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Simply Disable Comments

by handyplugins · 8,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

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

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Simply Disable Comments
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
plugin-master9 May 2023 to 9 May 2023, 1 commits
handyplugins11 May 2023 to 11 Aug 2026, 12 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
5
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.2 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Simply Disable Comments
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20251
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 11 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

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

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 5.0 from 4 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star4
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

8,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Simply Disable Comments
4 May 2026178
11 May 2026480
18 May 2026378
25 May 2026226
1 Jun 2026244
8 Jun 2026277
15 Jun 2026193
22 Jun 2026154
29 Jun 2026209
6 Jul 2026174
13 Jul 2026173
20 Jul 2026199
27 Jul 2026231
3 Aug 2026262
10 Aug 20262,585
17 Aug 2026755
24 Aug 2026760
31 Aug 2026497
7 Sep 2026443
14 Sep 2026497
21 Sep 2026428
28 Sep 2026357
5 Oct 2026347
12 Oct 2026473
19 Oct 2026425
26 Oct 2026310
2 Nov 202637

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 26% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version0.3.2
Authorhandyplugins
Added11 May 2023
Last updated11 Aug 2026
Active installs8,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.2
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management
Tagsspam, comments, disable comments

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Questions

Is Simply Disable Comments still maintained?

Simply Disable Comments was last updated on 11 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Simply Disable Comments safe?

Simply 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 Simply Disable Comments?

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

What can I use instead of Simply Disable Comments?

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

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