Best most-commented plugins for WordPress
The most popular most-commented plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Popular Widget leads with 600+ active installs, ahead of Disqus Popular Threads Widget (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “most-commented” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 most-commented plugins
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Popular WidgetThe most installed most-commented plugin, with 600+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 14 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.0.
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Disqus Popular Threads Widget10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
All 2 plugins tagged “most-commented”
Popular Widget
Down in the last 7 days:28#8,140by Hax9 years ago
Display the most commented or most viewed posts in a tabbed widget, filter the post by date range or by category. It also includes a tags tab.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.5(14)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Disqus Popular Threads Widget
Down in the last 7 days:4,140#45,939by Ron Zvagelsky13 years ago
Shows your most commented posts from Disqus via widget, shortcode, or template tag.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day