Get Recent Comments

By Krischan Jodies (http://jodies.de)

• Why it's awesome: Helps search engine optimization and the visitors know what content is the most talked about

• Why it was picked: Simplicity and search engine optimization

• Manual Install URL: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/get-recent-comments/

• Automatic Install search term: Get Recent Comments

• Geek level: Newbie

• Configuration location: Settings | Recent Comments

• Used in: Widgets, templates

The default Recent Comments widget in WordPress is shockingly incomplete; luckily, Krischan Jodies spent his personal time to build a proper Recent Comments widget. Once activated, you will need to visit Appearance | Widgets. A new Recent Comments widget will be available to drag to your sidebar. Out of the box, the plugin needs no configuration, but Krischan provided a very comprehensive configuration engine that can be accessed through Settings | Recent Comments.

The plugin, Recent Comments, also comes with a Recent Trackback widget...