WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Comments Widget vs Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts

Advanced Comments Widget

by darrinb

60+ installs5.0

Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts

by Corey Salzano

100+ installs4.5

At a glance

Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts has more active installs: 100+, against 60+ for Advanced Comments Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts is downloaded about 5 times, Advanced Comments Widget about 4.
Advanced Comments Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.5 from 6 reviews.
Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts was updated more recently: Jun 26, 2026, against Apr 16, 2016 for Advanced Comments Widget.
Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.5.33 for Advanced Comments Widget.
Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts has been around longer: since 2010, against 2016 for Advanced Comments Widget.

Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Comments Widget	Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts
Popular rank	#19,820	#14,178
Active installs	60+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	70	121
Rating	5.0(3)	4.5(6)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.5.33	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.37
Last release	10 years ago	4 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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