Be POPIA Compliant
by Be POPIA Compliant · Uncategorized
The only POPIA Compliance plugin that is NOT JUST a Cookie Banner! For any site that operates in South Africa. *Get your site compliant in as little a …
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Health
C 61/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈190 estimated
Momentum
+13%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Update recency scores 35/100. Last updated 727 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
61 health vs 58 average across 25,751 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.6%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 6.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 727 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 727 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bepopiacompliant your tag | #1 | #1 | — |
| be popia compliant your tag | #3 | #7 | 0 |
| popi your tag | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| popi act your tag | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| popia your tag | #10 | #10 | down 2 |
| cronjob | #20 | #14 | down 1 |
18 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 12 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Your five tags are all earning their place. Each gets you onto page 1 of its own search, so none is worth giving up. “cronjob” (#20 untagged) would be the next worth testing if a slot frees up.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 210 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
2.0y ago
latest release · v1.3.0 · 4 Nov 2024
25
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.5 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 27 Apr 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ veronicaibarra4.0y ago
I installed every single plugin that has the tag “POPIA” attached to it and found that this plugin is the ONLY one that DOES MAKE YOU Compliant. The free version has a CHECKLIST included and if you follow this carefully you should be POPIA Compliant. I myself do not have the time to implement all the requirements on the list, so I decided to try out the PRO version. It took me 20 minutes (not 15 as advertised) to set up my entire compliance for my website! I was also amazed to see how thoroughly it was thought through. There were many things that I did not think of despite having read the entire act. Don’t fall for the other supposed POPIA Compliant Plugins, they don’t make you POPIA Compliant!!! I don’t know why, but everyone seems to think when placing a cookie banner on their website, they think they are now POPIA Compliant… Furthermore what is even more ridiculous, is the fact that cookie banner plugins… I won’t call names, think it is OKAY to further exploit this belief by advertising their plugins as being POPIA Compliant. This topic was modified 3 years, 8 months ago by veronicaibarra. This topic was modified 3 years, 8 months ago by veronicaibarra. This topic was modified 3 years, 8 months ago by veronicaibarra.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Progressive Web4.6y ago
Was a bit worried when I first used it. But nop need for that after registering and paying for the pro version the support team called me answered all my questions. Im very happy and very impressed with this plugin. I HIGHLY SUGGEST Going PRO
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ audreyvs4.8y ago
I found the free version of Be POPIA Compliant extremely helpful to understand what needs to be done to be compliant to South Africa's POPIA act through their checklist. The footer automatically appears on website, so no need to build a pop up. This said, I'm sure it would take me days to implement, so I was please to see that It took me less than 15 minutes to do all of this by simply using the Premium version. The premium version generates all the required documentation and forms on your behalf which I highly recommend. Be POPIA Compliant plunging will in future also be handling deletion of personal data so you would not have to do it on your own. I have gone thru all plugins compatible with WordPress/ Woocommerce and found the best one to be Be POPIA Compliant for South Africa POPIA Act.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.3.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2023-03-15 CVE-2022-47445 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 1.2.0 Patched in 1.3.0
- 2022-03-30 CVE-2022-1186 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 1.1.5 Patched in 1.1.16
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.3.2
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 20 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 20 of 20 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,981 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "POPI Act" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-05-16 90+ → 100+ up after 23 days in tier
- 2024-04-23 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-04-22 90+ → 80+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-04-20 80+ → 90+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2024-04-13 100+ → 80+ down after 514 days in tier
- 2022-11-16 90+ → 100+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2022-11-07 100+ → 90+ down after 18 days in tier
- 2022-10-20 90+ → 100+ up after 16 days in tier
Competes with
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