Disable Comments vs Stop Spammers
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| Feature | Disable Comments v2.9.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Stop Spammers v2026.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 20,000+ |
| Last updated | October 25, 2026 | July 18, 2026 |
| Editions | Disable Comments | Stop Spammers Classic |
| 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 | Checks IPs against StopForumSpam, BotScout and Akismet; Captcha challenge on login, registration and comment forms; Allow list, block list and activity reports |
| Cons | Deleting comments is permanent once confirmed; Optional usage tracking sends data to WPInsight once opted in | Legacy build; new features are not planned; Successor Dam Spam is the recommended plugin; Several external lookups send visitor IPs to third-party services |
| 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 | Spam checks run on each request at init, Captcha challenge on login, registration and comment forms, Checks 404 hits for exploit-scanning bots, Allow list and block list screens, Reports of caught spam, Tor exit node and hosting-provider checks, Logs IP address on user registration and login |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | — | Akismet |
| Other | — | StopForumSpam, BotScout, Google reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Solve Media |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 5.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | send.wpinsight.com, ip-api.com | www.google.com, hcaptcha.com, verify.solvemedia.com, www.stopforumspam.com, botscout.com, rest.akismet.com, api-secure.solvemedia.com |