Disqus Conditional Load vs Disqus Comment System

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

Disqus Conditional Load

by Joel James

Health A88

Disqus Comment System

by Disqus

Health C65

Active-install trajectory

Disqus Conditional Load Disqus Comment System

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Disqus Conditional Load	Disqus Comment System
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K	30K–40K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	-25%
Overall health	A · 88 ✓	C · 65
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	82/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100 ✓	42/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.44★ ✓	2.73★
Reviews	64	219 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	97/100 ✓	88/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	7d ago ✓	8mo ago
Downloads · 30d	609	3.9K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

Disqus Conditional Load Disqus Comment System

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.