cookie-cat
by bobbingwide · Privacy & Consent
Also makes 15 other plugins · 6.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Assist compliance with UK cookie law/EU cookie directive by listing the cookies your website uses using the [cookies] shortcode. depends on oik.
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Health
C 60/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+9%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cookie” and “shortcode” for “cookie directive” and “cat”. “cookie” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cookie directive” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “shortcode” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cat” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
60 health vs 69 average across 910 Privacy & Consent plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.7%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 37.7K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Privacy & Consent plugin keeps 2.2%, 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.
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 511 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
3.7★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 511 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| oik your tag | #7 | #8 | 0 |
| eu cookie directive your tag | #13 | #19 | 0 |
| uk cookie law your tag | #14 | #20 | down 1 |
| cookie directive | #15 | #18 | 0 |
| cat | #19 | #23 | down 1 |
| cookie your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
8 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “cookie” and “shortcode” for “cookie directive” and “cat”. “cookie” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cookie directive” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “shortcode” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cat” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “eu cookie directive”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “uk cookie law”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.1K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
1.4y ago
latest release · v1.4.8 · 7 Jun 2025
13
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4.3 years ago; the previous band took 6.6 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 22 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ babrees11.0y ago
Just what I needed. Thanks. Works straight out of the box.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ silviamato11.4y ago
crea un allarme virus! MacAfy segnala il sito come potenzialmente PERICOLOSO!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ elektroinside12.9y ago
It’s just what i needed! Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1
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 27 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 16 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 14 of 16 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 2 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,515 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2022-07-08 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2402 days in tier
- 2015-12-10 1K+ → 2K+ up
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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oik-privacy-policy 700+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
CookieAdmin – Cookie Consent Banner 400K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A - M MW WP Form 200K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Display Posts – Easy lists, grids, navigation, and more 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag C
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