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Disqus Comment System v3.1.4

Disqus is the web's most popular comment system. Use Disqus to increase engagement, retain readers, and grow your audience.

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  • Audit coverage Up to date 30 versions audited
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 9, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 9, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires PHP 5.6+
  • Requires WordPress 4.4+
  • Tested up to WP 6.9 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 61% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 102 Passed
  • 18 Warnings
  • 5 Failed
Security 81/100
Good

30 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 87/100
Good

53 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 67/100
Needs Improvement

8 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 83/100
Good

5 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 33/100
Poor

1 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 83/100
Good

5 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

1.4 MB

6.7 MB unzipped

Total files

26

across all file types

Lines of PHP

2,600

in 17 files Small

File types

  • PHP
  • JS
  • MAP
  • TXT
  • Other

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 0 Critical
  • 18 High
  • 14 Medium
  • 23 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 30 audited versions of Disqus Comment System, Accessibility improved the most (+50). The largest regression was in Privacy (-67). The codebase shrank 36% in size.

Audited 2.77 → 3.1.4 · 30 versions

0 50 100 2.77 3.0.11 3.0.21 3.1.4

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 240 480 2.77 3.0.11 3.0.21 3.1.4

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

743

downloads

Today

123

downloads

Week over week

−13%

vs previous week

Month over month

−6%

vs previous month

Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: Moderate.

Version intelligence

39% of installs run an older version

≈ 11.8K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v3.0
  • v3.1

Ratings

219 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 72
  • 4 16
  • 3 11
  • 2 7
  • 1 113

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

7 mo ago

Jan 15, 2026

Release cadence

~ every 12 days

average between releases

Total releases

66

since Aug 2008 · 18 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running Disqus Comment System in Your Site?

Our latest audit of Disqus Comment System v3.1.4 flagged 55 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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