Kelvin Ng

This plugin enables blog owners to allow some shortcodes to be used in comments. You can choose what to allow (i.e. Whitelist some shortcodes). It only affects shortcodes in comments, but not in pages, posts, etc. All shortcodes are default to be disabled.
<a href="http://www.kelvinblog.tk/my-wordpress-plugins/shortcode-in-comment-page" rel="nofollow ugc">Plugin Homepage</a>
<h4>Settings</h4>
<ol>
<li>Visit ‘Settings > Shortcode in Comment’ to set what shortcodes are enabled in comments.</li>
<li>Type your shortcode(s) to be enabled in the text box (comma seperated for more than one)</li>
<li>Click ‘Save Changes’ to submit.</li>
</ol>

Shortcode in Comment

Enables blog owners to allow some shortcodes to be used in comments. You can choose what to allow.

Hao Nguyen

Init Recent Comments is a developer-friendly plugin that lets you display the latest comments anywhere via a simple shortcode. It uses clean HTML, minimal CSS, and fully customizable templates.
No widgets, no bloated options. Just lightweight, extendable code — made for real sites.
Key design goals:
<ul>
<li>Templated rendering with override support from themes</li>
<li>Clean CSS you can disable or replace</li>
<li>REST-ready architecture (future-proof)</li>
<li>No jQuery, no nonsense</li>
</ul>
Perfect for blogs, news sites, or anyone who wants a better way to show active discussions.
This plugin is part of the <a href="https://en.inithtml.com/init-plugin-suite-minimalist-powerful-and-free-wordpress-plugins/" rel="nofollow ugc">Init Plugin Suite</a> — a collection of minimalist, fast, and developer-focused tools for WordPress.
GitHub repository: <a href="https://github.com/brokensmile2103/init-recent-comments" rel="nofollow ugc">https://github.com/brokensmile2103/init-recent-comments</a>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Simple shortcode: <code>[init_recent_comments]</code></li>
<li>Template-based rendering (<code>comment-item.php</code>, <code>wrapper.php</code>)</li>
<li>CSS can be disabled to use your theme’s design</li>
<li>No widgets, no jQuery, no frontend bloat</li>
<li>Developer-ready: extend with filters, REST, and lazy loading (planned)</li>
<li>Translation-ready (<code>.pot</code> included)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage</h3>
Use the shortcode anywhere:
<pre><code>[init_recent_comments number="5" maxheight="400px"]
</code></pre>
Attributes:
<ul>
<li><code>number</code> – Total comments to show (default: 5)</li>
<li><code>maxheight</code> – Optional max height with scroll and hidden scrollbar (example: <code>300px</code>)</li>
</ul>
To override templates, create the folder in your theme:
<pre><code>your-theme/
└── init-recent-comments/
 ├── wrapper.php
 └── comment-item.php<h3>Filters for Developers</h3>
</code></pre>
This plugin provides multiple filters to help developers customize caching behavior and performance for recent comments, reviews, and total comment count queries.
<code>init_plugin_suite_recent_comments_ttl</code> 
Control the cache TTL (in seconds) for recent comments. 
Applies to: Recent Comments Query 
Params: <code>int $ttl</code>
<code>init_plugin_suite_recent_comments_query_args</code> 
Allows developers to modify or extend the WP_Comment query arguments before the query runs. 
Applies to: Recent Comments Query 
Params: <code>array $args</code>
<code>init_plugin_suite_recent_reviews_ttl</code> 
Control the cache TTL (in seconds) for recent reviews. 
Applies to: Recent Reviews Query 
Params: <code>int $ttl</code>
<code>init_plugin_suite_total_comments_ttl</code> 
Control the cache TTL (in seconds) for total approved comment counts by post type. 
Applies to: Total Comments Query 
Params: <code>int $ttl</code>, <code>array $post_types</code>
<code>init_plugin_suite_total_by_posts_ttl</code> 
Control the cache TTL (in seconds) for total approved comment counts across multiple post IDs. 
Applies to: Total by Post IDs Query 
Params: <code>int $ttl</code>, <code>array $post_ids</code>
<h3>License</h3>
This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later. 
You are free to use, modify, and distribute it under the same license.

Init Recent Comments – Templated, Modern, Minimal

Display recent comments with customizable templates and clean CSS. Lightweight, flexible, and built for modern WordPress sites.

Shortcode in Comment vs Init Recent Comments – Templated, Modern, Minimal