Changes the behavior of the built-in Recent Comments widget to display comment excerpts instead of post titles
As of April 2026, Recent Comments Widget with Comment Excerpts is a WordPress latest comments plugin with 100 active installations and a 4.5/5 rating from 6 reviews. It has been downloaded 14K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 2 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: news ticker benaceur.
This plugin replaces the default recent comments widget so it behaves differently. Instead of the format “username on post title,” the widget will display “username said comment excerpt.”
All development happens on Github at https://github.com/csalzano/recent-comments-widget-with-comment-excerpts
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| WordPress | 2.8+ requiredTested up to 6.4.8 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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