Better Recent Comments
by Kestrel · Admin & Utilities
Provides an improved Recent Comments widget and a shortcode to display your recent comments on any post or page.
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “2K+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install trend · reconstructed from 1380 daily snapshots
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-04-01 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1103 days in band
- 2023-03-25 4K+ → 3K+ down
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/better-recent-comments" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Better Recent Comments — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Better Recent Comments: 2K+ active installs, 4.6★ (17 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-15. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/better-recent-comments