Epoch – A native Disqus alternative with a focus on speed and privacy
Epoch - 100% realtime chat and commenting in a tiny little package that is fully CDN and cache compatible.
4.5(21 reviews)
·70 active installs·Updated 10 years agoAs of April 2026, Epoch is a WordPress cdn plugin with 70 active installations and a 4.5/5 rating from 21 reviews. It has been downloaded 31K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.9+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: W3 Total Cache.
4.5/521 reviews
70active installs
31K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015
Overview
Epoch is a new plugin from the creators of Postmatic. The goal: To provide a realtime commenting/chat experience using fully native comments while being compatible with page caching, cdns, mobile, other comment plugins, and seo best practices. A tall order? For sure. Try it out.
Epoch provides an amazing commenting experience to your users while improving site performance at the same time.
Key Features
- WordPress native comments
- Realtime with minimal server load
- Fully ajax commenting for both sending and receiving comments
- Integrates with any theme while still blending in with your brand
- Front end moderation with realtime updates. It’s insanely fast.
Epoch solves three big native commenting problems
User Experience
Comment forms and display are often neglected by theme developers.…
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Ratings & Reviews
4.521 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.9+ requiredTested up to 4.4.34 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0.14
- This is the real deal. What 10.0.11/12 was meant to be! Nice fast comment posting even on your broken down dinohost server using your homebrewed ie6 port on that galaxy 3 you dumpstered in brooklyln. Because you can. Well, now we can too. So let’s get along and be kind to each other. Mmmk?
- There probably won’t be a lot more Epoch development until we get 2.0 out the door. Which involves a huge bucket of awesome like REST and maybe Angular or something top secret and better. Be in touch if you want to help out.
Contributors
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