WordPress plugin comparison

Post Comments as bbPress Topics vs Cookies for Comments

Post Comments as bbPress Topics

by Robin W

200+ installs4.3

Cookies for Comments

by Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)

10K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Cookies for Comments has more active installs: 10K+, against 200+ for Post Comments as bbPress Topics.
On a typical day, Cookies for Comments is downloaded about 25 times, Post Comments as bbPress Topics about 19.
Cookies for Comments is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 18 reviews, against 4.3 from 18 reviews.
Post Comments as bbPress Topics was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Jun 4, 2019 for Cookies for Comments.
Post Comments as bbPress Topics is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Cookies for Comments.
Cookies for Comments has been around longer: since 2008, against 2011 for Post Comments as bbPress Topics.

Cookies for Comments leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Post Comments as bbPress Topics	Cookies for Comments
Popular rank	#11,188	#1,560
Active installs	200+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	436	650
Rating	4.3(18)	4.9(18)
Support threads resolved	33%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.2.30
Search multiplier	×0.50	×0.00
Last release	18 days ago	7 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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