A cleaner WordPress dashboard with quick links, private page-view stats, one-click updates, comment moderation and Site Health at a glance.
Alternatives to Full Comments On Dashboard
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Disable and remove comments site-wide or per post type. Control REST API, feeds, XML-RPC, admin UI, and avatars. Multisite ready
Disable comments everywhere or per post type, clean the admin, block spam via XML-RPC & REST, remove pingbacks, and bulk-delete comments.
Decent Commentsv3.0.2
Decent Comments shows what people say. A more engaging way to show comments.
Selfish Fresh Startv1.3.0
Built to run on EVERY WordPress install, selfish fresh start removes unneeded admin and html meta clutter.
Changes the behavior of the built-in Recent Comments widget to display comment excerpts instead of post titles
Dashboard Commanderv1.0.3
Command your admin dashboard. Manage built-in widgets and dynamically registered widgets. Hide widgets depending upon user capabilities.
Display recent comments with customizable templates, Block Editor blocks, Abilities API support, and clean CSS.
Duplicates the built-in Recent Comments widget and adds functionality to display comment excerpts instead of post titles
Turn Comments Offv2.0.2
Turn comments off everywhere in WordPress.