WordPress plugin comparison
Cookies for Comments vs Decent Comments
Cookies for Comments
by Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)
10K+ installs4.9
Decent Comments
by itthinx
1K+ installs4.6
At a glance
- Cookies for Comments has more active installs: 10K+, against 1K+ for Decent Comments.
- On a typical day, Cookies for Comments is downloaded about 25 times, Decent Comments about 21.
- Cookies for Comments is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 18 reviews, against 4.6 from 20 reviews.
- Decent Comments was updated more recently: Jan 6, 2026, against Jun 4, 2019 for Cookies for Comments.
- Decent Comments is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.2.30 for Cookies for Comments.
- Cookies for Comments has been around longer: since 2008, against 2011 for Decent Comments.
Line by line
Cookies for Comments leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Cookies for Comments | Decent Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,560 | #5,072 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 650 | 582 |
| Rating | 4.9(18) | 4.6(20) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.2.30 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.42 |
| Last release | 7 years ago | 10 months 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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