Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 62% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ mattcass

   10.5y ago

   well coded, easy to customize. thanks!

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2. ★★★★★ Olesya-Sandra

   11.8y ago

   I looked for exactly such plugin. I’m happy to find it!!! I have edited it a little to get html-layout which I need. And I think: am I need to get a comment date also? Now I don’t know yet which code I must write for this purpose. And I like this plugin, it works with WP 3.9.1!

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3. ★★★★★ samuel_29

   12.6y ago

   does the job. but lacks of admin panel, to configure the following: – the excerpt’s length – the translations (ie. JohnSmith said: blahblah) I needed to edit the plugin code to achive this.

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4. ★★★★★ Stefan Brechbuehl

   13.5y ago

   Looks much better than the title

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5. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   13.5y ago

   Just a quick thanks for this handy upgrade to the recent comments widget. Much obliged!

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6. ★★★★★ cwinkler78

   13.8y ago

   The comment excerpt and user info were exactly what I was looking for and it took into account my themeing. Perfect.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-10-04 200+ → 100+ down after 7 days in tier
2. 2025-09-27 100+ → 200+ up after 23 days in tier
3. 2025-09-04 200+ → 100+ down after 3 days in tier
4. 2025-09-01 100+ → 200+ up after 90 days in tier
5. 2025-06-03 200+ → 100+ down after 22 days in tier
6. 2025-05-12 100+ → 200+ up after 3 days in tier
7. 2025-05-09 200+ → 100+ down after 560 days in tier
8. 2023-10-27 300+ → 200+ down after 1 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).

• R Recent Comments Widget with Excerpts 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B
• N news ticker benaceur 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B
• B Better WordPress Recent Comments 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D
• C Customized Recent Comments 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag D
• P Polygon Recent Comments With Avatar 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D
• Advanced Comments Widget 60+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D

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Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts: 100+ active installs, 4.5★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/recent-comments-widget-with-comment-excerpts