PDN152 Compliance vs WP Consent API

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

Health B80

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

PDN152 Compliance moved up one install band, 10+ to 20+; WP Consent API moved up one install band, 200K+ to 300K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	PDN152 Compliance	WP Consent API
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	300K–400K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+100% ✓	+50%
Overall health	—	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	99/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.1★ ✓
Reviews	0	2 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	83/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago	21d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	90	72.5K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	5.9%	24% ✓
Category	Privacy & Consent	Privacy & Consent

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

Release activity

PDN152 ComplianceWP 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.