by Joel James 4.5 (19 reviews)

Lazy Social Comments

Name: Lazy Social Comments
Rating: 4.5 (19 reviews)
Author: Joel James

[DISCONTINUED] Facebook has permanently shut down the Facebook Comments embed. This plugin can no longer function.

Lazy Social Comments ranks #6,968 among WordPress.org plugins with 900+ active installations, is #252 of 2,958 in the Discussion & Community category, a 4.5/5 rating from 19 reviews, and was last updated Oct 13, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.8 (Current: 7.1.4)

v3.0.0 Current Version v3.0.0

Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 13 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

#252 of 2,958 in Discussion & Community Top 10% by installs Downloads -19.6% this week Actively maintained

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Active Installs

900+

-18.6%

KW Avg Position

26.3

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Downloads

46.3K

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Support Resolved

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Rating

90%

Review 4.5 out of 5

4.5 (19 reviews)

Next Milestone 1K

Total Progress 91%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 3 months ago

Mar 21, 2023

Lazy Social Comments [lazy-facebook-comments] < 2.0.5

CVE-2023-23733 · Fixed in v2.0.5

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Plugin Details

Version: 3.0.0
Last Updated: Oct 13, 2026
Requires WP: 3.0+
Tested Up To: 6.8
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Joel James

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5
Reviews: 19
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to add Facebook Comments to their site. It solves the problem of Facebook comment scripts slowing down page load by lazy loading them after a button click or scroll.

Facebook Comments integration
Lazy loading of scripts
Load after button click
Load after scrolling down
Translation ready
Adjustable comments, color, language, width
Customizable button label
Adjustable sorting order

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Lazy Social Comments

Facebook (Meta) permanently shut down the Facebook Comments embed on February 10, 2026. Without it, this plugin has nothing to load.

No. Those comments were stored by Facebook, not on your site, and Facebook has not provided an export.

This final version restores native WordPress comments automatically.

Yes: Convocept, a free, fast comment system by the same team. It keeps every comment in your own WordPress database, so your comments can never disappear with a third-party service again. See convocept.com.