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Genial Social Comments — WordPress Comment Plugin

by GenialSouls · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.8.2 Tested up to WP 7.1.3 PHP 7.4+

Genial Social Comments has 4,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 168,595 downloads all time. We have tracked it since October 10, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on October 9, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Genial Social Comments at a glance

Active installs
4,000+
Total downloads
168,595
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since October 10, 2026

Is Genial Social Comments well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1.3, the current release is 7.1.3
One-star reviews
5%
1 of 20 reviews on WordPress.org

Genial Social Comments reviews and ratings

20 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.8 out of 5

20 reviews

5★
18
4★
1
3★
0
2★
0
1★
1

  • Very good !!!

    The plugin is stable, compact and has very timely support. Thanks a lot !

    Pham Thanh Bang

  • Not working

    Genereaza conflict incurca mai mult decat ajuta

    Aedops-antena24

  • Funcionando bem nos sites da minha empresa!

    I tested it on two different sites I manage at my company.[links removed by moderator] I went from silly intern to interesting intern. Very good content, thanks a thousand times!!!

    mhoca7

  • Excellent Support!

    Genial Souls has amazing customer support. They try their very best to assist with your request. 5/5!

    ziffyyy

  • Awesome Plugin!

    It's a very nice facebook comments plugin that you can use and make your comments section safe from spam.

    emantoyaks

  • What I can say is Great Support!

    Thanks

    Theo Platica

Where Genial Social Comments ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Genial Social Comments appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Comment Plugins #28 by tag, #13 in search #11 –

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Details

Adds an external social-comments area to selected post types and through the existing [gs-fb-comments] shortcode.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Genial Social Comments competes in

Tags

  • comments
  • Disqus
  • facebook comments
  • social comments

More from GenialSouls

Version
1.8.2
Last updated
Oct 9, 2026
First published
Nov 8, 2017
Requires WordPress
4.7
Tested up to
7.1.3
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Genial Social Comments FAQ

How many active installs does Genial Social Comments have?

WordPress.org reports 4,000+ active installs for Genial Social Comments as of October 22, 2026.

Is Genial Social Comments still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on October 9, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Is Genial Social Comments free?

Genial Social Comments is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does Genial Social Comments rank among Comment Plugins?

Genial Social Comments is #11 in the WordPress.org Comment Plugins ranking.