Delete & Disable Comments vs Simply Disable Comments

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Delete & Disable Comments

by Andreas Ostheimer

Health B80

Simply Disable Comments

by handyplugins

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Delete & Disable Comments	Simply Disable Comments
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	7K–8K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	+40% ✓
Overall health	B · 80	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	99/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	80/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.17★ ✓
Reviews	0	4 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	86/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago	21d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	37	4.5K ✓
Category	Backup	Security

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Delete & Disable Comments Simply Disable Comments

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.