Cookie Bar vs WF Cookie Consent (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, WF Cookie Consent has a higher user rating (5/5 from 27 reviews) while Cookie Bar leads in active installations (10K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Cookie Bar has accumulated 170K+ total downloads while WF Cookie Consent has 727K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Cookie Bar | WF Cookie Consent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.9/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 22 | ► | 27 |
| Active Installs | 10K+ | 10K+ | |
| Total Downloads | 170K+ | ► | 727K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 5 months ago | ◄ | 1 year ago |
| First Released | 2016 | 2015 | |
| Age | 10 years | 11 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.8+ | 3.0.1+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.2 | 1.2.0 |
Rating Breakdown
Cookie Bar
WF Cookie Consent
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Cookie Bar averaged approximately 32 daily downloads while WF Cookie Consent averaged 53.
Recent Reviews
Cookie Bar Reviews
Simple, light, easy
It’s very hard to find a simple plugin like this (old school) now days they are all so annoying, this is what I need vs the all others!
Wonderful easy solution
I’m a big fan of open source, especially when it is such a clean and easy solution as compared to the dozens (hundreds?) of other options. This is a grand total of 410 lines of code to review for secu
Discrete, effective & so simple
This is by far, the best simple & discrete cookie compliance plugin. Love the color & text customization options. I only wish that either the disclaimer text had adjustible padding options so that com
WF Cookie Consent Reviews
Nice and easy
It would be great if you add a list of styles to play with. Regards, Domin
I love it :)
Really fantastic plugin, but please don’t set inline CSS and no add !important please, than its sooo fantastic. Thank you yery much for your great work 🙂
Thanks for this!
It simply works 🙂
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