Comments – wpDiscuz vs Hikari Featured Comments (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Comments – wpDiscuz

Comments – wpDiscuz

4.7(578)

80K+ active installs

Free

Updated 2 days ago
View Comments – wpDiscuz
VS
Hikari Featured Comments

Hikari Featured Comments

0(0)

10 active installs

Free

Updated 15 years ago
View Hikari Featured Comments

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Comments – wpDiscuz has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 578 reviews) and leads in active installations (80K+ vs 10). Both are free WordPress plugins. Comments – wpDiscuz has accumulated 4.4M+ total downloads while Hikari Featured Comments has 2.9K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5Comments – wpDiscuz
Hikari Featured CommentsN/A
Total Reviews
578Comments – wpDiscuz
Hikari Featured Comments0
Active Installs
80K+Comments – wpDiscuz
Hikari Featured Comments10
Total Downloads
4.4M+Comments – wpDiscuz
Hikari Featured Comments2.9K+
Support Resolution
46%Comments – wpDiscuz
Hikari Featured CommentsN/A
Last Updated
2 days agoComments – wpDiscuz
Hikari Featured Comments15 years ago
First Released
2014Comments – wpDiscuz
Hikari Featured Comments2010
Age
12 yearsComments – wpDiscuz
Hikari Featured Comments16 years
WP Requires
5.0+Comments – wpDiscuz
Hikari Featured Comments2.9.0+
PHP Requires
5.6+Comments – wpDiscuz
Hikari Featured Commentsfalse+
Business Model
FreeComments – wpDiscuz
Hikari Featured CommentsFree
Latest Version
7.6.50Comments – wpDiscuz
Hikari Featured Comments0.02.00

Rating Breakdown

Comments – wpDiscuz

4.7/5(578 reviews)
5
89%
4
3%
3
3%
2
2%
1
3%

Hikari Featured Comments

0/5(0 reviews)
5
0%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
0%

Recent Reviews

Comments – wpDiscuz Reviews

by bellakaroo

Star ratings is nice, getting it to work —not so much

Day 2 I managed after a day and half to get rid of the “fill in the required fields” message that popup for users wherether logged in or not, its the rich editor and the name and email field that c

by mbellinger

Download today, up & running in a few minutes

Downloaded the Plugin today.Installation, Setup easy, is up & running in a few minutes, perhaps not perfect within these few minutes, but working.Goog overview, goog presentation of settings.Best of

by Olaf Lederer

Nice plugin, they fixed an issue I had with php8.3

After an upgrade to php 8.3 the plugin broke my customer’s website. It took some discussions here at WP.org to convince the plugin’s team to add more validations into their code.But after they fixed i

Hikari Featured Comments Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Comments – wpDiscuz or Hikari Featured Comments more popular?
Comments – wpDiscuz has 80K+ active installations while Hikari Featured Comments has 10. Comments – wpDiscuz is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Comments – wpDiscuz or Hikari Featured Comments?
Comments – wpDiscuz has a 4.7/5 rating from 578 reviews, while Hikari Featured Comments has a 0/5 rating from 0 reviews.
Are Comments – wpDiscuz and Hikari Featured Comments free?
Comments – wpDiscuz is free and Hikari Featured Comments is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Comments – wpDiscuz or Hikari Featured Comments?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Comments – wpDiscuz was last updated 2 days ago and Hikari Featured Comments was last updated 15 years ago.

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