WordPress plugin comparison
HP Comment Form Validation vs Cookies for Comments
HP Comment Form Validation
by Hitesh Prajapati
10+ installs
Cookies for Comments
by Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)
10K+ installs4.9
At a glance
- Cookies for Comments has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for HP Comment Form Validation.
- On a typical day, Cookies for Comments is downloaded about 25 times, HP Comment Form Validation about 2.
- HP Comment Form Validation has no reviews yet.
- HP Comment Form Validation was updated more recently: Aug 24, 2026, against Jun 4, 2019 for Cookies for Comments.
- HP Comment Form Validation 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 2021 for HP Comment Form Validation.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | HP Comment Form Validation | Cookies for Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #41,251 | #1,540 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 57 | 636 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.9(18) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.2.30 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.13 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 7 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | – |
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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