Comments – wpDiscuz vs Post Comment Validation (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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Post Comment Validation

Post Comment Validation

5(3)

100 active installs

Free

Updated 1 year ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Post Comment Validation has a higher user rating (5/5 from 3 reviews) while Comments – wpDiscuz leads in active installations (80K+ vs 100). Both are free WordPress plugins. Comments – wpDiscuz has accumulated 4.4M+ total downloads while Post Comment Validation has 2.4K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5Comments – wpDiscuz
Post Comment Validation5/5
Total Reviews
578Comments – wpDiscuz
Post Comment Validation3
Active Installs
80K+Comments – wpDiscuz
Post Comment Validation100
Total Downloads
4.4M+Comments – wpDiscuz
Post Comment Validation2.4K+
Support Resolution
46%Comments – wpDiscuz
Post Comment ValidationN/A
Last Updated
2 days agoComments – wpDiscuz
Post Comment Validation1 year ago
First Released
2014Comments – wpDiscuz
Post Comment Validation2017
Age
12 yearsComments – wpDiscuz
Post Comment Validation9 years
WP Requires
5.0+Comments – wpDiscuz
Post Comment Validationfalse+
PHP Requires
5.6+Comments – wpDiscuz
Post Comment Validationfalse+
Business Model
FreeComments – wpDiscuz
Post Comment ValidationFree
Latest Version
7.6.50Comments – wpDiscuz
Post Comment Validation1.0.0

Rating Breakdown

Comments – wpDiscuz

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

Post Comment Validation

5/5(3 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

Post Comment Validation Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Comments – wpDiscuz or Post Comment Validation more popular?
Comments – wpDiscuz has 80K+ active installations while Post Comment Validation has 100. Comments – wpDiscuz is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Comments – wpDiscuz or Post Comment Validation?
Comments – wpDiscuz has a 4.7/5 rating from 578 reviews, while Post Comment Validation has a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews.
Are Comments – wpDiscuz and Post Comment Validation free?
Comments – wpDiscuz is free and Post Comment Validation is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Comments – wpDiscuz or Post Comment Validation?
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 Post Comment Validation was last updated 1 year ago.

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