AdSimple Cookie Consent Banner
by AdSimple · Privacy & Consent
Also makes 4 other plugins · 740+ installs across the portfolio →
Add a GDPR-compliant cookie consent banner to your website. Certified CMP under IAB Europe TCF with CMP ID 463.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
700+
≈720 estimated
Momentum
-1%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cmp” for “datenschutz”. “cmp” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “datenschutz” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 69 average across 913 Privacy & Consent plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.4%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 16K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Privacy & Consent plugin keeps 2.1%, across 502 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Privacy & Consent plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 7 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 1 reviews to 2020-04-29The single review here calls it dead simple to set up, just add your AdSimple ID, and it likes the artwork.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 74 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
11%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
+0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| datenschutz | #11 | #18 | 0 |
| impressum | #13 | #21 | 0 |
| iab tcf your tag | #23 | #24 | down 3 |
| cmp your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| cookie consent banner your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| dsgvo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gdpr your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
9 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 6 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “cmp” for “datenschutz”. “cmp” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “datenschutz” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.7K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
7
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v2.5.0 · 19 Aug 2026
19
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 700.
At the current install trend, crossing 800+ in roughly 122 days.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ gpapouschek6.5y ago
You just need to install it and add your AdSimple ID and you’re done. Very simple plugin with nice artworks.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 2 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add a GDPR-compliant cookie consent banner to your website. Certified CMP under IAB Europe TCF with CMP ID..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 13 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 13 of 13 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WP Rocket, LiteSpeed.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,938 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "dsgvo" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-13 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-12 700+ → 600+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 600+ → 700+ up after 547 days in tier
- 2025-02-06 500+ → 600+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2025-01-19 600+ → 500+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-01-15 500+ → 600+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-01-11 600+ → 500+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2025-01-05 500+ → 600+ up after 3 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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USERCENTRICS CMP 900+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
LegalWeb Cloud 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
GDPR Cookie Compliance – Cookie Banner, Cookie Consent, Cookie Notice for CCPA, EU Cookie Law 300K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
OMGF | GDPR/DSGVO Compliant, Faster Google Fonts. Easy. 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Disable and Remove Google Fonts | GDPR & DSGVO friendly 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Beautiful Cookie Consent Banner 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/adsimple-cookie-manager-for-wp" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="AdSimple Cookie Consent Banner — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> AdSimple Cookie Consent Banner: 700+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/adsimple-cookie-manager-for-wp
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