Force Refresh vs Ajaxify Comments – Ajax and Lazy… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Ajaxify Comments – Ajax and Lazy…
3.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Force Refresh has a higher user rating (5/5 from 12 reviews) and leads in active installations (4.0K+ vs 3.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Force Refresh has accumulated 131K+ total downloads while Ajaxify Comments – Ajax and Lazy… has 204K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Force Refresh | Ajaxify Comments – Ajax and Lazy… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5/5 | ◄ | 4.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 12 | ► | 91 |
| Active Installs | 4.0K+ | ◄ | 3.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 131K+ | ► | 204K+ |
| Support Resolution | 50% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 weeks ago | ◄ | 1 month ago |
| First Released | 2017 | 2012 | |
| Age | 9 years | 14 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.3+ | 5.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 8.2+ | 7.2+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.16.1 | 3.2 |
Rating Breakdown
Force Refresh
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Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Force Refresh averaged approximately 98 daily downloads while Ajaxify Comments – Ajax and Lazy… averaged 25.
Recent Reviews
Force Refresh Reviews
Works perfectly
Best Plugin to remotely refresh all without disabling or clearing CDN caches
Fantastic plugin and support!
Excellent tool and amazing support! Thanks for the great work with the community!
Works well
Nice Plugin, thank you! It would be great to have a few more visibility settings in the Tools > Force Refresh section. For example, show/hide for Posts, Pages, CPTs. I have hidden it on Posts from the
Ajaxify Comments – Ajax and Lazy… Reviews
Annoing audio while loading
Your freaking plugin loads and play mp3. Fix this! Audio loader location located in file wp-ajaxify-comments\dist\wpac-frontend-menu-helper.js
not compatible with wp rocket plugin
It’s a good plugin, but it didn’t work for me(flatsome theme) . After activating the plugin and lazy load, site comments were visible only to the admin and not to the guest user. After checking, I not
Great plugin with excellent support
The latest major update caused some issues on my site but the developer delivered a fix in less than 24 hours. I’ve been using this plugin for years and it’s been working wonders.
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