WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Post Template vs Init Recent Comments
At a glance
- Custom Post Template has more active installs: 10K+, against 40+ for Init Recent Comments.
- On a typical day, Custom Post Template is downloaded about 24 times, Init Recent Comments about 6.
- Init Recent Comments has no reviews yet.
- Init Recent Comments was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Custom Post Template.
- Init Recent Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.4.2 for Custom Post Template.
- Custom Post Template has been around longer: since 2008, against 2025 for Init Recent Comments.
Line by line
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| Metric |  Custom Post Template |  Init Recent Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,146 | #21,670 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 40+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 557 | 235 |
| Rating | 4.8(43) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 3.4.2 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.21 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 7 days 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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