Disable Comments vs Twitter Mentions as Comments
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| Feature | Disable Comments v2.9.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Twitter Mentions as Comments v1.5.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 40+ |
| Last updated | October 25, 2026 | July 4, 2013 |
| Editions | Disable Comments | Twitter Mentions as Comments |
| 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 | Adds tweets linking your posts as comments; Uses the normal comment moderation queue; Hourly check runs automatically |
| Cons | Deleting comments is permanent once confirmed; Optional usage tracking sends data to WPInsight once opted in | Needs Twitter API credentials; Readme last tested with WordPress 3.5; Depends on Twitter search API availability |
| 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 | Searches Twitter for tweets linking to posts, Inserts tweets as comments, Skips tweets already imported, Hourly check for new mentions, Shows the tweet author name and avatar, Settings page under Settings |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | — | Twitter API |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 3.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 3.5 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | send.wpinsight.com, ip-api.com | api.twitter.com |