WordPress plugin comparison
Better Recent Comments vs Recent Popular Tags
At a glance
- Better Recent Comments has more active installs: 2K+, against 10+ for Recent Popular Tags.
- On a typical day, Better Recent Comments is downloaded about 20 times, Recent Popular Tags about 1.
- Better Recent Comments is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 16 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
- Better Recent Comments was updated more recently: Mar 28, 2024, against Jul 23, 2014 for Recent Popular Tags.
- Better Recent Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.5.14, against 3.9.40 for Recent Popular Tags.
- Recent Popular Tags has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Better Recent Comments.
Line by line
Better Recent Comments leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Better Recent Comments |  Recent Popular Tags |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #4,506 | #31,307 |
| Active installs | 2K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 461 | 20 |
| Rating | 4.8(16) | 3.7(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.5.14 | 3.9.40 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.08 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 12 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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