Polygon Recent Comments With Avatar
by polyxgo · Uncategorized
Also makes 5 other plugins · 130+ installs across the portfolio →
Polygon Recent Comments With Avatar: Recent comments with avatar support, including Gravatar, date, username, user link, and scrollbar.
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Health
D 52/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+50%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “recent comment with author gravatar”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
52 health vs 58 average across 25,764 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 5.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 892 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.5.14; the current branch is 6.8
4.7★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.16★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 892 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| recent comments with avatar your tag | #7 | #18 | 0 |
| recent comment with author gravatar your tag | #13 | #14 | 0 |
| display recent comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| recent comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| recent comments information your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “recent comment with author gravatar”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “display recent comments”, “recent comments” and “recent comments information” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 244 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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
2.4y ago
latest release · v1.0.4 · 24 May 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 · 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Aug 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ polyxgo2.4y ago
A new updated version of mine is aimed at expanding features related to discussions and authors on the blog. In this version, new features will be updated and requests from the user community will be accepted. The plugin is currently under review by the WordPress support team, and we will announce as soon as it is approved for release. Some of the changes are as follows: Rename the plugin Polygon Recent Comments With Avatar to Poly Comments to better align with the integrated advanced features. Change the entire structure of the plugin. Add the shortcode [poly_recent_comments] to display comments within post content, widgets, etc.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ baritono6.5y ago
it’s a great plugin, out of 10 tried, this is better. pity that they abandoned it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ donPablo11.0y ago
works great. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 1596754as9811.7y ago
Очень хорошо!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ deadko11.7y ago
I need some changes but is a very goood plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ happyecho11.8y ago
Tried a few love this one! One small bug shows date even when you check not to.
Read on wp.org ↗
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 204 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "recent comment with author gravatar", "recent comments information" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-09 200+ → 100+ down after 108 days in tier
- 2025-10-24 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-23 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-22 100+ → 200+ up after 115 days in tier
- 2025-06-29 200+ → 100+ down after 24 days in tier
- 2025-06-05 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-04 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-03 100+ → 200+ up after 65 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).
- P Poly Comments — installs · 3.6★ · 5 shared tags
- B Better WordPress Recent Comments 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D
- R Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
- C Customized Recent Comments 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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Advanced Comments Widget 60+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D -
Init Recent Comments – Templated, Modern, Minimal 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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