WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Comments Widget vs Recent Comments Widget with Excerpts

Advanced Comments Widget

by darrinb

60+ installs5.0

At a glance

Advanced Comments Widget has more active installs: 60+, against 50+ for Recent Comments Widget with Excerpts.
On a typical day, Recent Comments Widget with Excerpts is downloaded about 7 times, Advanced Comments Widget about 4.
Recent Comments Widget with Excerpts has no reviews yet.
Recent Comments Widget with Excerpts was updated more recently: Jun 27, 2026, against Apr 16, 2016 for Advanced Comments Widget.
Recent Comments Widget with Excerpts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.5.33 for Advanced Comments Widget.
Recent Comments Widget with Excerpts has been around longer: since 2010, against 2016 for Advanced Comments Widget.

Recent Comments Widget with Excerpts leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Comments Widget	Recent Comments Widget with Excerpts
Popular rank	#19,820	#21,353
Active installs	60+	50+
Downloads, last 30 days	70	177
Rating	5.0(3)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.5.33	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.23
Last release	10 years ago	4 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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