Display recent comments with customizable templates, Block Editor blocks, Abilities API support, and clean CSS.
Alternatives to Better Recent Comments
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Duplicates the built-in Recent Comments widget and adds functionality to display comment excerpts instead of post titles
Display recent posts in a list, vertical slider, or responsive Swiper layout. Highly customizable via widget, shortcode, and Gutenberg block.
Better Commentsv3.0.0
Make your WordPress comments feel native to your design.
Changes the behavior of the built-in Recent Comments widget to display comment excerpts instead of post titles
Authors Posts Widgetv2.0.0
Show posts grouped by author in a clean, collapsible, accessible list. Works as a block, a widget and a shortcode.
Custom avatar, captcha, and thread interaction system. Custom avatars, comment history, gamification badges, voting, and advanced spam defense.
Decent Commentsv3.0.2
Decent Comments shows what people say. A more engaging way to show comments.
The official Gravatar plugin, featuring privacy-focused settings, easy profile updates, and customizable Gravatar Profile blocks.
Post Slider and Post Carousel display WordPress post in slider and carousel layouts with shortcode and Latest/Recent vertical post scrolling widget.