Disable Comments
by rbplugins · Uncategorized
Also makes 8 other plugins · 108.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Disable Comments - easy tool to disable comments for your blog posts, and pages. Admin can disable comments in just a few clicks.
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Health
B 82/100
no flags
Active installs
100K+
≈180K estimated
Momentum
+116%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “comment”, “atom” and “pingbacks” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #5 and #5 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
82 health vs 58 average across 25,753 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.7%
of downloads still active
At least 100K of 1.2M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 3 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2026-06-17Reviewers keep calling it simple and quick to set up, with one dissenter arguing it's an extra layer of code loading on every request.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 37 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.8★ over 25 reviews, smoothed to 4.00★
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
2 of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
60
Momentum
Gaining ground
+1.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
60%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+1.5
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| comments your tag | #2 | #4 | up 2 |
| disable comments your tag | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| disable your tag | #3 | #5 | up 2 |
| recent comments | #2 | #4 | up 1 |
| no comments | #2 | #6 | up 2 |
| comments plugin | #2 | #6 | up 2 |
| disable comments on pages | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| disable comments on posts | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| disable attachment comments | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| comment | #4 | #8 | up 5 |
| wordpress comments | #3 | #7 | up 6 |
| website comments | #3 | #7 | up 1 |
| top comments | #3 | #7 | 0 |
| new page comments | #3 | #7 | 0 |
| page comments | #3 | #7 | 0 |
| post comments | #3 | #6 | — |
| disable all comments | #3 | #7 | 0 |
| pingbacks | #5 | #8 | up 2 |
| atom | #5 | #4 | up 5 |
| disable blog | #3 | #5 | up 1 |
175 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 124 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “comment”, “atom” and “pingbacks” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #5 and #5 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 57.6K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v1.0.28 · 25 Sep 2026
29
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 18 months ago; the previous band took 24 months to cross, which places it about 77% of the way through.
Install history since 15 Nov 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ WebHostPro5mo ago
I like how simple it is. So many plugins try way too hard.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tranxhdr1.1y ago
Good to see this plugin is still being updated!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous2.1y ago
Enable comments – not works Disabling – works Ok.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chakmear2.7y ago
Using it on many many websites because it’s so easy to setup, no extra settings or similar. Just disable comments. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Aurovrata Venet2.8y ago
All it does is hook into the admin to hide comments control, and stop pages from displaying comments….basically another layer of code that has to be loaded and run for every single requests.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nomishi3.5y ago
Very easy to use and helpful solution for the comments management!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jacke D3.5y ago
Thank you for such simple and very effective disable commnets plugin! Just few clicks and all done!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dave Mont3.6y ago
Very simple and very hlepful plugin. This is best solution which do exactly what I needed. Comments was disabled in one click. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.0.27 Compatibility with WordPress 7.0 1.0.27
- — Version 1.0.26 Compatibility with WordPress 6.9 1.0.26
- — Version 1.0.25 Compatibility with WordPress 6.8 1.0.25
- — Version 1.0.24 Compatibility with WordPress 6.7 1.0.24
- — Version 1.0.23 Compatibility with WordPress 6.5 1.0.23
- — Version 1.0.22 Compatibility with WordPress 6.2 1.0.22
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 16 languages, 15 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,776 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-04-26 90K+ → 100K+ up after 715 days in tier
- 2023-05-12 80K+ → 90K+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2023-04-27 90K+ → 80K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2023-04-24 80K+ → 90K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-04-23 90K+ → 80K+ down after 17 days in tier
- 2023-04-06 80K+ → 90K+ up after 439 days in tier
- 2022-01-22 60K+ → 80K+ up after 128 days in tier
- 2021-09-16 50K+ → 60K+ up after 94 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Disable Comments by click5 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Disable Comments 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Disable Comments 9K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools 8K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simply Disable Comments 8K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Daisy Comments — Disable Comments & Stop Spam 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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