WordPress plugin comparison
Recent Comments vs Subscribe to Comments
At a glance
- Subscribe to Comments has more active installs: 10K+, against 200+ for Recent Comments.
- On a typical day, Subscribe to Comments is downloaded about 70 times, Recent Comments about 4.
- Recent Comments has no reviews yet.
- Subscribe to Comments was updated more recently: Oct 6, 2026, against Sep 17, 2008 for Recent Comments.
- Subscribe to Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.6.2 for Recent Comments.
- Subscribe to Comments has been around longer: since 2005, against 2008 for Recent Comments.
Line by line
Subscribe to Comments leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Recent Comments |  Subscribe to Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #12,521 | #1,579 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 103 | 13.1K |
| Rating | No ratings | 3.9(14) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 2.6.2 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.77 |
| Last release | 18 years ago | 1 month 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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