WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts vs Scroll recent comments

Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts

by Corey Salzano

100+ installs4.5

Scroll recent comments

by pakhermawan

10+ installs

At a glance

Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts has more active installs: 100+, against 10+ for Scroll recent comments.
On a typical day, Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts is downloaded about 5 times, Scroll recent comments about 1.
Scroll recent comments has no reviews yet.
Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts was updated more recently: Jun 26, 2026, against Aug 29, 2011 for Scroll recent comments.
Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.2.1 for Scroll recent comments.
Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts has been around longer: since 2010, against 2011 for Scroll recent comments.

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

Metric	Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts	Scroll recent comments
Popular rank	#14,178	#36,555
Active installs	100+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	121	28
Rating	4.5(6)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	3.2.1
Search multiplier	×0.37	×0.00
Last release	4 months ago	15 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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