Who should use Decent Comments?

Decent Comments is an open-source project built for wordPress bloggers and site owners.

Is Decent Comments free?

Yes — Decent Comments is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

What platforms does Decent Comments run on?

Decent Comments runs on the web and embeddable surfaces. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Decent Comments still active?

Unverified. Decent Comments has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to Decent Comments?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Focus Wall, Site Update Notification, and QuickExplorer.

Who develops Decent Comments?

Decent Comments is developed by itthinx.

When did Decent Comments launch?

Decent Comments first shipped in 2011.

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Decent Comments

Name: Decent Comments
Author: itthinx

wordpress.orgProductivity & Work

Decent Comments is a WordPress plugin designed to show comments in a more engaging way. It displays recent comments with author avatars, comment excerpts or full text, and supports filtering by post, category, and other criteria. The plugin offers blocks, widgets, shortcodes, and an API for flexible placement and customization across a site.

Open SourceWebEmbeddableSelf-hosted

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Overview

5 features

Decent Comments is a Productivity & Work project. It focuses on displaying comments in an attractive, engaging format with author avatars and excerpts. Decent Comments is an open-source project aimed at wordPress bloggers and site owners. The project is open source (Open Source). Decent Comments is available on the web and embeddable surfaces, and it can be self-hosted.

Behind Decent Comments is itthinx, and it first shipped in 2011. Key capabilities include Comment Previews, Author Avatars, and Configurable Widgets.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Comment Previews
Author Avatars
Configurable Widgets
Shortcodes
API Support

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddableSelf-hosted

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed30 Jul · 00:06 UTC
Decent Comments verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Decent Comments

What is Decent Comments?: Decent Comments focuses on displaying comments in an attractive, engaging format with author avatars and excerpts. It is catalogued under Productivity & Work on PulseGate.
Who should use Decent Comments?: Decent Comments is an open-source project built for wordPress bloggers and site owners.
Is Decent Comments free?: Yes — Decent Comments is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does Decent Comments run on?: Decent Comments runs on the web and embeddable surfaces. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Decent Comments still active?: Unverified. Decent Comments has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Decent Comments?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Focus Wall, Site Update Notification, and QuickExplorer.Focus Wall Site Update Notification QuickExplorer
Who develops Decent Comments?: Decent Comments is developed by itthinx.
When did Decent Comments launch?: Decent Comments first shipped in 2011.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
First seen: 30 Jul 2026
Built for: WordPress bloggers and site owners
Model: Open source
Solves: Displaying comments in an attractive, engaging format with author avatars and excerpts.

Registered as

WordPress.org: decent-comments

Developer

itthinx

Live coverage

Identity confidence: High · 87.8
Indexed: 30 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Jul 2026
Last seen: 30 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: decent-comments-wordpress-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 30 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 30 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 5 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/decent-comments

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