Smart Recent Comments
by ClevelandWebDeveloper · Uncategorized
Make it so recent comments widget only appears if there are any comments to show.
41 health vs 61 average across 5,778 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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1, 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 4715 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
44
now · peak 122
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 “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,376 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
No band crossings observed yet.
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- B Better WordPress Recent Comments 600+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D
- C Customized Recent Comments 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag D
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Advanced Comments Widget 60+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D - R Recent Comments Widget with Excerpts 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B
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Expandable Dashboard Recent Comments 30+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag C - R Recent Love – A List of Recent Comments 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/smart-recent-comments" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Smart Recent Comments — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Smart Recent Comments: 10+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/smart-recent-comments