Comments – wpDiscuz
WordPress comments plugin with AJAX live comments, comment voting, inline feedback, social login, custom comment forms and WooCommerce reviews.
- Active installs
- 60,000+
- #638 of 1,000
- Downloads, all time
- 5M
- 5,003,420
- Downloads, 30 days
- 76K
- 42K in the last 7
- Rating
- 4.7 / 5
- 581 reviews
- Last updated
- 2 days ago
- Oct 29, 2026
- Version
- 7.6.74
- 237 releases
Upkeep and compatibility
| Last updated | October 29, 2026Updated in the last 3 months |
|---|---|
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1.4Covers WordPress 7.1.4, the current release |
| Needs WordPress | 6.0 or newer |
| Needs PHP | 7.4 or newer |
| First published | November 30, 2014 |
| Support, last two months | 4 of 4 threads resolved (100%) |
Reviews
4.7 / 5 from 581 reviews
| 5 stars | 514 |
|---|---|
| 4 stars | 20 |
| 3 stars | 16 |
| 2 stars | 10 |
| 1 star | 21 |
Downloads, last 30 days
What the author says it does
wpDiscuz transforms the native WordPress comment system into a fast, modern, and interactive discussion experience while keeping your comments and data in your own WordPress database.
Add AJAX comments, live comments, threaded comments, comment voting and rating, inline comments, comment subscriptions, social login, custom comment forms, lazy loading, and modern engagement features without moving your community to an external commenting service.
wpDiscuz is a powerful Disqus alternative for WordPress and is designed for blogs, news websites, magazines, communities, membership sites, and WooCommerce stores.
- wpDiscuz Demo: https://wpdiscuz.com/
- Documentation: https://wpdiscuz.com/docs/
- Support Forum: https://wpdiscuz.com/community/
- GDPR Information: https://wpdiscuz.com/gdpr/
- wpDiscuz Add-ons: https://wpdiscuz.com/addons/
AJAX Comments
Enable fast AJAX-powered WordPress comments with instant comment posting, smooth interactions, and updates without unnecessary page reloads.
Live Comments
Create a more dynamic discussion experience with live comment updates, live notifications, and real-time comment bubble updates.
Threaded Comments and Replies
Organize discussions with multi-level threaded comments, nested replies, and reply controls that make long conversations easier to follow.
Comment Voting and Rating
The opening of the plugin's own description. The full text, installation notes and changelog are on its WordPress.org page.
Questions the author answers
What is wpDiscuz?
wpDiscuz is a WordPress comments plugin that enhances the native WordPress comment system with a modern, interactive commenting experience while keeping comments in your own database.
What is the best WordPress comments plugin?
wpDiscuz is one of the most popular WordPress comments plugins, combining AJAX comments, live commenting, inline comments, comment voting, subscriptions, custom comment forms, social login, and other engagement tools while keeping comments in the native WordPress database.
How do I enable AJAX comments in WordPress?
Install and activate wpDiscuz to add AJAX-powered comment posting and interactive comment loading without requiring visitors to reload the page after every action.
How do I replace Disqus with WordPress comments?
wpDiscuz is a Disqus alternative that uses the native WordPress comment system, allowing you to keep comments stored in your own WordPress database rather than relying on an external commenting service.
What happens to my existing WordPress comments?
Existing comments remain in the WordPress database and are displayed automatically by wpDiscuz. Uninstalling wpDiscuz does not remove your existing WordPress comments.
Where are wpDiscuz comments stored?
Comments are stored locally in your own WordPress database using the native WordPress comment system.
Latest changelog entry
- Fixed: Security. A commenter whose name contained a placeholder such as {TEXT} could make their comment run JavaScript for moderators viewing it while pending, and for every visitor once it was approved. Names with braces are now shown as plain text. Reported by Patchstack.
See the changelog for all versions
Screenshots
Live AJAX WordPress Comments | Screenshot #1 
WordPress Comment Form | Screenshot #2 
Modern WordPress Comment Layout | Screenshot #3 
Responsive Comments on Mobile Devices | Screenshot #4
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Where this page's numbers come from
Read from the WordPress.org plugin API on , when WordPress 7.1.4 was the current release. WordPress.org rounds active installs into buckets. These are the directory's figures, not my verdict, and I haven't tested this plugin.