WordPress plugin comparison
Block Comment Spam Bots vs Cookies for Comments
Block Comment Spam Bots
by Rick Hellewell
800+ installs5.0
Cookies for Comments
by Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)
10K+ installs4.9
At a glance
- Cookies for Comments has more active installs: 10K+, against 800+ for Block Comment Spam Bots.
- On a typical day, Cookies for Comments is downloaded about 25 times, Block Comment Spam Bots about 9.
- Block Comment Spam Bots is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.9 from 18 reviews.
- Block Comment Spam Bots was updated more recently: Apr 10, 2024, against Jun 4, 2019 for Cookies for Comments.
- Block Comment Spam Bots is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.5.14, against 5.2.30 for Cookies for Comments.
- Cookies for Comments has been around longer: since 2008, against 2019 for Block Comment Spam Bots.
Line by line
Block Comment Spam Bots leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Block Comment Spam Bots | Cookies for Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #7,397 | #1,560 |
| Active installs | 800+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 201 | 650 |
| Rating | 5.0(4) | 4.9(18) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.5.14 | 5.2.30 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.07 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 7 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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