WordPress plugin comparison

Disqus Recent Comments Widget Advanced vs Widget Content Blocks

Disqus Recent Comments Widget Advanced

by Rahul Ramesh

30+ installs5.0

Widget Content Blocks

by Danny van Kooten

10K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Widget Content Blocks has more active installs: 10K+, against 30+ for Disqus Recent Comments Widget Advanced.
On a typical day, Widget Content Blocks is downloaded about 42 times, Disqus Recent Comments Widget Advanced about 2.
Disqus Recent Comments Widget Advanced is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.8 from 60 reviews.
Widget Content Blocks was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2026, against Jun 4, 2014 for Disqus Recent Comments Widget Advanced.
Widget Content Blocks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.9.40 for Disqus Recent Comments Widget Advanced.
Widget Content Blocks has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Disqus Recent Comments Widget Advanced.

Widget Content Blocks leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Disqus Recent Comments Widget Advanced	Widget Content Blocks
Popular rank	#24,444	#2,020
Active installs	30+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	53	1.3K
Rating	5.0(3)	4.8(60)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.9.40	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.00
Last release	12 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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