Active installations10Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating3.5 / 5 from 2 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org
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WP PlugIndex currently records Better Comments version 3.0.0 as active, updated 2mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Overview
About this plugin
Your theme looks great—until you reach the comments.
Better Comments gives you a clean set of controls for the comment form, comments, reply links, and avatars. No custom CSS required, no replacement comment platform, and no changes to your existing comments.
Why Better Comments?
Give the comment form the same visual language as the rest of your site.
Make comment cards, reply links, fields, and focus states feel intentional.
Choose an avatar shape that fits your brand, from circles to polygons and stars.
Let registered users upload a custom avatar from their profile.
Improve smaller screens without rebuilding your theme’s comment template.
Keep WordPress native: your comments, hooks, filters, and moderation workflow stay in place.
Keep the frontend lean: assets load only where comments are displayed, and generated styles are cached.
Better Comments Pro
One plan. Everything premium.
Pro adds the tools you need when comments are part of your editorial workflow:
Format comments with frontend and WordPress admin quicktags.
Add custom quicktags for your own publishing workflow.
Allow oEmbeds in comments.
Let administrators comment on posts with comments closed.
Redirect comment archive and replytocom URLs to cleaner destinations.
Add missing ALT text to Gravatar images.
Get priority support.
See Better Comments Pro
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Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
custom avatar
accessibility
comments
performance
seo
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested with WP 7.1
Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.2 · PHP 8.0
Update activity11 Aug 20262mo ago
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