WordPress plugin comparison

Polygon Recent Comments With Avatar vs Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts

Polygon Recent Comments With Avatar

by polyxgo

100+ installs4.7

Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts

by Corey Salzano

100+ installs4.5

At a glance

Both have 100+ active installs.
On a typical day, Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts is downloaded about 5 times, Polygon Recent Comments With Avatar about 4.
Polygon Recent Comments With Avatar is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.5 from 6 reviews.
Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts was updated more recently: Jun 26, 2026, against May 24, 2024 for Polygon Recent Comments With Avatar.
Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.5.14 for Polygon Recent Comments With Avatar.
Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts has been around longer: since 2010, against 2015 for Polygon Recent Comments With Avatar.

Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Polygon Recent Comments With Avatar	Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts
Popular rank	#15,669	#14,227
Active installs	100+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	97	119
Rating	4.7(6)	4.5(6)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.5.14	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.05	×0.37
Last release	2 years ago	4 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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