Comments Shortcode
by Sirius Pro · Forms
Also makes 11 other plugins · 1.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin allows you to use a shortcode anywhere to display comments on WordPress pages and posts along with the comment form.
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Health
C 57/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
900+
≈1K estimated
Momentum
+65%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “comment”, “comments” and “field” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
57 health vs 65 average across 2,509 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.6%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 9.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.3%, across 1,668 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Forms plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 700 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.6★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 700 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| comment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| field your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “comment”, “comments” and “field” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 222 · 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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.9y ago
latest release · v1.1 · 30 Nov 2024
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% 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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 1K.
At the current install trend, crossing 1K+ in roughly 1174 days.
Install history since 7 Apr 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ smolanovserhii1.4y ago
i add shortcode in elementor and have two similar blocks with comment. How to fix it?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ petermpham2.6y ago
After installing the plugin and add shortcode where I want the comment section to go, my page shows two comment sections, 1/ the original at the end of the page and 2/ where I place the short code. Wonder how I can hide the original one?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ syed vkax4.8y ago
works like charm 100%. Great plugin saved a lot time thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ilham Wahyudin Roma Dhoni5.0y ago
Thank you so much for creating such a useful plugin, for the one not being able to code, it was really help! Thanks from ID. 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gracesros5.1y ago
Am I doing it wrong? I installed it and it’s active but I’m using the shortcode [sp_comments_block] and nothing shows up.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ John Webber5.3y ago
Posted the shortcode in Elementor. Added another lite plugin that enables uploading images. All working like a dream
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ omers5.4y ago
It works well. Thanks. This topic was modified 5 years, 1 month ago by omers.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ injerto5.5y ago
amazing how such a simple idea can be so useful, i wanted to show the comment section inside the post and not at the end, and this was the first search result, no regrats
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.8
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin allows you to use a shortcode anywhere to display comments on WordPress pages and posts along w..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 410 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "field" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-19 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-18 900+ → 1K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-16 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-15 900+ → 1K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-10-11 1K+ → 900+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-10-07 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-06 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-05 900+ → 1K+ up after 160 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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Decent Comments 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags B - M MW WP Form 200K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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Masks Form Fields 9K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Bulk Delete Comments 5K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
One Click Close Comments 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C -
Comments Like Dislike 4K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
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