Title: Recent Comments Author: RobMarsh Published: March 23, 2008 Last modified: September 17, 2008 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/recent-comments-plugin.svg) # Recent Comments By [RobMarsh](https://profiles.wordpress.org/robmarsh/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/recent-comments-plugin.2.6.2.1.zip) * [Details](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/recent-comments-plugin/#description) * [Reviews](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/recent-comments-plugin/#reviews) * [Installation](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/recent-comments-plugin/#installation) * [Development](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/recent-comments-plugin/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/recent-comments-plugin/) ## Description Recent Comments displays a list of your blog’s newest comments. The output can be customised in [many](http://rmarsh.com/plugins/post-options/) ways. This plugin **requires** the latest version of the _Post-Plugin Library:_ [download it now](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/post-plugin-library.zip). ### Version History * 2.6.2.1 - option (‘unique’) to only show one comment per post * 2.6.2.0 - new {imagealt} output tag — rather like {imagesrc} - {excerpt} can now trim to whole sentences - content filter can now take parameter string - widget can now take parameter string - output can be appended to posts & feeds * 2.6.1.0 - the current post can be marked manually - widgets now honour the option to show no output if list is empty * 2.6.0.1 - bug fix: installation code was failing on some systems * 2.6.0.0 - version bump to indicate compatibility with WP 2.6 - fix to really include attachments - new parameter for {imagesrc} to append a suffix to the image name, e.g. to get the thumbnail for attachments * 2.5.0.11 - new option to include attachments - {php} tag now accepts nested tags - new output tag {authorurl} — permalink to archive of author’s posts * 2.5.0.10 - fix for page selection in old versions of WP - made omit current post try harder to find current post ID * 2.5.0.9 - new option to match the current post’s author - extended options for snippet and excerpt output tags * 2.5.0.7 - new option to show by status, i.e., published/private/draft/future - {categorynames} and {categorylinks} apply ‘single_cat_name’ filter - fixes bug in WP pre-2.2 causing installation to fail * 2.5.0.1 - new option to only show comments for the current post * 2.5.0 - {image} has new post, link, and default parameters - new {imagesrc} tag - fix to empty category bug - excluded posts bug fix - fix for intermittent bug with ‘omit current post’ option * 2.5b26 - reverted thumbnail serving (speed) - fix current post after extra query * 2.5b25 - option to sort output, group templates - removed ‘trim_before’ option added more logical ‘divider’ - {date:raw}, {commentdate:raw}, etc. - fix for {image} resizing when and not - {image} now serves real thumbnails * 2.5b24 - fix for recursive replacement by content filter - fix to {gravatar} to allow for ‘identicon’ etc. - fix to {commenter} to allow trimming - fix a warning in safe mode * 2.5b23 - new option to filter on custom fields - nested braces in {if}; condition now taggable - improved bug report feature - better way to omit user comments * 2.5b22 - fixes for tag bugs - show_pages option can now show only pages - omit registered user comments option added * 2.5b19 - fix for content replacement filter * 2.5b18 - fix output filter bug - add conditional tag {if:condition:yes:no} * 2.5b16 - fix for {php} * 2.5b15 - fix bugs, add ‘included posts’ setting * 2.5b14 - fix file-encoding, installation error, etc. * 2.5b11 - some widget fixes * 2.5b9 - clarifying installation instructions * [previous versions](http://rmarsh.com/plugins/recent-comments/) ## Installation 1. IMPORTANT! If you are upgrading from a previous version first deactivate the plugin, then delete the plugin folder from your server. 2. Upload the plugin folder to your /wp-content/plugins/ folder. If you haven’t already you should also install the [Post-Plugin Library](https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/post-plugin-library/) >. 3. Go to the **Plugins** page and activate the plugin. 4. Put `` at the place in your template where you want the list to appear or use the plugin as a widget. 5. Use the **Options/Settings** page to adjust the behaviour of the plugin. [My web site](http://rmarsh.com/) has [full instructions](http://rmarsh.com/plugins/recent-comments/) and [information on customisation](http://rmarsh.com/plugins/post-options/). ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Recent Comments” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ RobMarsh ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/robmarsh/) [Translate “Recent Comments” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/recent-comments-plugin) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/recent-comments-plugin/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/recent-comments-plugin/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/recent-comments-plugin/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/recent-comments-plugin/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Meta * Version **2.6.2.1** * Last updated **18 years ago** * Active installations **200+** * WordPress version ** 1.5 or higher ** * Tested up to **2.6.2** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/recent-comments-plugin/) * Tags * [comments](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/comments/)[latest](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/latest/) [newest](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/newest/)[posts](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/posts/) [recent](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/recent/) * [Advanced View](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/recent-comments-plugin/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/recent-comments-plugin/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/recent-comments-plugin/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ RobMarsh ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/robmarsh/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/recent-comments-plugin/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](http://rmarsh.com/donate/recent-comments/)