Fixes WordPress reversed comments pagination issue where it doesn't fill the default page with comments.
As of April 2026, Fix Reversed Comments Pagination is a WordPress comments plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection.
If you have 21 comments on a certain post, and your WordPress discussion settings are:
Then the default page will show only one comment, #21. The second page will show comments 20 to 1.
What WordPress should do instead is display comments 21 to 2 on the default page, and 1 on the second page. With the help of this plugin, WordPress will do that.
After you upload and activate, you must make a minor modification to your theme.
In [wp_list_comments](https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_list_comments) of your theme, pass Walker_Comment_Wink class as the “walker” — like this:
if (class_exists…| WordPress | 3.1+ requiredTested up to 3.1.4 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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