Disqus Recent Comments Widget
Disqus has dropped support for their recent comments widget. This plugin creates a configurable widget that will display your latest Disqus comments.
4.3(7 reviews)
·100 active installs·Updated 11 years agoAs of April 2026, Disqus Recent Comments Widget is a WordPress Disqus plugin with 100 active installations and a 4.3/5 rating from 7 reviews. It has been downloaded 25K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.4.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Disqus Comment System.
4.3/57 reviews
100active installs
25K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013
Overview
The Disqus Recent Comments Widget plugin will create a configurable widget that will allow you to display comments in any widgetized area of your theme like sidebars and footers.
You can customize the comment length and date format, filter users and choose from three different markup templates, among other things. The plugin has full support for custom markup defined with register_sidebars() and should integrate smoothly with most themes in the wp.org repository.
We try to be very proactive and responsive with support. So, if you have any issues, please post in the support forums and we’ll do our best to resolve your issue promptly.
You can follow development here: https://github.com/andrewbartel/Disqus_Recent_Comments
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.4.1+ requiredTested up to 4.0.38 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.2
- Added a relative time option in each individual widget’s settings
- Added caching, the plugin will now retrieve comments once a minute instead of every page load (props to everyone who helped out on this)
- Tested on WordPress 4.0
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