Truncate Comments

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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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share 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.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

At the current install trend, crossing 90+ in roughly 1298 days.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.

1. ★★★★★ Soprano

   1.3y ago

   It seems like a feature that would be part of wp core. This awesome plugin makes it possible to avoid having walls of text in the comments sections of many blogs…

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2. ★★★★★ wujanowski

   7.7y ago

   Very useful plugin. What I miss is the possibility to collapse the opened comment back after I have read it or decided not to read (link like “Collapse back” or “Read less”). Or to collapse automatically after time the blog owner can define ´ Best WJ

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3. ★★★★★ charismeki

   9.6y ago

   Super, just adjusted line-height via css to keep theme style! A “Read Less” to collapse long comments would be also great. Thx, c–

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4. ★★★★★ alexmarshall

   10.3y ago

   Really simple to set up and great for de-cluttering the comments section. Exactly what I was looking for

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5. ★★★★★ Jack Fuller

   11.2y ago

   This worked perfectly.

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6. ★★★★★ Flector

   11.3y ago

   cool 🙂

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Translated into 2 languages, 1 at 90% or more · development strings

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-08-07 90+ → 80+ down after 45 days in tier
2. 2026-06-23 80+ → 90+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2026-06-21 90+ → 80+ down after 3 days in tier
4. 2026-06-18 80+ → 90+ up after 2 days in tier
5. 2026-06-16 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2026-06-15 80+ → 90+ up after 2 days in tier
7. 2026-06-13 90+ → 80+ down after 7 days in tier
8. 2026-06-06 80+ → 90+ up 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).

• Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
• AnyComment 5K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
• Bulk Delete Comments 5K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• Comments Like Dislike 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• One Click Close Comments 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
• Relative URL 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D

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Truncate Comments: 80+ active installs, 4.8★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/truncate-comments