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Cookies for Comments

By Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)

What it does: Uses a cookie check to mark likely spam comments.

Why it’s listed: It protects comments from spam, and it was last updated in 2019. It is tested only up to WordPress 5.2.

View on WordPress.org ↗ Checked Reviewed by Abhishek Deshpande

Active installs
10k+
Last updated
2019-06-04
Tested up to
5.2.30
Rating
4.9 / 5 (18)
Version
0.5.5
Maintainers
2

Is Cookies for Comments still maintained?

It has gone over two years without an update, and it has a second warning sign: guards comments from spam.

Quiet: No update for over a year.

Placements are our opinion, based on public evidence. Risk here means a plugin may not get a fix if a problem appears. It doesn’t mean we found a flaw, unless we show an advisory. Going quiet alone never puts a plugin in Replace now.

Updates No release since 2019-06-04. That was 7 yr 5 mo before our check. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Compatibility Tested up to WordPress 5.2.30. WordPress 7.1.4 was current on 2026-10-31. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Security No public advisories found. A quiet record is not proof of safety. wpvulnerability.net · checked 2026-10-31
Reviews The latest 10 reviews average 5.0 stars, against 4.9 overall. None of them gave 1 or 2 stars. Newest activity: 2020-11-18. We see no negative trend. WordPress.org reviews · checked 2026-10-31
Maintainers 2 listed contributors. No recent support threads. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Usage 602 downloads in the last 30 days, including updates. 100% of sites run version 0.5. WordPress.org stats · checked 2026-10-31

What to do next

  1. Back up the site, and use a staging copy for any change.
  2. Try one of the alternatives below, then remove this plugin.

If it works today, no need to panic, but don’t leave this for long.

Recommended alternatives to Cookies for Comments

Antispam Bee ↗

Comment spam protection with no account.

700k+ installs · 4.8 stars · Updated 2026-08-23 · Tested 7.1.4

Akismet Anti-spam ↗

Spam filtering through a hosted service.

5M+ installs · 4.7 stars · Updated 2026-08-18 · Tested 7.1.4

Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile ↗

Add a challenge to comment forms.

200k+ installs · 4.7 stars · Updated 2026-10-30 · Tested 7.1.4

Each listed plugin was updated in the last six months, is tested with WordPress 7.0 or newer, and had no open advisory in WPVulnerability when we checked. We have not tried them ourselves. No one pays to appear here.

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