Featured Comments
by Syed Balkhi · Uncategorized
Also makes 95 other plugins · 21.6M+ installs across the portfolio →
Lets the admin add "featured" or "buried" css class to selected comments. Handy to highlight comments that add value to your post.
45 health vs 56 average across 16,377 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.35, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3612 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
64
now · peak 80
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
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
9.9y ago
latest release · v1.2.6
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-03-21 · 1,401 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Hadi Dastangoo4.9y ago
Great for stylize special comments. Please keep it alive! Thank you very much 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ brzestranice10.5y ago
Great, just add “Showe excerpt” in widget.
Read on wp.org ↗
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.
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 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-21 40+ → 30+ down after 21 days in tier
- 2026-01-31 30+ → 40+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-29 40+ → 30+ down after 22 days in tier
- 2026-01-07 30+ → 40+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-06 40+ → 30+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-04 30+ → 40+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2025-12-23 40+ → 30+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-22 30+ → 40+ up after 6 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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Antispam Bee 700K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Gravatar Enhanced – Avatars, Profiles, and Privacy 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Disable Comments 100K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
Comments – wpDiscuz 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B -
Disqus Comment System 30K+ installs · 2.7★ · 1 shared tag C
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/feature-comments" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Featured Comments — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Featured Comments: 30+ active installs, 5.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/feature-comments