WordPress plugin comparison
CommentGate vs Cookies for Comments
CommentGate
by Dhruv Pandya
Fewer than 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 fewer than 10 for CommentGate.
- On a typical day, Cookies for Comments is downloaded about 24 times, CommentGate about 2.
- CommentGate has no reviews yet.
- CommentGate was updated more recently: Jul 15, 2026, against Jun 4, 2019 for Cookies for Comments.
- CommentGate is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.2.30 for Cookies for Comments.
- Cookies for Comments has been around longer: since 2008, against 2026 for CommentGate.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | CommentGate | Cookies for Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #67,643 | #1,558 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 54 | 623 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.9(18) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 5.2.30 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 3 months ago | 7 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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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