WordPress plugin comparison

Comment form validation and Customization vs Cookies for Comments

Comment form validation and Customization

by Chetan Vaghela

30+ installs

Cookies for Comments

by Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)

10K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Cookies for Comments has more active installs: 10K+, against 30+ for Comment form validation and Customization.
On a typical day, Cookies for Comments is downloaded about 25 times, Comment form validation and Customization about 4.
Comment form validation and Customization has no reviews yet.
Comment form validation and Customization was updated more recently: Jul 7, 2026, against Jun 4, 2019 for Cookies for Comments.
Comment form validation and Customization is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 5.2.30 for Cookies for Comments.
Cookies for Comments has been around longer: since 2008, against 2022 for Comment form validation and Customization.

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Comment form validation and Customization	Cookies for Comments
Popular rank	#24,292	#1,560
Active installs	30+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	95	636
Rating	No ratings	4.9(18)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.8.12	5.2.30
Search multiplier	×0.15	×0.00
Last release	4 months ago	7 years ago
Requires PHP	7.2	–

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