WordPress plugin comparison
Cookies for Comments vs Simple Comment Editing
Cookies for Comments
by Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)
10K+ installs4.9
Simple Comment Editing
by David Stone
2K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Cookies for Comments has more active installs: 10K+, against 2K+ for Simple Comment Editing.
- On a typical day, Simple Comment Editing is downloaded about 42 times, Cookies for Comments about 25.
- Cookies for Comments is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 18 reviews, against 4.8 from 55 reviews.
- Simple Comment Editing was updated more recently: Sep 11, 2026, against Jun 4, 2019 for Cookies for Comments.
- Simple Comment Editing 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 2013 for Simple Comment Editing.
Line by line
Simple Comment Editing leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Cookies for Comments | Simple Comment Editing |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,560 | #4,756 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 650 | 1.1K |
| Rating | 4.9(18) | 4.8(55) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 50% |
| Tested up to | 5.2.30 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.81 |
| Last release | 7 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.2 |
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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