Display recent comments with customizable templates, Block Editor blocks, Abilities API support, and clean CSS.
Alternatives to Extraordinary Comments
Plugins below are selected for functional relevance and current directory signals. Active-install counts do not affect this ranking.
Relevant replacements
WordPress plugins with similar use cases
Compatibility and update metadata provide context, not a quality guarantee. Review each plugin’s details for your site.
Duplicates the built-in Recent Comments widget and adds functionality to display comment excerpts instead of post titles
Changes the behavior of the built-in Recent Comments widget to display comment excerpts instead of post titles
A collection of useful widgets, neatly bundled into a single plugin.
WP Telegram Commentsv1.2.8
Add comments to posts/pages on your WordPress website by using Telegram Comments Widget.
Advance Widget Packv1.6.0
A pack of content widgets and blocks: recent/popular/related posts, author info, tag cloud, social links, countdown timer, and more.
Comments – EchoThreadv1.5.2
A fast, privacy-first Disqus alternative for WordPress: threaded comments, reactions, and ML spam filtering. No ads, no tracking, no data resale.
Review comment counts, clean up selected types in resumable batches, export CSV, or disable public comments from one admin screen.
Custom Post Type Widgets for the Block Editor (Gutenberg). This WordPress plugin adds default Custom Post Type Widgets to the Block Editor.
Remove Comment Author Link & Links from Comments, Unlink, Disable Comments, Delete All Pending Comments. AI Auto Comment Reply, Voice, Attachments