WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts vs Recent Love

Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts

by Corey Salzano

100+ installs4.5

Recent Love

by RonR

10+ installs

At a glance

Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts has more active installs: 100+, against 10+ for Recent Love.
On a typical day, Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts is downloaded about 5 times, Recent Love about 1.
Recent Love has no reviews yet.
Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts was updated more recently: Jun 26, 2026, against Mar 28, 2010 for Recent Love.
Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 2.9.2 for Recent Love.
Recent Love has been around longer: since 2007, against 2010 for Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts.

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

Metric	Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts	Recent Love
Popular rank	#14,178	#29,421
Active installs	100+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	119	33
Rating	4.5(6)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	2.9.2
Search multiplier	×0.37	×0.00
Last release	4 months ago	16 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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