Comments – wpDiscuz vs Relative URL (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
Relative URL

Relative URL

4.2(26)

3.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 4 years ago
View Relative URL

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 3.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Comments – wpDiscuz has accumulated 4.4M+ total downloads while Relative URL has 108K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5Comments – wpDiscuz
Relative URL4.2/5
Total Reviews
578Comments – wpDiscuz
Relative URL26
Active Installs
80K+Comments – wpDiscuz
Relative URL3.0K+
Total Downloads
4.4M+Comments – wpDiscuz
Relative URL108K+
Support Resolution
46%Comments – wpDiscuz
Relative URLN/A
Last Updated
2 days agoComments – wpDiscuz
Relative URL4 years ago
First Released
2014Comments – wpDiscuz
Relative URL2012
Age
12 yearsComments – wpDiscuz
Relative URL14 years
WP Requires
5.0+Comments – wpDiscuz
Relative URL2.1.0+
PHP Requires
5.6+Comments – wpDiscuz
Relative URLfalse+
Business Model
FreeComments – wpDiscuz
Relative URLFree
Latest Version
7.6.50Comments – wpDiscuz
Relative URL0.1.8

Rating Breakdown

Comments – wpDiscuz

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

Relative URL

4.2/5(26 reviews)
5
77%
4
4%
3
0%
2
0%
1
19%

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

Relative URL Reviews

by ams047

Does not work with WordPress 5.9.1

Unfortunately you cannot create posts or pages when version 0.1.8 of this plugin is active with WordPress 5.9.1

by tsf999

Completely useless

Not doing anything with WP 5.8. And sadly, this is the 3rd and the last available plugin I tried with no luck.

by instinctcreatif

Very good extension :-)

This makes life easier for local development. I use it with ngrok to show my projects to my clients 🙂 That works well! Do not forget to deactivate it when you put your website on the final server onl

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Comments – wpDiscuz or Relative URL more popular?
Comments – wpDiscuz has 80K+ active installations while Relative URL has 3.0K+. Comments – wpDiscuz is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Comments – wpDiscuz or Relative URL?
Comments – wpDiscuz has a 4.7/5 rating from 578 reviews, while Relative URL has a 4.2/5 rating from 26 reviews.
Are Comments – wpDiscuz and Relative URL free?
Comments – wpDiscuz is free and Relative URL is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Comments – wpDiscuz or Relative URL?
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 Relative URL was last updated 4 years ago.

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