Expandable Dashboard Recent Comments

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1. ★★★★★ CCDzine

   9.5y ago

   I love simple little tweaks like this.

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2. ★★★★★ lexfridman

   13.7y ago

   Very simple plugin but, at least for me, it’s very useful. Works great even though it hasn’t been updated for a year and a half. Great stuff.

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3. ★★★★★ Scott Reilly

   13.8y ago

   A simple and straightforward plugin that allows you to expand comment excerpts in the admin dashboard widget to view the whole comment without having to leave the dashboard. Handy for those who spend a lot of time in their dashboard.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8

Translated into 35 languages, 3 at 90% or more

Plus 11 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-12-04 40+ → 30+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2025-12-03 30+ → 40+ up after 34 days in tier
3. 2025-10-30 40+ → 30+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2025-10-29 30+ → 40+ up after 2 days in tier
5. 2025-10-27 40+ → 30+ down after 32 days in tier
6. 2025-09-25 30+ → 40+ up after 18 days in tier
7. 2025-09-07 40+ → 30+ down after 3 days in tier
8. 2025-09-04 30+ → 40+ up after 35 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).

• Admin Menu Editor 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• White Label CMS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Display PHP Version 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• Widget Disable 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• Erident Custom Login and Dashboard 7K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags C
• Announce from the Dashboard 7K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D

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Expandable Dashboard Recent Comments: 30+ active installs, 5.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/expandable-dashboard-recent-comments