every figure here is pulled from the WordPress.org plugin API every day at 03:00 UTC, for both plugins in the same run, so the two are always read on the same day. We compare only what the directory reports: active installs, the rating and how many reviews stand behind it, the last release date and, once we have a month of history, downloads over the last 30 days. Ratings are only called a win above 50 reviews each, because a handful of five-star reviews is not evidence. Nothing is weighted into an overall score, no measure is worth more than another, and neither Social comments by WpDevArt nor Disable Comments can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Comment Plugins top 10. Full methodology.

Social comments by WpDevArt vs Disable Comments: common questions

Is Social comments by WpDevArt better than Disable Comments?

Disable Comments leads on 4 of the 5 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. Disable Comments ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #7 in Comment Plugins.

Which has more users, Social comments by WpDevArt or Disable Comments?

Disable Comments ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #7 in Comment Plugins.

Which is rated higher, Social comments by WpDevArt or Disable Comments?

Disable Comments has more users: 1 million+ active installs against 8,000+.

Are Social comments by WpDevArt and Disable Comments free?

Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Social comments by WpDevArt may also sell a paid version or add-ons. Disable Comments is a community plugin with no paid version.

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