Lazy Load for Comments vs Twitter Mentions as Comments
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| Feature | Lazy Load for Comments v2.1.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Twitter Mentions as Comments v1.5.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 2,000+ | 40+ |
| Last updated | September 18, 2026 | July 4, 2013 |
| Editions | Lazy Load for Comments | Twitter Mentions as Comments |
| Pros | Comments load only on scroll or click; Works with classic and block themes; Settings for button text and minimum comment count | Adds tweets linking your posts as comments; Uses the normal comment moderation queue; Hourly check runs automatically |
| Cons | Comments are missing from the first HTML response; Needs a visitor action before comments appear; Depends on JavaScript to load comments | Needs Twitter API credentials; Readme last tested with WordPress 3.5; Depends on Twitter search API availability |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Replaces the comments template with a lazy loader, Replaces the comments block in block themes, Rewrites comment links to open the loader, REST endpoint that returns comment markup, Settings registered for button, count and cache | Searches Twitter for tweets linking to posts, Inserts tweets as comments, Skips tweets already imported, Hourly check for new mentions, Shows the tweet author name and avatar, Settings page under Settings |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | — | Twitter API |
| Plugins | Divi | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 | 3.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 3.5 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | api.twitter.com |