Turn Comments Off

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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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% 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. ★★★★★ tom.andersen

   1.3y ago

   Written by the top notch people at happy prime. “co-owner and lead developer at Happy Prime, has been building on the web for 30 years. He’s a WordPress core developer, has contributed to the last 28 major releases of WordPress…” etc.

   Read on wp.org ↗
2. ★★★★★ 3cstudio

   3.1y ago

   No more reference whatsoever to the Comments section in the admin area… no Settings to fiddle with — just results (or lack thereof). Comments have been a haven for straight crap for a long time anyway. Good riddance!

   Read on wp.org ↗

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-07-04 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
2. 2025-07-03 1K+ → 900+ down after 3 days in tier
3. 2025-06-30 900+ → 1K+ up after 10 days in tier
4. 2025-06-20 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-06-19 900+ → 1K+ up after 53 days in tier
6. 2025-04-27 800+ → 900+ up after 46 days in tier
7. 2025-03-12 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
8. 2025-03-11 800+ → 700+ down after 4 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).

• 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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Turn Comments Off: 1K+ active installs, 5.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/turn-comments-off