Disable Comments vs Health Check & Troubleshooting
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| Feature | Disable Comments v2.9.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Health Check & Troubleshooting v1.7.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 200,000+ |
| Last updated | October 25, 2026 | July 25, 2024 |
| Editions | Disable Comments | Health Check & Troubleshooting |
| Pros | Site-wide, per post type or per post rules; Bulk delete with a preview and export before deleting; Blocks REST API and XML-RPC comment endpoints | Troubleshooting mode isolates conflicts without affecting other visitors; Debug data is easy to copy for support requests; Free and maintained alongside WordPress core tools |
| Cons | Deleting comments is permanent once confirmed; Optional usage tracking sends data to WPInsight once opted in | Plugin compatibility check sends requests to an external service; File integrity check fetches core files from the WordPress SVN server; Debug output can expose server details, so review before sharing |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Disable comments per post type, Conditional rules for individual posts and auto-close, Bulk delete of existing comments with preview and export, Block REST API and XML-RPC comment endpoints, Count blocked comment attempts, Multisite site-by-site settings, WP-CLI command, Settings import and export | Site health checks, Per-user troubleshooting mode with plugins and theme disabled, Core file integrity check, Test email sending, Debug log viewer, htaccess viewer, PHP info viewer, Plugin PHP compatibility check via WPTide |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Other | — | WPTide, WordPress.org Serve Happy API, WordPress SVN core files |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 4.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 6.6 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | send.wpinsight.com, ip-api.com | core.svn.wordpress.org, wptide.org, api.wordpress.org |