Ultra Hide Comment Box vs Limit Comments

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

Ultra Hide Comment Box

by tyankee

Health D43

Limit Comments

by tyankee

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

Ultra Hide Comment Box Limit Comments

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	Ultra Hide Comment Box	Limit Comments
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50–60 ✓	10–20
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 43	D · 45 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	69/100	76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.77★	4.06★ ✓
Reviews	2	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	34/100 ✓	32/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	14.9y ago	14.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	44 ✓	23
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

Ultra Hide Comment Box Limit 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.