WordPress plugin comparison

Vertical scroll recent comments vs Widget Content Blocks

Vertical scroll recent comments

by gopiplus

100+ installs5.0

Widget Content Blocks

by Danny van Kooten

10K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Widget Content Blocks has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for Vertical scroll recent comments.
On a typical day, Widget Content Blocks is downloaded about 42 times, Vertical scroll recent comments about 5.
Vertical scroll recent comments is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 60 reviews.
Widget Content Blocks was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2026, against Dec 1, 2022 for Vertical scroll recent comments.
Widget Content Blocks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.1.16 for Vertical scroll recent comments.
Vertical scroll recent comments has been around longer: since 2009, against 2011 for Widget Content Blocks.

Widget Content Blocks leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Vertical scroll recent comments	Widget Content Blocks
Popular rank	#15,934	#2,022
Active installs	100+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	105	1.3K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.8(60)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.1.16	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.01	×1.00
Last release	4 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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