Disable Comments
Healthy: Disable Comments is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 85 |
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.
| rbplugins | 1 Jun 2017 to 25 Sep 2026, 44 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 40 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 5
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 25 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
100% of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
| Q1 2024 | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q2 2026 | 5.0 |
| Q3 2026 | 5.0 |
Average rating rose from 3.0 to 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q3 2026.
| 5 star | 17 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 7 |
- Doesn’t actually disable comments · 1 star · 24 Jan 2024
- Update introduced ads · 1 star · 3 Feb 2022
- Stop putting settings in the main menu · 1 star · 13 Jan 2022
Momentum
100,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 838 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 1,784 |
| 18 May 2026 | 1,696 |
| 25 May 2026 | 34,787 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 7,708 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 5,633 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 3,955 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 3,488 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 3,135 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 4,440 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 2,649 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 4,096 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 2,671 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 2,696 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 2,710 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 2,447 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 2,209 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 2,143 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 2,105 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 2,057 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 31,943 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 9,164 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 8,034 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 4,197 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 6,022 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 4,267 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 646 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 35% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 1.0.28 |
|---|---|
| Author | rbplugins |
| Added | 1 Jun 2017 |
| Last updated | 25 Sep 2026 |
| Active installs | 100,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.1 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > Site Health & Diagnostics |
| Tags | disable, comments, disable comments |
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Questions
Is Disable Comments still maintained?
Disable Comments was last updated on 25 Sep 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 rbplugins. Recent committers: rbplugins, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Disable Comments?
We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.