Social comments by WpDevArt
by wpdevart · Social
Also makes 13 other plugins · 43.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin will help you display Facebook Comments on your website. You can use it on your pages/posts.
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Health
B 79/100
no flags
Active installs
7K+
≈8K estimated
Momentum
+14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “facebook” for “fb”. “facebook” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “fb” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
79 health vs 58 average across 1,834 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 7K of 1.3M lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Social plugin keeps 0.5%, across 1,276 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Social plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 271 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 42 reviews, smoothed to 4.19★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
3%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| social comments your tag | #5 | #8 | down 1 |
| fb comments | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| facebook comments your tag | #7 | #11 | down 3 |
| comments your tag | #21 | #16 | down 6 |
| wordpress comments your tag | #24 | #22 | down 6 |
| website comments | #21 | #19 | down 1 |
| no comments | #24 | #18 | 0 |
| facebook your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
37 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 30 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “facebook” for “fb”. “facebook” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “fb” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Slipping on “comments”. Down 6 places since 2026-09-18, now #21. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
- Slipping on “wordpress comments”. Down 6 places since 2026-09-25, now #24. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 17.6K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
9mo ago
latest release · v2.6.9 · 2 Feb 2026
168
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 70% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “7K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 8K.
Install history since 17 Aug 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ apaminerala1.7y ago
Worked for me and I recommend it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ HOOT3.0y ago
What a waste of time! Advertised as displaying Facebook comments. It DOES NOT!!! It only allows someone to enter a comment!!! Why not advertise it as what it does instead of misleading people?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ angelicat4.9y ago
The comments facebook box just disappeared from my website. The support did not help to resolve the problem.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alex Ford6.3y ago
Love the comments plugin. Super easy to use! And even better… the support offered for the PRO (paid) plugin is amazing. I had an issue with WordPress not displaying the plugin in an aesthetically pleasing way (not the plugin’s fault). WpDevArt fixed it for me without any questions. So glad I got the paid plugin. Totally worth it!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marnot6.4y ago
Very nice comments plugin! Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ivisionweb6.5y ago
Funciona, pero en el caso del theme “Newspaper” para wordpress muestra la caja de comentarios sobre el footer y bajo él. No se puede utilizar.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bodylabdk6.6y ago
Put your facebook APP id, and a link to the facebook developer page. BUT NO GUIDE HOW TO CREATE THE CORRECT APP!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sergiomen46.7y ago
Fuck off, how do you expect we work good putting that feature. HIJOS DE SU PUTA MADRE
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.6.9). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2022-04-09 CVE-2022-0876 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.4.9 Patched in 2.5.0
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin will help you display Facebook Comments on your website. You can use it on your pages/posts."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Facebook.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,209 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "social comments", "wordpress comments" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-24 8K+ → 7K+ down after 120 days in tier
- 2026-06-26 9K+ → 8K+ down after 123 days in tier
- 2026-02-23 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1240 days in tier
- 2022-10-02 20K+ → 10K+ down after 700 days in tier
- 2020-11-01 30K+ → 20K+ down after 612 days in tier
- 2019-02-28 40K+ → 30K+ down after 434 days in tier
- 2017-12-21 30K+ → 40K+ up after 173 days in tier
- 2017-07-01 20K+ → 30K+ up after 211 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Lazy Social Comments 900+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Disable Comments 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Antispam Bee 700K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Meta for WooCommerce 400K+ installs · 2.2★ · 1 shared tag C -
Meta pixel for WordPress 400K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag B
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