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The Admin dashboard in WP 2.7 has a neat Recent Comments Box, from which you can manage and reply to comments directly. The only problem is that it shows the comment excerpt instead of the entire comment text. This means that you basically have to load another page to view the entire comment.
This simple plugin fixes this issue.
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Full Comments On Dashboard

Show full comments in the Recent Comments box on the admin dashboard.

Anil

Admin Shortcuts adds a set of powerful dashboard widgets that put the most common admin tasks within reach. Stop digging through menus — manage your site faster from the WordPress dashboard.
Features:
<ul>
<li>Quick Links — One-click buttons for New Post, New Page, and Upload Media, plus up to five custom links you configure yourself.</li>
<li>View All Users — Shortcut to the users list with a live badge showing total registered users.</li>
<li>Pending Comments — Review pending comments with inline Accept and Reject buttons (no page reload, powered by the REST API).</li>
<li>Site Health Status — Green, yellow, or red indicator pulled from WordPress Site Health data.</li>
<li>Core Update Notice — Warning badge and quick link when a WordPress core update is available.</li>
<li>Plugin Update Counter — Shows how many plugins need updates with a shortcut to the updates screen.</li>
<li>Drag-to-Reorder — Rearrange quick-link buttons via drag and drop; order is saved per user.</li>
<li>Dark / Light Mode — Toggle dashboard widget appearance; preference saved to user meta.</li>
<li>Recent Posts — Last five published posts with title and edit link.</li>
<li>Custom Quick Links — Configure five quick link slots (label, URL, enabled) from Settings > Admin Shortcuts.</li>
<li>Clean Dashboard — Hides core WordPress dashboard widgets when Admin Shortcuts is enabled; third-party widgets remain visible.</li>
</ul>

Admin Shortcuts

Your WordPress dashboard, supercharged. Quick links, comment moderation, site health, and updates — all one click away.

Full Comments On Dashboard vs Admin Shortcuts