Comments by FastComments – Live, Privacy-First Comment System
by winrid · Forms
A live, fast, privacy-focused commenting system with advanced spam prevention capabilities. FastComments prioritizes speed and user experience above a …
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈30 estimated
Momentum
+90%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “comment form” and “comments” for “privacy first” and “comment system”. “comment form” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “privacy first” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “comments” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “comment system” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 65 average across 2,509 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 7.3K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,668 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Forms plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 10 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →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.
42
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
26%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| live comments your tag | #14 | #22 | 0 |
| privacy first | #15 | #22 | up 5 |
| commenting system your tag | #17 | #21 | down 4 |
| disqus your tag | #20 | #20 | down 1 |
| comment system | #23 | #24 | down 2 |
| disqus comments | #16 | #20 | 0 |
| live comment | #22 | #24 | — |
| comment form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
22 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 15 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “comment form” and “comments” for “privacy first” and “comment system”. “comment form” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “privacy first” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “comments” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “comment system” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “live comments”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 2 Nov 2024 · 729 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 806 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,000 to #24,800, alongside the other plugins at 30+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 30.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
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
7 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 "A live, fast, privacy-focused commenting system with advanced spam prevention capabilities. FastComments pr..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 11 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 11 of 11 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("built for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions LearnDash, Jetpack, REST API.
- ✓ Headings and lists 9 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,851 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "comment form", "live comments" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-30 20+ → 30+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-28 30+ → 20+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-26 20+ → 30+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-24 30+ → 20+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-10-21 20+ → 30+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-10-12 30+ → 20+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2026-09-27 20+ → 30+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-09-24 40+ → 20+ down
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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Comments – wpDiscuz 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Disqus Comment System 30K+ installs · 2.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Advanced Comment Form 4K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags C -
Custom Comment Form Title 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
pipDisqus – Lightweight Disqus Comments 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A - H Hide-n-Disable-comment-url-field 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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