Comments – wpDiscuz vs WP Comment Notes (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 3 days ago
View Comments – wpDiscuz
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WP Comment Notes

WP Comment Notes

5(1)

10 active installs

Free

Updated 12 years ago
View WP Comment Notes

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, WP Comment Notes has a higher user rating (5/5 from 1 reviews) while Comments – wpDiscuz leads in active installations (80K+ vs 10). Both are free WordPress plugins. Comments – wpDiscuz has accumulated 4.4M+ total downloads while WP Comment Notes has 2.4K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5Comments – wpDiscuz
WP Comment Notes5/5
Total Reviews
578Comments – wpDiscuz
WP Comment Notes1
Active Installs
80K+Comments – wpDiscuz
WP Comment Notes10
Total Downloads
4.4M+Comments – wpDiscuz
WP Comment Notes2.4K+
Support Resolution
46%Comments – wpDiscuz
WP Comment NotesN/A
Last Updated
3 days agoComments – wpDiscuz
WP Comment Notes12 years ago
First Released
2014Comments – wpDiscuz
WP Comment Notes2013
Age
12 yearsComments – wpDiscuz
WP Comment Notes13 years
WP Requires
5.0+Comments – wpDiscuz
WP Comment Notes3.0+
PHP Requires
5.6+Comments – wpDiscuz
WP Comment Notesfalse+
Business Model
FreeComments – wpDiscuz
WP Comment NotesFree
Latest Version
7.6.50Comments – wpDiscuz
WP Comment Notes1.0.0

Rating Breakdown

Comments – wpDiscuz

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

WP Comment Notes

5/5(1 reviews)
5
100%
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

WP Comment Notes Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Comments – wpDiscuz or WP Comment Notes more popular?
Comments – wpDiscuz has 80K+ active installations while WP Comment Notes has 10. Comments – wpDiscuz is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Comments – wpDiscuz or WP Comment Notes?
Comments – wpDiscuz has a 4.7/5 rating from 578 reviews, while WP Comment Notes has a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews.
Are Comments – wpDiscuz and WP Comment Notes free?
Comments – wpDiscuz is free and WP Comment Notes is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Comments – wpDiscuz or WP Comment Notes?
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 3 days ago and WP Comment Notes was last updated 12 years ago.

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