WordPress plugin comparison
Cookies for Comments vs Hide Trackbacks
Cookies for Comments
by Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)
10K+ installs4.9
Hide Trackbacks
by Sander van Dragt
300+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Cookies for Comments has more active installs: 10K+, against 300+ for Hide Trackbacks.
- On a typical day, Cookies for Comments is downloaded about 25 times, Hide Trackbacks about 9.
- Cookies for Comments is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 18 reviews, against 4.7 from 6 reviews.
- Hide Trackbacks was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Jun 4, 2019 for Cookies for Comments.
- Hide Trackbacks 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 2011 for Hide Trackbacks.
Line by line
Cookies for Comments leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Cookies for Comments | Hide Trackbacks |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,560 | #10,185 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 300+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 650 | 236 |
| Rating | 4.9(18) | 4.7(6) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.2.30 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.49 |
| Last release | 7 years ago | 2 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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