Toggle wpautop vs Recent Comments Widget Plus (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Recent Comments Widget Plus
2.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Toggle wpautop has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 32 reviews) and leads in active installations (10K+ vs 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Toggle wpautop has accumulated 108K+ total downloads while Recent Comments Widget Plus has 49K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Toggle wpautop | Recent Comments Widget Plus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.9/5 | ◄ | 4.7/5 |
| Total Reviews | 32 | ◄ | 20 |
| Active Installs | 10K+ | ◄ | 2.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 108K+ | ◄ | 49K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 4 years ago | ► | 3 years ago |
| First Released | 2013 | 2015 | |
| Age | 13 years | 11 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.0+ | 5.8+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.6+ | 7.2+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.3.0 | 1.3 |
Rating Breakdown
Toggle wpautop
Recent Comments Widget Plus
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Toggle wpautop averaged approximately 17 daily downloads while Recent Comments Widget Plus averaged 6.
Recent Reviews
Toggle wpautop Reviews
Top Tier Plugin
Thank you for taking the time to create such an awesome plugin 🙂 finally those auto <p> tags are gone!
Excelente Plugin
Excelente Plugin
I doesn’t work with last wordpress version
Plugin need to be updated because it doesn’t work with last wordpress version. I would like to use it but I am not able. Please, let me know how to overcome this problem. This topic was modifi
Recent Comments Widget Plus Reviews
Does exactly what I need
Does exactly what I need. Simple but very good Widget plugin.
does exactly what is says
Great plugin works pefectly good job.
easy and intiuitive to use; but not localized
plugin se kterým jsem byl dosud velmi spokojen “Get Recent Comments” přestal s novou aktualizací WP pracovat, tak jsem musel hledat jiný. Tento je také jednoduchý, intuitivní, ale pro ne-anglické weby
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