WordPress plugin comparison

Poly Comments vs Recent Comments Widget with Excerpts

Poly Comments

by polyxgo

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Recent Comments Widget with Excerpts has more active installs: 50+, against fewer than 10 for Poly Comments.
On a typical day, Recent Comments Widget with Excerpts is downloaded about 7 times, Poly Comments about 1.
Recent Comments Widget with Excerpts was updated more recently: Jun 27, 2026, against Jan 18, 2025 for Poly Comments.
Recent Comments Widget with Excerpts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.7.11 for Poly Comments.
Recent Comments Widget with Excerpts has been around longer: since 2010, against 2025 for Poly Comments.

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

Metric	Poly Comments	Recent Comments Widget with Excerpts
Popular rank	#62,370	#21,353
Active installs	Fewer than 10	50+
Downloads, last 30 days	21	177
Rating	No ratings	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.7.11	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.01	×0.23
Last release	1 year ago	4 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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