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Disqus Conditional Load

by Joel James · 3,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Disqus Conditional Load is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

89/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Disqus Conditional Load
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
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
joelcj917 Jun 2014 to 23 Sep 2026, 194 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
42 days ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Disqus Conditional Load
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 23 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

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

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
21 Mar 2023Disqus Conditional Load <= 11.1.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via plugin settings.4.4<= 11.1.111.1.294

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.5 from 64 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star55
4 star2
3 star0
2 star1
1 star6

Momentum

3,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Disqus Conditional Load
4 May 202654
11 May 202689
18 May 202675
25 May 202697
1 Jun 202687
8 Jun 202675
15 Jun 202682
22 Jun 202676
29 Jun 202698
6 Jul 2026105
13 Jul 202690
20 Jul 202691
27 Jul 2026104
3 Aug 2026174
10 Aug 2026126
17 Aug 2026167
24 Aug 2026118
31 Aug 2026129
7 Sep 2026125
14 Sep 2026157
21 Sep 2026188
28 Sep 2026171
5 Oct 2026158
12 Oct 2026143
19 Oct 2026211
26 Oct 2026208
2 Nov 202638

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 25% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

Disable CommentsScore 93 · 100,000+Disable CommentsScore 91 · 1,000,000+Disqus Comment SystemScore 91 · 30,000+Comment Link Remove and Other Comment ToolsScore 91 · 8,000+Simply Disable CommentsScore 91 · 8,000+

Facts

Version11.1.2
AuthorJoel James
Added7 Jun 2014
Last updated23 Sep 2026
Active installs3,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.6
CategoryCommunication & Messaging > Transactional Email
Tagscomments, lazy load, performance, Tags: disqus, disqus comments

Other plugins by this author: Loggedin - Session Manager: Limit Concurrent Logins & Auto Logout, Lazy Load for Comments, Disable Post Revision, Lazy Social Comments, Bible Verses - Random Bible Verses, Convocept - Fast Native Comment System

Questions

Is Disqus Conditional Load still maintained?

Disqus Conditional Load was last updated on 23 Sep 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Disqus Conditional Load safe?

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

Who owns Disqus Conditional Load?

The wordpress.org author is Joel James. Recent committers: joelcj91, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Disqus Conditional Load?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Disable Comments, Disable Comments, Disqus Comment System, Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools, Simply Disable Comments.

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