Disqus Comment System vs Comment Experience by Progress Planner (formerly Yoast Comment Hacks)
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| Feature | Disqus Comment System v3.1.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.7/5 Visit Details | Comment Experience by Progress Planner (formerly Yoast Comment Hacks) v2.1.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 30,000+ | 500+ |
| Last updated | October 22, 2026 | November 10, 2025 |
| Editions | Disqus for WordPress · Disqus paid plan (ad-free) ($) | Comment Experience |
| Pros | Hosted commenting with threads and comment counts; Optional single sign-on for commenters; Comments sync through the Disqus API | Free, GPL licence; Cleaner comment notification emails; Optional comment policy that commenters must accept; Minimum and maximum comment length |
| Cons | Comments and commenter data are stored on Disqus servers; Free Disqus accounts can show ads in the comment section | Changes core comment behaviour, so test it on a staging copy first; Does not add spam filtering or storage; Notification email links point at an IP lookup service |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Disqus comment thread in posts, Comment counts on archive pages, Single sign-on for commenters, Manage Disqus webhooks from WordPress | Comment policy that commenters must accept, Minimum and maximum comment length, Cleaner comment notification emails, Filtered comment notification recipients, Mailto link on comment rows, Redirect after posting a comment, Comment Experience settings page |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | — | Progress Planner |
| Other | Disqus hosted comments | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.4 | 6.6 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | disqus.com | — |