Recent Comments with Avatars
by peterwsterling · Uncategorized
This plug-in provides a configurable widget to display recent comments with comment author avatars.
41 health vs 57 average across 9,475 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2, 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 5089 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 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
58
now · peak 165
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 “60+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-05-14 70+ → 60+ down after 210 days in band
- 2025-10-16 80+ → 70+ down after 72 days in band
- 2025-08-05 90+ → 80+ down after 143 days in band
- 2025-03-15 100+ → 90+ down after 10 days in band
- 2025-03-05 90+ → 100+ up after 35 days in band
- 2025-01-29 100+ → 90+ down after 5 days in band
- 2025-01-24 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-01-23 100+ → 90+ down after 25 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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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 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/recent-comments-with-avatars" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Recent Comments with Avatars — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Recent Comments with Avatars: 60+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/recent-comments-with-avatars