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comments plugins
1,171 plugins in the directory carry the comments tag. This page leads with what has moved in the last 90 days, because a ranked list of the biggest ones is available anywhere.
1,171
plugins
7,362,770+
combined reach
144
released in 90 days
77%
quiet 18 months+
22
movements in 90 days
What moved
Ownership changes, closures and long-silent plugins that shipped again, over a rolling 90-day window recomputed daily. Events older than 90 days drop off as new ones arrive. The part of this category that a directory listing cannot show. Nothing here says anything about intent. Showing the 15 most recent of 22.
| Date | Plugin | Installs | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2026 | Reactions – Emoji Reactions for Posts | 10+ | released after a long silence |
| 29 Oct 2026 | Privacy CAPTCHA for Cap | 100+ | changed hands |
| 24 Oct 2026 | ShieldCraft – Invisible Spam Protection | fewer than 10 | released after a long silence |
| 15 Oct 2026 | JReferences | 10+ | released after a long silence |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Blocks Everywhere | 50+ | released after a long silence |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Relative URL | 2,000+ | released after a long silence |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Quotmarks Replacer | 300+ | released after a long silence |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Space Lover | 60+ | released after a long silence |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Comment Author Role Badge | 10+ | released after a long silence |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Corner Bracket Lover | 10+ | released after a long silence |
| 09 Oct 2026 | Subscribe to Comments | 10,000+ | reopened |
| 06 Oct 2026 | Subscribe to Comments | 10,000+ | closed |
| 06 Oct 2026 | Subscribe to Comments | 10,000+ | released after a long silence |
| 29 Sep 2026 | WP Comment Notification | 400+ | released after a long silence |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Automatic SPAM Eraser | 10+ | released after a long silence |
Most installed
The 50 most installed plugins carrying this tag, ordered by install band, which WordPress.org rounds to one significant digit. Ordering is adoption only. Nothing here is a recommendation, and no link on this page earns anything. The full directory, all categories together, is in the master list.
| Plugin | Installs | Rating | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection The best anti-spam protection to block spam comments and spam in a contact form. The most trusted antispam solution for WordPress and WooCommerce. | 5,000,000+ | 4.7★ | 3 months ago |
| Disable Comments Disable comments site-wide or by post type, delete existing comments in bulk, and block comment spam via REST API and XML-RPC. Multisite ready. | 1,000,000+ | 4.7★ | 13 days ago |
| Antispam Bee Sophisticated antispam plugin for effective daily comment and trackback spam-fighting. Built with data protection and privacy in mind. | 700,000+ | 4.8★ | 2 months ago |
| Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk Advanced antispam for comments, registrations & contact forms. No CAPTCHA, plus email validation and honeypot. We catch spam others miss! | 200,000+ | 4.8★ | 9 days ago |
| Disable Comments Disable Comments - easy tool to disable comments for your blog posts, and pages. Admin can disable comments in just a few clicks. | 100,000+ | 3.8★ | 1 month ago |
| Gravatar Enhanced – Avatars, Profiles, and Privacy The official Gravatar plugin, featuring privacy-focused settings, easy profile updates, and customizable Gravatar Profile blocks. | 100,000+ | 5.0★ | 8 days ago |
| Disqus Comment System Disqus is the web's most popular comment system. Use Disqus to increase engagement, retain readers, and grow your audience. | 30,000+ | 2.7★ | 16 days ago |
| Cookies for Comments Sets a cookie on a random URL that is then checked when a comment is posted. If the cookie is missing the comment is marked as spam. | 10,000+ | 4.9★ | 7 years ago · quiet |
| No Page Comment An admin interface to control the default comment and trackback settings on new posts, pages and custom post types. | 10,000+ | 5.0★ | 12 months ago |
| Subscribe to Comments Subscribe to Comments allows commenters on an entry to subscribe to e-mail notifications for subsequent comments. | 10,000+ | 3.9★ | 1 month ago |
| Throws SPAM Away A powerful anti-spam plugin that silently discards spam comments without showing any error page. | 10,000+ | 5.0★ | 2 months ago |
| Native PHP Sessions Use native PHP sessions and stay horizontally scalable. Better living through superior technology. | 10,000+ | 4.9★ | 11 months ago |
| Disable Comments Completely disables comments functionality from backend and frontend. Just install it, nothing to configure! | 9,000+ | 5.0★ | 5.5 years ago · quiet |
| Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools Remove Comment Author Link & Links from Comments, Unlink, Disable Comments, Delete All Pending Comments. AI Auto Comment Reply, Voice, Attachments | 8,000+ | 4.1★ | 2 months ago |
| Delete Pending Comments A quick way to delete all pending and spam comments. Useful for victims of spammer attacks. | 8,000+ | 4.7★ | 2.5 years ago · quiet |
| Simply Disable Comments A simple way to fully disable comments on your WordPress. | 8,000+ | 5.0★ | 3 months ago |
| Social comments by WpDevArt This plugin will help you display Facebook Comments on your website. You can use it on your pages/posts. | 7,000+ | 4.3★ | 9 months ago |
