Recent Comments
Creates functions to assist in displaying a list of the most recent comments.
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·200 active installs·Updated 5 years agoAs of April 2026, Recent Comments is a WordPress list plugin with 200 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 31K+ times in total. Requires WordPress false+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2005. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: List category posts.
0/5Rating
200active installs
31K+total downloads
21 yearssince 2005
Overview
Creates functions to assist in displaying a list of the most recent comments. Provides more configurability than the widget that comes with WordPress.
Configuration
You may pass parameters when calling the function to configure some of the options. Parameters are accepted only in the query-string-style.
list_most_recent_comments()
In addition to the parameters that get_comments() and get_most_recent_comments() (see below) accept, this function accepts the following parameters:
excerpt_words— The number of words from the comment to displayexcerpt_chars— Or alternately the number of characters from the comment to displaycomment_format— Allows you to pick from two predefined display formats:
- Comment Author on Post Title
- Comment Author: This is the comment excerpt
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | false+ requiredTested up to false |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
Version 2.0.0
- Recoded from scratch to make use of
get_comments()instead of a direct database query. - Additional parameters added.
Contributors
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