WordPress plugin comparison
Cookies for Comments vs Simple Comment Quicktags
Cookies for Comments
by Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)
10K+ installs4.9
Simple Comment Quicktags
by Marc Tönsing
50+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Cookies for Comments has more active installs: 10K+, against 50+ for Simple Comment Quicktags.
- On a typical day, Cookies for Comments is downloaded about 25 times, Simple Comment Quicktags about 5.
- Simple Comment Quicktags is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 18 reviews.
- Simple Comment Quicktags was updated more recently: May 17, 2026, against Jun 4, 2019 for Cookies for Comments.
- Simple Comment Quicktags 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 2010 for Simple Comment Quicktags.
Line by line
Simple Comment Quicktags leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Cookies for Comments | Simple Comment Quicktags |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,560 | #19,619 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 50+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 650 | 117 |
| Rating | 4.9(18) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.2.30 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.32 |
| Last release | 7 years ago | 5 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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