| Bulk Delete Comments Effortlessly bulk delete comments or delete all comments from your WordPress site. Manage comments by type, post, or category with one-click cleanup o … | 5,000+ | 3.8★ | 4 months ago |
| Native Emoji Insert emojis in your posts, pages, custom post types, and comments | 5,000+ | 3.7★ | 8 years ago · quiet |
| One Click Close Comments Conveniently close or open comments for a post or page with one click from the admin listing of posts. | 5,000+ | 4.9★ | 19 months ago · quiet |
| Remove noreferrer "Remove noreferrer" automatically removes rel="noreferrer" attribute from links on your website on-the-fly. | 5,000+ | 5.0★ | 5.5 years ago · quiet |
| Spam Destroyer Kills spam dead in it's tracks. Be gone evil demon spam! | 5,000+ | 4.6★ | 6 months ago |
| WP Comment Policy Checkbox Add a checkbox and custom text to the comment forms so that the user can be informed and give consent to the web's privacy policy. | 5,000+ | 5.0★ | 2 years ago · quiet |
| chat-me-now Floating button that opens the WhatsApp chat to the technical support on turn. It allows asign the work schedule up to 2 employees. | 4,000+ | 5.0★ | 5.5 years ago · quiet |
| Advanced Comment Form Advanced Comment Form lets you customize plenty of things on the default comment forms in WordPress. | 4,000+ | 5.0★ | 2 years ago · quiet |
| Comments Like Dislike Like Dislike for WordPress Comments | 4,000+ | 4.6★ | 1 month ago |
| Genial Comments Add Disqus-powered discussions or use your theme's existing WordPress comments area with optional native-comment appearance presets. | 4,000+ | 4.8★ | 15 days ago |
| Kama SpamBlock Light and invisible protection against basic automated comment spam. Pings and trackbacks check for real backlinks. | 4,000+ | 5.0★ | 3 months ago |
| No External Links Convert external links into internal links, site wide or post/page specific. Add NoFollow, Click logging, and more... | 4,000+ | 4.8★ | 1 month ago |
| Remove IP A simple plugin to not log IPs from comments. | 4,000+ | 5.0★ | 10 years ago · quiet |
| Disqus Conditional Load Use Disqus comments with advanced features like lazy load, shortcode, widgets etc. Don't let Disqus to slow your site down. | 3,000+ | 4.5★ | 1 month ago |
| La Sentinelle antispam Feel safe knowing that your website is safe from spam. La Sentinelle will guard your WordPress website against spam in a simple and effective way. | 3,000+ | 5.0★ | 18 days ago |
| Ajaxify Comments – Ajax and Lazy Loading Comments Ajaxify Comments speeds up your comment section, allowing for lazy loading comments, instant comment posting, and seamless success and error messages. | 3,000+ | 4.8★ | 2 months ago |
| Better Recent Comments Provides an improved Recent Comments widget and a shortcode to display your recent comments on any post or page. | 2,000+ | 4.8★ | 2.5 years ago · quiet |
| Block List Updater Automatic updating of the comment block list in WordPress with antispam keys from GitHub. | 2,000+ | 4.3★ | 4 months ago |
| Decent Comments Decent Comments shows what people say. A more engaging way to show comments. | 2,000+ | 4.6★ | 10 months ago |
| Lazy Load for Comments Speed up your posts by lazy-loading the WordPress comments on scroll or click. Works with classic and block themes. | 2,000+ | 4.7★ | 2 months ago |
| Relative URL Relative URL applies wp_make_link_relative function to links to convert them to relative URLs. | 2,000+ | 4.2★ | 26 days ago |
| Simple Comment Editing Allow your users to edit their comments for a period of time. Adjust the comment timer and save some admin headaches. | 2,000+ | 4.8★ | 2 months ago |
| WP First Letter Avatar Set custom avatars for users with no Gravatar. The avatar will be the first (or any other) letter of user's name on a colorful background. | 2,000+ | 4.7★ | 9.5 years ago · quiet |
| Anti-spam Reloaded No spam in comments. No captcha. | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 3 months ago |
| Batch Comment Spam Deletion Modifies the Empty Spam action in WordPress to process the spam deletion in batches instead of all at once. | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 9 years ago · quiet |
| cbnet Multi Author Comment Notification Send comment notification and comment moderation emails to multiple users. Select users individually or by user role, or send emails to arbitrary emai … | 1,000+ | 4.3★ | 10 years ago · quiet |
| CodeColorer Syntax highlighting for code snippets in posts, comments, and RSS, with inline code, themes, and line numbers. | 1,000+ | 4.9★ | 3 months ago |
| Comment Image Enable readers to attach an image to their comments. | 1,000+ | 4.2★ | 5 years ago · quiet |
| Comment Moderation/Notification Recipients Control who will receive new comment and moderation notifications. Light weight, simple, safe and effective. | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 2 months ago |
| Lightweight Subscribe To Comments Easiest and most lightweight plugin to let visitors subscribe to comments and get email notifications. | 1,000+ | 4.9★ | 2 years ago · quiet |
| Comments Form Star Rating Plugin for WordPress Allow your customers to add star rattings in comment form. | 1,000+ | 4.5★ | 2 years ago · quiet |
| Daisy Comments — Disable Comments & Stop Spam Disables comment functionality and hides all existing comments from your WordPress website. | 1,000+ | — | 10 months ago |
| Hide Comments Feature Remove comments functionality and related in your Wordpress instance. | 1,000+ | 4.5★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
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