WpDevArt Facebook Comments vs Comment Experience by Progress Planner (formerly Yoast Comment Hacks)
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| Feature | WpDevArt Facebook Comments v2.6.9 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details | Comment Experience by Progress Planner (formerly Yoast Comment Hacks) v2.1.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 7,000+ | 500+ |
| Last updated | February 2, 2026 | November 10, 2025 |
| Editions | Wpdevart Social comments · Wpdevart Social comments Pro ($) | Comment Experience |
| Pros | Facebook Comments box under posts and pages; Shortcode and automatic insertion options; Per-post control and ordering settings | Free, GPL licence; Cleaner comment notification emails; Optional comment policy that commenters must accept; Minimum and maximum comment length |
| Cons | Comments are stored by Facebook, not WordPress; Loads Facebook's SDK in visitors' browsers; Needs a Facebook App ID to be configured | Changes core comment behaviour, so test it on a staging copy first; Does not add spam filtering or storage; Notification email links point at an IP lookup service |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Facebook Comments box under posts and pages, Shortcode for the comments box, Automatic insertion into post content, Per-post comments setting in the editor, Upgrade link to the paid version ($) | Comment policy that commenters must accept, Minimum and maximum comment length, Cleaner comment notification emails, Filtered comment notification recipients, Mailto link on comment rows, Redirect after posting a comment, Comment Experience settings page |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | Facebook Comments (SDK) | — |
| Plugins | — | Progress Planner |
| Requires WordPress | 2.9 | 6.6 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | connect.facebook.net | — |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |