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Disqus Comment System

by Disqus · 30,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Disqus Comment System is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Disqus Comment System
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

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
Disqus28 Aug 2008 to 22 Oct 2026, 131 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
12 days ago
Releases, 24 months
5
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Disqus Comment System
Q1 20242
Q2 20242
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20261

Last release 22 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
17 Sep 2014Disqus Comment System < 2.79 - Multiple Cross-Site Request Forgery6.3< 2.792.79n/a
12 Aug 2014Disqus Comment System < 2.76 - Cross-Site Request Forgery5.4< 2.762.76n/a
20 Jun 2014Disqus Comment System < 2.76 - Remote Code Execution9.8< 2.762.76n/a
9 Jun 2014Disqus Comment System < 2.76 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1< 2.762.76n/a
11 Dec 2011Disqus Comment System < 2.68 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting7.1< 2.682.680

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Disqus Comment System
Q1 20243.0
Q2 20245.0
Q4 20241.0
Q1 20251.0
Q3 20252.3
Q1 20265.0

Average rating rose from 3.0 to 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q1 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star72
4 star16
3 star11
2 star7
1 star113
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Momentum

30,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Disqus Comment System
4 May 2026525
11 May 20261,033
18 May 20261,003
25 May 20261,663
1 Jun 2026884
8 Jun 2026962
15 Jun 2026838
22 Jun 2026824
29 Jun 2026796
6 Jul 2026779
13 Jul 2026948
20 Jul 20261,013
27 Jul 2026950
3 Aug 2026870
10 Aug 2026948
17 Aug 2026884
24 Aug 2026865
31 Aug 2026750
7 Sep 2026876
14 Sep 2026837
21 Sep 202613,044
28 Sep 20263,132
5 Oct 20263,581
12 Oct 20261,959
19 Oct 202613,975
26 Oct 20265,114
2 Nov 2026435

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 144% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version3.1.6
AuthorDisqus
Added28 Aug 2008
Last updated22 Oct 2026
Active installs30,000+
Requires WordPress4.4
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.6
CategoryCommunication & Messaging > Transactional Email
Tagsemail, Disqus, comments, threaded, engagement

Questions

Is Disqus Comment System still maintained?

Disqus Comment System was last updated on 22 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Disqus Comment System safe?

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

Who owns Disqus Comment System?

The wordpress.org author is Disqus. Recent committers: Disqus, ryanv12, iamfrancisyo, webrender, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Disqus Comment System?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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