CookieBoxs – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent & Google Consent Mode v2
by visionsolutions · Privacy & Consent
Cookie consent plugin for managing visitor consent with Google Consent Mode v2, script blocking, content blockers, and optional integrations.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈210 estimated
Momentum
+6%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cookie banner”, “cookie consent” and “gdpr” for “consent mode v2”, “google consent mode v2” and “consent mode”. “cookie banner” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “consent mode v2” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cookie consent” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “google consent mode v2” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “gdpr” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “consent mode” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 69 average across 920 Privacy & Consent plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.8%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Privacy & Consent plugin keeps 2.1%, across 503 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 9 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
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 70 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.4★ over 5 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
19%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| google consent mode v2 | #8 | #19 | down 1 |
| consent mode v2 | #8 | #19 | 0 |
| consent mode | #9 | #21 | up 2 |
| google consent mode your tag | #10 | #22 | down 2 |
| ccpa cookie consent | #16 | #20 | 0 |
| ccpa your tag | #24 | #21 | 0 |
| geo cookie consent | #14 | #21 | down 1 |
| uk gdpr | #19 | #20 | down 2 |
| welcome google visitor | #24 | #24 | down 1 |
| cookie banner your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| cookie consent your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gdpr your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
105 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 96 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “cookie banner”, “cookie consent” and “gdpr” for “consent mode v2”, “google consent mode v2” and “consent mode”. “cookie banner” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “consent mode v2” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cookie consent” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “google consent mode v2” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “gdpr” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “consent mode” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 31 Mar 2026 · 218 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 511 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
9
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v3.4.1 · 26 Aug 2026
9
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 50 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 200.
At the current install trend, crossing 300+ in roughly 106 days.
Install history since 5 Apr 2026
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 4 Nov 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 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 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 Stripe, PayPal, Google Analytics, Google Maps and 8 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 7 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 14,306 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("CCPA", "cookie banner", "GDPR" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-15 100+ → 200+ up after 83 days in tier
- 2026-06-24 90+ → 100+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-06-19 80+ → 90+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-17 70+ → 80+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-06-11 60+ → 70+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-05-29 50+ → 60+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-05-23 40+ → 50+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2026-05-09 30+ → 40+ up after 16 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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CookieYes – Cookie Banner for Cookie Consent (Easy to setup GDPR/CCPA Compliant Cookie Notice) 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 4 shared tags A -
Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags A -
GDPR Cookie Compliance – Cookie Banner, Cookie Consent, Cookie Notice for CCPA, EU Cookie Law 300K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags A -
WPConsent – Cookie Banner & Cookie Consent for Privacy Compliance (GDPR / CCPA / EU Compliance Cookie Notice) 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags A -
Cookiebot – Cookie Banner & Cookie Consent for GDPR, CCPA & Google Consent Mode 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags A -
Termly – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 80K+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags B
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