Display recent comments with customizable templates, Block Editor blocks, Abilities API support, and clean CSS.
Alternatives to NS Widget Recent Comments
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Duplicates the built-in Recent Comments widget and adds functionality to display comment excerpts instead of post titles
Changes the behavior of the built-in Recent Comments widget to display comment excerpts instead of post titles
A collection of useful widgets, neatly bundled into a single plugin.
Advance Widget Packv1.6.0
A pack of content widgets and blocks: recent/popular/related posts, author info, tag cloud, social links, countdown timer, and more.
WP-jTweetsv2.0.0
A widget that shows a user's recent X (Twitter) posts, optionally fading them in and out one at a time. Uses the X API v2.
Rathly Profile Avatarsv1.0.0
Replace standard Gravatar with custom uploaded images for author avatars.
Decent Commentsv3.0.2
Decent Comments shows what people say. A more engaging way to show comments.
Replace Gravatar with a custom profile picture from your Media Library, shown everywhere WordPress displays avatars. Lightweight, no settings.
Block Widgets Monsterv1.0.7
Quick and easy testing of multiple WordPress and/or WooCommerce block/legacy widgets. Not intended for production use.