Disable Comments vs WP Activity Log Premium
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| Feature | Disable Comments v2.9.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | WP Activity Log Premium v5.6.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | — |
| Last updated | October 25, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Disable Comments | WP Activity Log Premium ($) |
| Pros | Site-wide, per post type or per post rules; Bulk delete with a preview and export before deleting; Blocks REST API and XML-RPC comment endpoints | Records who changed what, when and from which IP; Session management and log mirroring to external systems; HTML and CSV reports plus email, SMS and Slack alerts |
| Cons | Deleting comments is permanent once confirmed; Optional usage tracking sends data to WPInsight once opted in | Paid licence needed for the Premium features and updates; Logs activity but does not block attacks |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | — |
| Features (Security plugins checklist) | ||
| Firewall | — | No |
| Malware scan | — | No |
| Login protection | — | No |
| Two-factor login | — | No |
| Activity log | — | Paid |
| Free version | — | No |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Disable comments per post type, Conditional rules for individual posts and auto-close, Bulk delete of existing comments with preview and export, Block REST API and XML-RPC comment endpoints, Count blocked comment attempts, Multisite site-by-site settings, WP-CLI command, Settings import and export | See logged-in users and log off sessions ($), Configurable HTML and CSV reports ($), Email, SMS and Slack notifications for events ($), Mirror the log to Syslog, Papertrail, Loggly or AWS CloudWatch ($), Search filters for the activity log ($), Notes on activity log entries ($), Copy event data ($), Import and export plugin settings ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce ($) |
| Other | — | Slack ($), Twilio ($), Freemius ($), EDD licence store ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 5.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.1.3 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | send.wpinsight.com, ip-api.com | melapress.com, store.melapress.com, proxytron.wpwhitesecurity.com, plugins.svn.wordpress.org, api.twilio.com, slack.com |