Comments – wpDiscuz vs TinyMCE Visual Editor Comment (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
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TinyMCE Visual Editor Comment

TinyMCE Visual Editor Comment

4.3(7)

100 active installs

Free

Updated 9 years ago
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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 100). Both are free WordPress plugins. Comments – wpDiscuz has accumulated 4.4M+ total downloads while TinyMCE Visual Editor Comment has 14K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5Comments – wpDiscuz
TinyMCE Visual Editor Comment4.3/5
Total Reviews
578Comments – wpDiscuz
TinyMCE Visual Editor Comment7
Active Installs
80K+Comments – wpDiscuz
TinyMCE Visual Editor Comment100
Total Downloads
4.4M+Comments – wpDiscuz
TinyMCE Visual Editor Comment14K+
Support Resolution
46%Comments – wpDiscuz
TinyMCE Visual Editor CommentN/A
Last Updated
2 days agoComments – wpDiscuz
TinyMCE Visual Editor Comment9 years ago
First Released
2014Comments – wpDiscuz
TinyMCE Visual Editor Comment2014
Age
12 yearsComments – wpDiscuz
TinyMCE Visual Editor Comment12 years
WP Requires
5.0+Comments – wpDiscuz
TinyMCE Visual Editor Comment3.3+
PHP Requires
5.6+Comments – wpDiscuz
TinyMCE Visual Editor Commentfalse+
Business Model
FreeComments – wpDiscuz
TinyMCE Visual Editor CommentFree
Latest Version
7.6.50Comments – wpDiscuz
TinyMCE Visual Editor Comment1.3

Rating Breakdown

Comments – wpDiscuz

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

TinyMCE Visual Editor Comment

4.3/5(7 reviews)
5
71%
4
14%
3
0%
2
0%
1
14%

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

TinyMCE Visual Editor Comment Reviews

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Comments – wpDiscuz or TinyMCE Visual Editor Comment more popular?
Comments – wpDiscuz has 80K+ active installations while TinyMCE Visual Editor Comment has 100. Comments – wpDiscuz is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Comments – wpDiscuz or TinyMCE Visual Editor Comment?
Comments – wpDiscuz has a 4.7/5 rating from 578 reviews, while TinyMCE Visual Editor Comment has a 4.3/5 rating from 7 reviews.
Are Comments – wpDiscuz and TinyMCE Visual Editor Comment free?
Comments – wpDiscuz is free and TinyMCE Visual Editor Comment is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Comments – wpDiscuz or TinyMCE Visual Editor Comment?
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 TinyMCE Visual Editor Comment was last updated 9 years ago.

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