Disable Comments vs HTTP Headers
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| Feature | Disable Comments v2.9.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | HTTP Headers v1.19.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 40,000+ |
| Last updated | October 25, 2026 | October 16, 2026 |
| Editions | Disable Comments | HTTP Headers |
| 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 | Sets many security and CORS headers from one settings screen; Can write headers to .htaccess or .user.ini where the server allows it |
| Cons | Deleting comments is permanent once confirmed; Optional usage tracking sends data to WPInsight once opted in | Needs a server that reads .htaccess or .user.ini for file-based rules; Wrong Content-Security-Policy values can break page scripts and styles |
| 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 | Content-Security-Policy builder, CORS headers, Permissions-Policy header, Writes headers to .htaccess or .user.ini, Writes htpasswd and htdigest auth files |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 3.6 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 5.3 |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | send.wpinsight.com, ip-api.com | — |