WordPress plugin comparison

Poly Comments vs Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts

Poly Comments

by polyxgo

Fewer than 10 installs

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 fewer than 10 for Poly Comments.
On a typical day, Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts is downloaded about 5 times, Poly Comments about 1.
Poly Comments has no reviews yet.
Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts was updated more recently: Jun 26, 2026, against Jan 18, 2025 for Poly Comments.
Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.7.11 for Poly Comments.
Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts has been around longer: since 2010, against 2025 for Poly Comments.

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

Metric	Poly Comments	Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts
Popular rank	#62,370	#14,178
Active installs	Fewer than 10	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	21	121
Rating	No ratings	4.5(6)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.7.11	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.01	×0.37
Last release	1 year ago	4 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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