Simply Disable Comments
by handyplugins · Security
Also makes 11 other plugins · 12.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
A simple way to fully disable comments on your WordPress.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
8K+
≈8K estimated
Momentum
-18%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “remove comments”, “comment” and “spam comments” to your wp.org tags. You rank #6, #21 and #23 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.
86 health vs 66 average across 1,776 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →25%
of downloads still active
At least 8K of 31.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,060 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Security 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
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 82 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 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.
43
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
28%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| disable comments your tag | #3 | #8 | 0 |
| simply | #4 | #16 | 0 |
| disable comments on pages | #3 | #10 | 0 |
| disable comments on posts | #3 | #14 | 0 |
| comments your tag | #9 | #18 | down 1 |
| remove comments | #6 | #14 | up 2 |
| disable all comments | #6 | #17 | 0 |
| disable | #18 | #23 | up 2 |
| disable ai | #7 | #15 | up 1 |
| comments plugin | #9 | #21 | 0 |
| passwordless | #15 | #19 | up 1 |
| no comments | #10 | #19 | 0 |
| new page comments | #12 | #23 | 0 |
| page comments | #12 | #23 | up 1 |
| comment | #21 | #23 | up 3 |
| spam comments | #23 | #23 | 0 |
| wordpress comments | #18 | #23 | down 1 |
| block spam comments | #18 | #23 | up 1 |
| remove spam comments | #19 | #22 | 0 |
| comments spam | #21 | #22 | up 2 |
| spam your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
81 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 58 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “remove comments”, “comment” and “spam comments” to your wp.org tags. You rank #6, #21 and #23 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 13 May 2023 · 1,268 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4.8K · 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
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
3mo ago
latest release · v0.3.2 · 11 Aug 2026
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 83% 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 “8K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 8K.
At the current install trend, crossing 9K+ in roughly 99 days.
Install history since 12 May 2023
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Taha Kazi1.4y ago
Install and you are done, thats it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tom.andersen1.8y ago
The code is open source, which is great. The plugin is small and extremely fast and unobtrusive. No UI (well on multisite there is a simple UI). What my customers want.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ doubleedesign2.3y ago
While some sites need more granular comment disabling/enabling functionality (e.g., by post type), for the vast majority of my clients’ sites I just want them disabled site-wide. This plugin does so simply and unobtrusively. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Emre Erkan2.4y ago
Just install and forget that you ever installed it. It even supports Multi Site installations. Great work
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- 2026-08-11 Version 0.3.2 Dependency updates. Tested with WP 7.1 0.3.2
- 2026-04-19 Version 0.3.1 Dependency updates. Tested with WP 7.0 0.3.1
- 2025-11-21 Version 0.3 Remove core/post-comments-count and core/post-comments-link blocks. Dependency updates. Tested with WP 6.9 0.3
- 2025-08-30 Version 0.2 Dependency updates. Improved compatibility with ClassicPress. 0.2
- 2025-04-12 Version 0.1.4 Dependency updates. Tested with WP 6.8 0.1.4
- 2024-07-11 Version 0.1.3 Added playground blueprint. Dependency updates. Tested with WP 6.6 0.1.3
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 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
2 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 Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Cloudflare.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 949 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "spam" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-21 7K+ → 8K+ up after 70 days in tier
- 2026-08-12 6K+ → 7K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-08-10 7K+ → 6K+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-08-06 6K+ → 7K+ up after 112 days in tier
- 2026-04-16 5K+ → 6K+ up after 89 days in tier
- 2026-01-17 4K+ → 5K+ up after 77 days in tier
- 2025-11-01 3K+ → 4K+ up after 73 days in tier
- 2025-08-20 2K+ → 3K+ up after 74 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 -
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Disable Comments 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Disable Comments 100K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B - C Cookies for Comments 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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