Peter’s Literal Comments

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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

Share 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.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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1. ★★★★★ starlight_design

   8.9y ago

   It installed well and turns html tags into plain text, so I love it, and it’s compatible up to the latest version. I don’t know what version I have because I am not shown that, only “get version 4.8.2,” so who knows. I do wish it would remove the encouraging text next to the comment box that says “Hey! You can use < strong > < em > blahblah and all kinds of < blockquote >,” because I don’t want people entering anything weird into the comment box, the text is way too much and it didn’t look good, but I fixed with css, since there’s no other way to easily fix it without tampering with core files or making a new child theme. This topic was modified 8 years, 10 months ago by starlight_design.

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2. ★★★★★ 12sp

   9.9y ago

   Simple plugin to strip out the HTML in comments without editing the core files. It does just that. Updating August 2019. It still works (with the current version of WP). This topic was modified 6 years, 11 months ago by 12sp.

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3. ★★★★★ Graham Cluley

   13.3y ago

   Has helped maintain the security of my site by stopping any nasty HTML and Javascript from creeping in. Thanks Peter!

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-04-28 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-04-27 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-04-26 200+ → 100+ down after 911 days in tier
4. 2023-10-28 300+ → 200+ 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).

• Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
• Antispam Bee 700K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Gravatar Enhanced – Avatars, Profiles, and Privacy 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
• Disable Comments 100K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B
• Comments – wpDiscuz 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B
• Disqus Comment System 30K+ installs · 2.7★ · 1 shared tag C

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Peter’s Literal Comments: 100+ active installs, 5.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/peters-literal-comments