FastComments
A live, fast, privacy-focused commenting system with advanced spam prevention capabilities. FastComments prioritizes speed and user experience above a …
5(5 reviews)
·40 active installs·Updated 1 month agoAs of April 2026, FastComments is a WordPress Disqus plugin with 40 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP 5.2.5+. Available on WordPress.org since 2020. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: Disqus Comment System.
5/55 reviews
40active installs
5.6K+total downloads
6 yearssince 2020
Overview
FastComments is the fast, privacy-first commenting system trusted by 4,100+ organizations serving over 541 million page loads per year. Drop-in replacement for WordPress default comments, Disqus, Jetpack Comments, and wpDiscuz — with zero ads, zero data harvesting, and load times measured in milliseconds.
Why Site Owners Switch to FastComments
- No Ads, Ever — Unlike Disqus, FastComments never injects sponsored content or ads into your comment threads.
- No Data Harvesting — Your visitors’ data is never sold to third parties. Full GDPR compliance with optional EU data residency.
- Blazing Fast — Comments load in milliseconds. Users report significant reductions in page weight and fewer dependencies vs. other comment systems.
- Comments Stay In Sync — FastComme…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.6+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 5.2.5+ required |
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Changelog
3.18.0
- Improved sync reliability: “Download FC to WP” now sends WP IDs back to FastComments, eliminating slow table scans on future syncs.
- Fixed duplicate comments when re-syncing after plugin reinstall.
- Sync mapping failures are now queued and automatically retried on the next cron tick.
- Improved error logging for failed comment inserts during sync.
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