Recent Comments Widget with Excerpts
Limited data: Recent Comments Widget with Excerpts has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 85 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Recent Comments Widget with Excerpts still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 27 Jun 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 27 Jun 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Recent Comments Widget with Excerpts, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer salzano since Nov 2010. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Recent Comments Widget with Excerpts removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Recent Comments Widget with Excerpts safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Recent Comments Widget with Excerpts update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.0.0. No one-star spike after it. 6 Sep 2023 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| salzano | 13 Nov 2010 to 27 Jun 2026, 17 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2010.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 4 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 27 Jun 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews.
| 5 star | 0 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
40+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
Momentum history builds with each snapshot.
Healthier alternatives
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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 1.0.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Corey Salzano |
| Added | 13 Nov 2010 |
| Last updated | 27 Jun 2026 |
| Active installs | 40+ |
| Requires WordPress | 2.8 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | default widgets, recent comments, comment excerpts, recent comments widget, recent comment excerpts |
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Questions
Is Recent Comments Widget with Excerpts still maintained?
Yes. Last release 27 Jun 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.
Who owns Recent Comments Widget with Excerpts, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer salzano since Nov 2010.
Was Recent Comments Widget with Excerpts removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Recent Comments Widget with Excerpts safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Recent Comments Widget with Excerpts update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.0.0. No one-star spike after it.