Disable Comments RB vs Role Approved Comment
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Disable Comments RB ranks #394 on the popular list; Role Approved Comment is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Disable Comments RB has the largest install base, roughly 10000× the next: 100K+ active installs against 10+ for Role Approved Comment. Downloads this week: Disable Comments RB 5,965 and Role Approved Comment 16.
| Metric | Disable Comments RB | Role Approved Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #394 ▲ 2 | outside top 500 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 5,965 | 16 |
| Rating | 3.8★ (25) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Sep 25, 2026 | Nov 24, 2009 |
| Current version | 1.0.28 | 1.0 |
| Best rank on record | #394 | #33,816 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jun 2017 | Nov 2009 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Disable Comments RB or Role Approved Comment?
By active installs, Disable Comments RB: 100K+ sites run it against 10+ for Role Approved Comment, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 25, 2026.
Are Disable Comments RB or Role Approved Comment alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.