Most Commented Widget
by Nick Momrik · Admin & Utilities
Add a widget to display a list of the posts/pages with the most comments.
41 health vs 64 average across 819 Admin & Utilities plugins
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
33
now · peak 100
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
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 “300+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,372 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-02-22 400+ → 300+ down after 11 days in band
- 2026-02-11 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-02-10 400+ → 300+ down after 296 days in band
- 2025-04-20 500+ → 400+ down after 229 days in band
- 2024-09-03 600+ → 500+ down after 228 days in band
- 2024-01-19 700+ → 600+ down after 175 days in band
- 2023-07-28 800+ → 700+ down after 117 days in band
- 2023-04-02 900+ → 800+ down after 102 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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WP Popular Posts 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Better Recent Comments 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C -
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 6M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Widgets for Google Reviews 900K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Antispam Bee 700K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Blocksy Companion 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/most-commented" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Most Commented Widget — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Most Commented Widget: 300+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-16. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/most-commented