10 Best Disable Comments Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Disable Comments has 9,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Disable Comments
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Disable Comments
Closest matchDisable Comments – Remove Comments & Stop Spam [Multi-Site Support]
4.7 (280) 1 million+ active installsDisable comments site-wide or by post type, delete existing comments in bulk, and block comment spam via REST API and XML-RPC. Multisite ready.
Shares the comments, disable comments, remove comments tags on WordPress.org. About 111 times the installs, last updated 6 days ago.
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5.0 (22) 10,000+ active installsAn admin interface to control the default comment and trackback settings on new posts, pages and custom post types.
Shares the comments, discussion tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated November 17, 2025.
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4.6 (20) 2,000+ active installsDecent Comments shows what people say. A more engaging way to show comments.
Shares the comments, discussion tags on WordPress.org. About a quarter of the installs, last updated January 6, 2026.
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4.7 (33) 2,000+ active installsSet custom avatars for users with no Gravatar. The avatar will be the first (or any other) letter of user's name on a colorful background.
Shares the comments, discussion tags on WordPress.org. About a quarter of the installs, no update since March 11, 2017.
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WP Comment Cleaner – Delete All Comments, Disable Comments, Bulk Delete & Remove Comments
4.7 (58) 20,000+ active installsDelete, disable, and clean all comments in one click. Easily manage, bulk delete, or completely disable comments across your entire WordPress site.
Shares the disable comments, remove comments tags on WordPress.org. About 2.2 times the installs, last updated June 29, 2026.
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5.0 (41) 9,000+ active installsDisable comments globally on all posts or certain post types. Delete all comments at once, by post type or comment status. Manage links in comments.
Shares the disable comments, remove comments tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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4.7 (94) 10,000+ active installsA quick way to delete all pending and spam comments. Useful for victims of spammer attacks.
Shares the comments tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, no update since January 28, 2024.
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Comments – wpDiscuz
4.7 (579) 60,000+ active installsAdvanced AJAX-powered WordPress comments plugin with live commenting, comment voting, inline feedback, social login, custom comment forms, and engagem …
Shares the comments tag on WordPress.org. About 6.7 times the installs, last updated 4 days ago.
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4.3 (42) 8,000+ active installsThis plugin will help you display Facebook Comments on your website. You can use it on your pages/posts.
Shares the comments tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated February 2, 2026.
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4.8 (156) 5,000+ active installsAnyComment is blazing-fast commenting plugin based on React for WordPress.
Shares the comments tag on WordPress.org. About half the installs, no update since May 14, 2022.
Switching from Disable Comments: common questions
What is the best alternative to Disable Comments?
Disable Comments is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 1 million+ active installs with a 4.7 out of 5 rating.
Which Disable Comments alternative has the most users?
Disable Comments, with 1 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Disable Comments alternative is rated highest?
AnyComment, rated 4.8 out of 5 by 156 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Disable Comments alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Disable Comments score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Disable Comments on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Disable Comments is the closest match to Disable Comments by the data we track, and Disable Comments has the widest reach with 1 million+ active installs. wpDiscuz shipped the most recent release, on September 3, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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