Simple Consent Mode vs CookieYes

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

Health B80

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

Simple Consent Mode moved up one install band, 300+ to 400+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Simple Consent Mode	CookieYes
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+33% ✓	0%
Overall health	—	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	99/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	96/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	0	3,236 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	82/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago	9d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	215	1.4M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	9.3% ✓	1.9%
Category	Privacy & Consent	Privacy & Consent

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

Release activity

Simple Consent ModeCookieYes

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.