Influential Commenters
This plugin shows your top 100 most influential commenters on your Wordpress blog, ordered by Alexa Rank.
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Influential Commenters shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 14 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.1 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Influential Commenters stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| alexa | #48 |
| commenters | >100 |
| facebook shares | >100 |
| google backlinks | >100 |
| top commenters | #52 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Influential Commenters
From the official readme · v1Description
This is a plugin that I made that shows your top 100 most influential commenters on your WordPress blog, ordered by Alexa Rank (a somewhat accurate reflection of a site’s popularity). It also shows the number of Facebook Shares, and name and email address of the author, so that you can quickly get into contact with him or her. It also shows when last they commented on your blog.
It takes some time for the data to load, so please be patient.
I imagine that bloggers would use this to find out which other influential bloggers have recently been interested in their site, and then they’d be able to get into contact with them, saying something like:
“Hey John,
I noticed that you posted a comment on my site the other day, and I just thought I’d send you a quick email to let you know that I like the content you’ve been posting. Perhaps we could write a guest post for each other sometime? I think that would suit both of our audiences well.
Kind regards,
Graeme”
Installation
This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
e.g.
- Upload “influential_commenters.php” to the “/wp-content/plugins/” directory
- Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu in WordPress
- Go to the “Comments” menu in the Wordpres Admin Menus, and click “Influential Commenters”
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FAQ
Influential Commenters: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 2, 2026
Is Influential Commenters free?
Yes. Influential Commenters is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Influential Commenters safe to use in 2026?
Influential Commenters shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Influential Commenters?
Influential Commenters is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,140 times since it launched in July 2012. It was downloaded 75 times in the last 30 days.
Does Influential Commenters work with WordPress 7.1?
Influential Commenters is officially tested up to WordPress 3.1.4, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Influential Commenters last updated?
The latest version, 1, was released on July 14, 2012 (14 years ago).
Who makes Influential Commenters?
Influential Commenters is developed and maintained by graemeboy.
What are the best alternatives to Influential Commenters?
The most popular alternatives to Influential Commenters are WP Alexa Flash Briefing (30+ installs), WPMU Fast Verification for… (10+ installs) and Claim Alexa (10+ installs).
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