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Disable Comments

by WPDeveloper · 1,000,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Disable Comments is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Disable Comments
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
Support70
Reputation85

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
solarissmoke27 May 2011 to 29 Jul 2020, 136 commits
Asif2BD19 Aug 2020 to 8 Feb 2021, 19 commits
wpdevteam6 Apr 2021 to 25 Oct 2026, 37 commits
priyomukul13 Nov 2023 to 14 May 2026, 6 commits

4 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
10 days ago
Releases, 24 months
13
Tested up to
7.1.4 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Disable Comments
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20242
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20253
Q3 20251
Q4 20252
Q1 20261
Q2 20261
Q3 20263
Q4 20261

Last release 25 Oct 2026. Tested with the current WordPress version.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
1 Aug 2014Disable Comments – Remove Comments & Stop Spam [Multi-Site Support] < 1.0.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery8.8< 1.0.41.0.41072

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Disable Comments
Q1 20245.0
Q3 20245.0
Q4 20245.0
Q2 20255.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20264.0
Q2 20264.0
Q3 20265.0

Average rating rose from 5.0 to 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star253
4 star7
3 star3
2 star1
1 star17
Latest low reviews

Momentum

1,000,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Disable Comments
4 May 202624,159
11 May 202646,232
18 May 202670,996
25 May 202645,485
1 Jun 202641,140
8 Jun 202638,251
15 Jun 202633,316
22 Jun 202635,004
29 Jun 202633,135
6 Jul 202631,921
13 Jul 202633,389
20 Jul 2026507,629
27 Jul 2026558,649
3 Aug 2026180,665
10 Aug 202681,579
17 Aug 202672,651
24 Aug 2026111,249
31 Aug 2026556,286
7 Sep 2026106,974
14 Sep 2026101,911
21 Sep 202684,357
28 Sep 202658,670
5 Oct 202650,524
12 Oct 202644,533
19 Oct 2026241,717
26 Oct 2026432,198
2 Nov 202621,714

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 37% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

Disable CommentsScore 93 · 100,000+

Facts

Version2.9.1
AuthorWPDeveloper
Added27 May 2011
Last updated25 Oct 2026
Active installs1,000,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.0
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management
Tagscomments, stop spam, delete comments, remove comments, disable comments

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Questions

Is Disable Comments still maintained?

Disable Comments was last updated on 25 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Disable Comments safe?

Disable Comments has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Disable Comments?

The wordpress.org author is WPDeveloper. Recent committers: wpdevteam, priyomukul, Asif2BD, solarissmoke, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Disable Comments?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Disable Comments.

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