Cookieless Comments
by Samuel Aguilera · Privacy & Consent
Also makes 13 other plugins · 86.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Disables WordPress comment cookies to simplify EU cookie law compliance requirements.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
50+
≈57 estimated
Momentum
+51%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “comments”, “cookie law” and “cookies” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
45 health vs 69 average across 913 Privacy & Consent plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 50 of 3.3K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3049 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3049 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ley de cookies your tag | #6 | #5 | 0 |
| comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| cookie law your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| cookies your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gdpr your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “comments”, “cookie law” and “cookies” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 81 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #20,100 to #21,300, alongside the other plugins at 50+ 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.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
8.4y ago
latest release · v1.1 · 27 Jun 2018
2
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 “50+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 69% of the way through.
Install history since 4 May 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Tim Reeves8.7y ago
First: This simply does the job – no comment cookies from WordPress. Second: It works with WordPress 4.9.4 (it’s so simple, nothing to go wrong). Third: In the new age of EU cookie law (german: DSGVO) then this can help to reduce your websites cookies to zero, and eliminate the need for a cookie banner. @samuelaguilera: Please update the compatibility version to help more users find it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Samuel Aguilera12.7y ago
Just install, activate, and forget.
Read on wp.org ↗
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
3 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 Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you need"); 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 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,033 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "ley de cookies" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 60+ → 50+ down after 169 days in tier
- 2026-01-22 70+ → 60+ down after 252 days in tier
- 2025-05-15 80+ → 70+ down after 56 days in tier
- 2025-03-20 70+ → 80+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-03-15 80+ → 70+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2025-03-03 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-02 80+ → 70+ down after 14 days in tier
- 2025-02-16 70+ → 80+ up after 12 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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WF Cookie Consent 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Cookie Compliance for WordPress – Cookie Consent, GDPR & CCPA 800K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Asesor de Cookies RGPD para normativa europea 20K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B - C Cookies for Comments 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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Cookies and Content Security Policy 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Pressidium Cookie Consent 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B
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