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Decent Comments

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Decent Comments Review - In-Depth Analysis

Decent Comments enhances comment display on your site. It shows comments with avatars and excerpts, making your site more engaging.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.45/10

User Rating

4.6/5 (based on 20+ reviews)

Active Installations

2,000+

Update Frequency

Below Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

1 / 10 (Very Low Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

Decent Comments enhances comment display on your site. It shows comments with avatars and excerpts, making your site more engaging.

The Decent Comments plugin helps you show comments on your site in a neat way. It lets you display comments along with avatars of the people who wrote them and previews of what they said. This makes your site more engaging for visitors.

If you want to show comments along with their author's avatars and an excerpt of their comment, recent comments on any of your posts, posts from certain categories and other criteria, then this might just be the right plugin for you.

The plugin provides configurable blocks, widgets, shortcodes and an API to display comments in sensible ways. This includes author avatars, links, comment excerpts, and more.

Anywhere you place comments, by means of its block, widget, shortcode or by using its API, you can show an excerpt or the full comment. You can choose to not show the comment as well. Determine the number of words shown for excerpts, set your kind of ellipsis, and set the number of comments to show.

Show the author's avatar and determine its size. Sort by various criteria such as author email, author URL, content, date, karma or post in ascending or descending order. Show comments for the current post or for a specific post. Show comments for a specific post type or for posts in specific categories.

Feedback is welcome. If you need help, have problems, want to leave feedback or want to provide constructive criticism, please do so at the Decent Comments plugin page.

Comparing to Alternatives

Decent Comments is a straightforward WordPress plugin focused on enhancing the comment section experience. When compared to other comment management plugins, it offers a simple and clean interface without overwhelming features.

Top alternatives

Decent Comments

Strengths

Simple and easy to use interface
Lightweight and does not slow down the site
Focuses on improving comment readability

Weaknesses

Lacks advanced moderation tools
No integration with third-party comment systems
Limited customization options

User Sentiment Analysis

User feedback on Decent Comments highlights its ease of use and clean design, though some users wish for more advanced features.

Positive highlights

"Very straightforward and easy to set up." - UserA
"Improved the look of my comment section nicely." - UserB
"Lightweight plugin that doesn't affect site speed." - UserC

Common complaints

Limited features compared to other comment plugins
No support for social media login integration
Lack of customization options

Weaknesses

Basic functionality may not meet all user needs
No premium support available

Who Should Use This?

Best for

Users looking for a simple, no-frills plugin to improve the appearance and usability of their WordPress comments.

Not ideal for

Those needing advanced comment moderation, social login, or extensive customization should consider other plugins.

Pricing & Value

Free version includes

The free version includes all core features for enhancing comment readability and basic management.

Final Verdict

Decent Comments is a solid choice for users who want a lightweight and easy-to-use plugin to improve their comment sections without extra complexity.

However, users seeking advanced features or integrations may find it lacking and should explore other options.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free Decent Comments plugin.

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Comment

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Contributors and developers

“Decent Comments” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Free Version Docs

WPS

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6.45

Average

Ratings

4.6 out of 5 | 20

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Version

3.0.2

Last updated

4 months ago

Active installations

2,000+

WordPress version

6.9.4 or higher

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PHP version

7.4 or higher

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Languages

0

Category

Communication & Messaging

Transactional Email

Tags

Comment,Comments,Discussion,Feedback,Shortcode

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