WordPress plugin comparison

Cookies for Comments vs Comment Experience by Progress Planner

Cookies for Comments

by Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)

10K+ installs4.9

Comment Experience by Progress Planner

by Progress Planner

500+ installs3.5

At a glance

Cookies for Comments has more active installs: 10K+, against 500+ for Comment Experience by Progress Planner.
On a typical day, Cookies for Comments is downloaded about 25 times, Comment Experience by Progress Planner about 12.
Cookies for Comments is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 18 reviews, against 3.5 from 13 reviews.
Comment Experience by Progress Planner was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2025, against Jun 4, 2019 for Cookies for Comments.
Comment Experience by Progress Planner is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 5.2.30 for Cookies for Comments.
Cookies for Comments has been around longer: since 2008, against 2015 for Comment Experience by Progress Planner.

Cookies for Comments leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Cookies for Comments	Comment Experience by Progress Planner
Popular rank	#1,560	#8,914
Active installs	10K+	500+
Downloads, last 30 days	636	362
Rating	4.9(18)	3.5(13)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.2.30	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.25
Last release	7 years ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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