How to show recent comments list in WordPress

To show a list of recent comments without using a plugin in WordPress, you can use the wp_list_comments function and customize it to your needs.

Here’s an example of how you can use the wp_list_comments function to show a list of the most recent comments on your WordPress site:

// Show recent comments list
// More snippets at wpunplugged.com 

<ul>
  <?php
    $args = array(
      'number' => 10, // Number of comments to show
      'status' => 'approve', // Only show approved comments
      'type' => 'comment', // Only show regular comments, not pingbacks or trackbacks
    );
    wp_list_comments( $args );
  ?>
</ul>

This code will show a list of the 10 most recent comments on your WordPress site. The comments will be ordered by date, with the most recent comments appearing first.

If you want to customize the output of the comments, you can use the callback argument in the wp_list_comments function. This argument allows you to specify a custom callback function that will be used to output the comments.

Here’s an example of how you can use a custom callback function to customize the output of the comments:

// Show recent comments list
// More snippets at wpunplugged.com 

<ul>
  <?php
    $args = array(
      'number' => 10, // Number of comments to show
      'status' => 'approve', // Only show approved comments
      'type' => 'comment', // Only show regular comments, not pingbacks or trackbacks
      'callback' => 'my_custom_comment_callback', // Custom callback function
    );
    wp_list_comments( $args );
  ?>
</ul>

<?php
  function my_custom_comment_callback( $comment, $args, $depth ) {
    ?>
    <li>
      <?php comment_author_link(); ?>
      <?php comment_text(); ?>
    </li>
    <?php
  }
?>

This code will show a list of the 10 most recent comments on your WordPress site, using the custom callback function to output the comments. You can customize the callback function to your needs to control the output of the comments.