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Disable Comments — WordPress Comment Plugin

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

by WPDeveloper · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.9.0 Tested up to WP 7.0.7 PHP 7.0+

Disable Comments has 1 million+ active installs on WordPress.org and 35,583,585 downloads all time. It was downloaded 247,449 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on September 1, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.7.

Disable Comments at a glance

Active installs
1 million+
Total downloads
35,583,585
Downloads, last 30 days
247,449
30-day growth
–
downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is Disable Comments well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.7, not yet with the current 7.1.3
One-star reviews
6%
17 of 281 reviews on WordPress.org

Disable Comments reviews and ratings

281 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.7 out of 5

281 reviews

5★
253
4★
7
3★
3
2★
1
1★
17

Download and install history

524,971 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
Disable Comments downloads per day012.5k25k37.5k50kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
Disable Comments active installs0250k500k750k1MSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
Disable Comments rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
Disable Comments review count0125250375500Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

Where Disable Comments ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Disable Comments appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Comment Plugins #2 by tag, #1 in search #1 –
Best Multisite Plugins #31 in search, not tagged #58 ▲5
Best Social Proof Plugins #42 in search, not tagged #69 ▲1
Best FAQ Plugins #55 in search, not tagged #88 ▲6

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Details

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.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • comments
  • delete comments
  • disable comments
  • remove comments
  • stop spam

More from WPDeveloper

Version
2.9.0
Last updated
Sep 1, 2026
First published
May 27, 2011
Requires WordPress
5.0
Tested up to
7.0.7
Requires PHP
7.0
Pricing
Free, community plugin

Disable Comments FAQ

How many active installs does Disable Comments have?

WordPress.org reports 1 million+ active installs for Disable Comments as of October 22, 2026.

Is Disable Comments still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on September 1, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.7.

Is Disable Comments free?

Disable Comments is free and listed as a community plugin on WordPress.org, with no commercial upgrade.

Where does Disable Comments rank among Comment Plugins?

Disable Comments is #1 in the WordPress.org "comments" ranking as of today.