Duplicates the built-in Recent Comments widget and adds functionality to display comment excerpts instead of post titles
Alternatives to Poly Comments
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Changes the behavior of the built-in Recent Comments widget to display comment excerpts instead of post titles
Display recent comments with customizable templates, Block Editor blocks, Abilities API support, and clean CSS.
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Upload an author image right from your profile page with the click of a button.
The official Gravatar plugin, featuring privacy-focused settings, easy profile updates, and customizable Gravatar Profile blocks.
Locally mirror commenters' Gravatar or Mastodon profile images.
Decent Comments shows what people say. A more engaging way to show comments.
Make your WordPress comments feel native to your design.
A fast, privacy-first Disqus alternative for WordPress: threaded comments, reactions, and ML spam filtering. No ads, no tracking, no data resale.