CookiePro | Simplify Compliance with GDPR & EU Cookie Laws
by CookiePro · Privacy & Consent
Also makes 1 other plugin · 1.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
CookiePro is the most mature and trusted cookie consent tool that is purpose-built for compliance with GDPR, ePrivacy and IAB framework.
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Health
D 42/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+21%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “cookie compliance”, “cookie consent” and “cookie law” 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.
42 health vs 69 average across 910 Privacy & Consent plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 50.8K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Privacy & Consent plugin keeps 2.2%, across 501 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19.
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 1845 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19; the current branch is 6.8
3.3★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 3.99★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1845 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookiepro | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| cookie compliance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| cookie consent your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| cookie law your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| eu privacy directive 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. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “cookie compliance”, “cookie consent” and “cookie law” 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.
- Already on top for “cookiepro”. #2 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.3K · 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
5.1y ago
latest release · v1.0.4 · 12 Oct 2021
4
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 7 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 15 Nov 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ redwolfmendoza1.8y ago
Back in 2019, when the CCPA was first enacted into law, OneTrust was loose, janky and difficult to configure for CCPA/GDPR compliance. Back then, you have to configure your cookie banners, geolocation rules and consent policies without clear documentation. You also had to manually include the cookie banner script tags generated by OneTrust into your website in order to get the cookie banners to work, which often times cluttered up your website’s code. OneTrust has made several improvements and updates to their platform and SDK since then and CookiePro streamlines the process of adding cookie banners by allowing you to copy and paste the script tags. Overall my experience with CookiePro is good to fair – this plugin helps to make quick changes and removes the need to physically include OT script tags in your web code (which is a headache if your website code is version-controlled). That being said, the only issue I’ve experienced is that changes made in OneTrust are not always immediately reflected on the live website when using the plugin. This topic was modified 1 year, 6 months ago by redwolfmendoza. Reason: typos This topic was modified 1 year, 6 months ago by redwolfmendoza. Reason: typos (again)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ protsport49912.1y ago
Not working
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ takaacstamaas3.4y ago
script does not even placed in the frontend code
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nemo_bis4.2y ago
CookiePro does the opposite of what it states. It increases the privacy issues of a website, because it installs a tracker, a third-party script which makes every visitor of your website contact a domain/website under USA jurisdiction. If you’re in EU/EEA, avoid this plugin and stop transferring personal data to the USA! This topic was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by Nemo_bis.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ New Europa5.8y ago
Best GDPR WordPress Plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 10meisterbaelle5.9y ago
CookiePro offers certain things for free that other GDPR Plugins charge for (like a region-based cookie banner)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ uldis236.2y ago
Why offer a plugin that can’t be activated? The download is followed by a complicated and unsuccessful registration process …
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ artgali6.6y ago
I have been trying some of the plugins with 1M+ installs and unfortunately they need some manual work in order to be GDPR compliant. With this plugin however, I was able to be GDPR compliant within few minutes. The plugin requires that you create an account with the CookiePro so it can automatically scan your website for all cookies used and make a list of them. Then you copy the script over to the plugin and DONE! You can inform the visitor of detailed cookies used and provide the possibility for them to selectively disable cookies. How wonderful is that?
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4.2
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
2 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("built for"); 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 10 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,884 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("cookie compliance", "cookie law", "eu privacy directive" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-09 2K+ → 1K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-04-06 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-04 2K+ → 1K+ down after 491 days in tier
- 2024-11-29 3K+ → 2K+ down after 787 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 2K+ → 3K+ up after 413 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 300+ → 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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CCM19 Integration 5K+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags B -
GDPR Cookie Notice 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags -
WF Cookie Consent 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
EU Cookie Law Compliance 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D -
Surbma | GDPR Proof Cookie Consent & Notice Bar 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags B -
Awesome GDPR Compliant Cookie Consent and Notice 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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