WP Comment Notification vs Disqus Comment System

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

Health B83

Health B72

Active-install trajectory

WP Comment Notification moved down one install band, 500+ to 400+; Disqus Comment System moved down one install band, 40K+ to 30K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	WP Comment Notification	Disqus Comment System
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	30K–40K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20% ✓	-25%
Overall health	B · 83 ✓	B · 72
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	42/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★ ✓	2.73★
Reviews	1	219 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	77/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1mo ago	10d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	448	25.2K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.9% ✓	0.7%
Category	Email & Marketing	Email & Marketing

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

Release activity

WP Comment NotificationDisqus 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.