bSocial comments
Featured, faved, and flaged comments.
Consider an alternative
bSocial comments shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 21/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 11 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.0 (latest is 7.1)
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where bSocial comments stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| bSocial | #2 |
| bSuite | #7 |
| comments | >100 |
| featured comments | >100 |
| flags | >100 |
About bSocial comments
From the official readme · v1.0Description
- This section needs development.
- Adds featured comments selected by editors
- Adds ability for users to flag comments
- Adds ability for users to fave comments
- Adds support for registering new comment types and statuses, similar to WP core’s
register_post_type(), see the section on registering custom comment types
History
Featured comments were originally introduced in bSocial (plugin repo, github), but have moved here. New bSocial commenting features will be developed in this plugin.
In the WordPress.org plugin repo
Eventually here: https://wordpress.org/plugins/bsocial-comments/
Fork me!
This plugin is on Github: https://github.com/misterbisson/bsocial-comments
Build status
Master build status at Travis-CI:
Registering custom comment types
Custom comment types
`php
$args = array(
‘labels’ => array(
‘name’ => ‘Faves’,
‘singular_name’ => ‘Fave’,
‘edit_item’ => ‘Edit Fave’,
‘update_item’ => ‘Update Fave’,
‘view_item’ => ‘View Fave’,
‘all_items’ => ‘All Faves’,
),
‘description’ => ‘Comment faves’,
‘public’ => TRUE,
‘show_ui’ => TRUE,
‘admin_actions’ => array( ‘trash’, ‘untrash’, ‘delete’ ),
‘statuses’ => array(
‘feedback’,
‘trash’,
),
);
bsocial_comments()->register()->comment_type( ‘fave’, $args );
`
Custom comment statuses
`php
$args = array(
‘label’ => ‘Feedback’,
‘label_count’ => _n_noop( ‘Feedback (%s)’, ‘Feedback (%s)’ ),
‘status_links_show’ => TRUE,
‘include_in_all’ => FALSE,
);
bsocial_comments()->register()->comment_status( ‘feedback’, $args );
`
Installation
- Place the plugin folder in your
wp-content/plugins/directory and activate it. - Use the default options, or filter
go_configto return the options you want (when the second arg =bsocial-comments). - Have fun, feature some comments!
For developers
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FAQ
bSocial comments: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 30, 2026
Is bSocial comments free?
Yes. bSocial comments is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is bSocial comments safe to use in 2026?
bSocial comments shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 21/100 on our health check.
How many websites use bSocial comments?
bSocial comments is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,356 times since it launched in November 2014. It was downloaded 23 times in the last 30 days.
Does bSocial comments work with WordPress 7.1?
bSocial comments is officially tested up to WordPress 4.0.38, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was bSocial comments last updated?
The latest version, 1.0, was released on November 4, 2014 (12 years ago).
Who makes bSocial comments?
bSocial comments is developed and maintained by Casey Bisson.
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