Disable Comments vs Verve SSL
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| Feature | Disable Comments v2.9.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Verve SSL v2.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 10+ |
| Last updated | October 25, 2026 | June 21, 2019 |
| Editions | Disable Comments | Verve SSL |
| 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 | Forces HTTPS for login and admin with no configuration; Rewrites insecure links for logged-in users; Single file with no settings or database tables |
| Cons | Deleting comments is permanent once confirmed; Optional usage tracking sends data to WPInsight once opted in | Last tested with WordPress 5.2.2 and not updated since 2019; Requires a working SSL certificate on the site; Sends a Location header on anonymous page loads (nohttps) |
| 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 | Force HTTPS on login and admin for logged-in users, Send logged-out visitors back to HTTP, Rewrite http URLs to https in page output, Lowercase URLs on redirect |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 3.3.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 5.2.2 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | send.wpinsight.com, ip-api.com | — |