Disable Comments vs OOPSpam
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| Feature | Disable Comments v2.9.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | OOPSpam v1.2.88 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 6,000+ |
| Last updated | October 25, 2026 | October 23, 2026 |
| Editions | Disable Comments | oopspam Anti-Spam · oopspam API plans ($) |
| 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 | Background spam checks with no captcha; Works with WooCommerce and many form plugins; Spam and ham logs kept on the site |
| Cons | Deleting comments is permanent once confirmed; Optional usage tracking sends data to WPInsight once opted in | Needs an oopspam API key and a plan once the free calls run out; Each submission is sent to the oopspam API; IP location lookups use a third-party geolocation service |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 1 |
| 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 | Background spam check for comments and forms, Spam and ham entry logs in admin, Scheduled cleanup of old log entries, Setup wizard |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | Gravity Forms, Contact Form 7, Fluent Forms, Formidable Forms, Forminator, Elementor Pro Forms, BuddyPress |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 4.6 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | send.wpinsight.com, ip-api.com | reallyfreegeoip.org, api.oopspam.com |