WordPress plugin comparison
Cookies for Comments vs Genial Comments
Cookies for Comments
by Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)
10K+ installs4.9
Genial Comments
by GenialSouls
4K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Cookies for Comments has more active installs: 10K+, against 4K+ for Genial Comments.
- On a typical day, Genial Comments is downloaded about 53 times, Cookies for Comments about 25.
- Cookies for Comments is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 18 reviews, against 4.8 from 20 reviews.
- Genial Comments was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Jun 4, 2019 for Cookies for Comments.
- Genial Comments 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 2017 for Genial Comments.
Line by line
Genial Comments leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Cookies for Comments | Genial Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,560 | #3,509 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 4K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 650 | 2.9K |
| Rating | 4.9(18) | 4.8(20) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.2.30 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.76 |
| Last release | 7 years ago | 17 days 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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