Disable Comments vs WP Activity Log
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| Feature | Disable Comments v2.9.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | WP Activity Log v5.6.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 300,000+ |
| Last updated | October 25, 2026 | October 20, 2026 |
| Editions | Disable Comments | WP Activity Log · WP Activity Log Premium ($) |
| Pros | Site-wide, per post type or per post rules; Bulk delete with a preview and export before deleting; Blocks REST API and XML-RPC comment endpoints | Full event log of user and site changes in the free edition; Retention settings and a dashboard widget for recent critical activity; Covers WooCommerce, Yoast, LearnDash, bbPress and WPForms events |
| Cons | Deleting comments is permanent once confirmed; Optional usage tracking sends data to WPInsight once opted in | Logs attacks but does not block them; Alerts, SMS, Slack, log mirroring and exports need the Premium edition |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | — |
| Features (Security plugins checklist) | ||
| Firewall | — | No |
| Malware scan | — | No |
| Login protection | — | No |
| Two-factor login | — | No |
| Activity log | — | Yes |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Disable comments per post type, Conditional rules for individual posts and auto-close, Bulk delete of existing comments with preview and export, Block REST API and XML-RPC comment endpoints, Count blocked comment attempts, Multisite site-by-site settings, WP-CLI command, Settings import and export | Sensors record user, content, plugin and theme events, Configurable log retention, Dashboard widget for recent critical activity, Limit who can view the log by user or role, Enable or disable individual event IDs, IP address lookup through WhatIsMyIpAddress.com, Email, SMS and Slack alerts (Premium) ($), Mirror the log to Syslog or Papertrail (Premium) ($), User session management (Premium) ($), Export the log to CSV or HTML (Premium) ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | Yoast SEO, LearnDash, bbPress, WPForms |
| Other | — | Freemius, EDD licence store ($), Twilio ($), Slack ($) |
| 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 | proxytron.wpwhitesecurity.com, plugins.svn.wordpress.org, api.twilio.com |