WordPress plugin comparison
Cookies for Comments vs Reactions
Cookies for Comments
by Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)
10K+ installs4.9
Reactions
by Gary Pendergast
10+ installs3.9
At a glance
- Cookies for Comments has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Reactions.
- On a typical day, Cookies for Comments is downloaded about 25 times, Reactions about 1.
- Cookies for Comments is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 18 reviews, against 3.9 from 8 reviews.
- Reactions was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Jun 4, 2019 for Cookies for Comments.
- Reactions 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 2016 for Reactions.
Line by line
Cookies for Comments leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Cookies for Comments | Reactions |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,558 | #39,830 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 619 | 23 |
| Rating | 4.9(18) | 3.9(8) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.2.30 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.16 |
| Last release | 7 years ago | 9 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.0 |
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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