Cookies for Comments WordPress Plugin
Sets a cookie on a random URL that is then checked when a comment is posted. If the cookie is missing the comment is marked as spam. This plugin will
This plugin adds a stylesheet or image to your blog's html source code. When a browser loads that stylesheet or image a cookie is dropped. If that user then leaves a comment the cookie is checked. If it doesn't exist the comment is marked as spam. The plugin can also check how long it took a user to enter a comment. If it's too fast it's probably a spam bot. How fast can a legitimate user enter their name, email, web address and enter a well thought out comment?
For the adventurous, add these lines to your .htaccess and it will block spam attempts before they ever get to WordPress. Replace the Xs with the cookie that was set in your browser after viewing your blog. You can also find the cookie value by examining the page source code and looking for "css.php?k=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX". Make sure the lines go above the standard WordPress rules.
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Usage of Cookies for Comments over time
June 2023 — July 2024Between June 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites running this plugin went from 2 345 to 1 474 — down 871 (-37.1%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 1 474 | -96 |
| June 2024 | 1 570 | -22 |
| May 2024 | 1 592 | +3 |
| April 2024 | 1 589 | -24 |
| March 2024 | 1 613 | -211 |
| February 2024 | 1 824 | -35 |
| January 2024 | 1 859 | -174 |
| December 2023 | 2 033 | -66 |
| November 2023 | 2 099 | +5 |
| October 2023 | 2 094 | -78 |
| September 2023 | 2 172 | -112 |
| August 2023 | 2 284 | -42 |
| July 2023 | 2 326 | -19 |
| June 2023 | 2 345 | — |
Themes used with Cookies for Comments
Detected most often on sites that run this plugin.
| # | Theme |
|---|---|
| 1 | Genesis |
| 2 | Twentytwelve |
| 3 | Twentyeleven |
| 4 | Winfield |
| 5 | Avada |
| 6 | Divi |
| 7 | Twentyten |
| 8 | Twentythirteen |
| 9 | Enfold |
| 10 | Twentyfourteen |
| 11 | Canvas |
| 12 | Atahualpa |
| 13 | Thematic |
| 14 | Twentyfifteen |
| 15 | Twentysixteen |
| 16 | U-design |
| 17 | Responsive |
| 18 | Newspaper |
| 19 | Headway |
| 20 | Hueman |
Sites running Cookies for Comments
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