Disable Telemetry vs WP Consent API

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Disable Telemetry

by Brad Parbs

Health D45

WP Consent API

by Rogier Lankhorst

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Disable Telemetry	WP Consent API
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	200K–300K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.06★ ✓
Reviews	1	2 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	43/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	5.3y ago	13d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	24	24.5K ✓
Category	Privacy & Consent	Privacy & Consent

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Disable Telemetry WP Consent API

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.