CookieRay – Cookie Banner for Cookie Consent (GDPR/CCPA Compliant)
by DevItems · Privacy & Consent
Also makes 15 other plugins · 155.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Cookie consent banner, script blocking, Google Consent Mode v2, cookie scanner, and consent logs for WordPress.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.2K estimated
Momentum
+36%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cookie consent”, “gdpr” and “privacy” for “cookie scanner”, “script blocking” and “consent logs”. “cookie consent” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cookie scanner” sits at #17 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. “script blocking” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “privacy” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “consent logs” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 69 average across 910 Privacy & Consent plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →15%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 6.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
This plugin shipped 5 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 17 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
41
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
25%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookie scanner | #17 | #22 | down 1 |
| script blocking | #18 | #24 | down 3 |
| ccpa your tag | #22 | #24 | down 3 |
| cookie banner your tag | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| consent logs | #21 | #24 | down 2 |
| google consent mode v2 | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| consent mode v2 | #24 | #24 | down 1 |
| geo cookie consent | #16 | #24 | down 1 |
| responsive cookie consent | #19 | #24 | down 1 |
| responsive cookie banner | #20 | #24 | down 3 |
| cookie consent your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gdpr your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| privacy your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
42 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 32 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 consent”, “gdpr” and “privacy” for “cookie scanner”, “script blocking” and “consent logs”. “cookie consent” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cookie scanner” sits at #17 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. “script blocking” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “privacy” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “consent logs” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 17 Jul 2026 · 107 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.3K · 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
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.
5
releases in the last 12 months
17d ago
latest release · v1.0.4 · 14 Oct 2026
5
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 55 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 1K.
At the current install trend, crossing 2K+ in roughly 172 days.
Install history since 16 Jul 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.
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 26 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 14 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 14 of 14 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, HubSpot, Google Analytics, TikTok.
- ✓ Headings and lists 15 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,366 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "cookie banner" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-06 900+ → 1K+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-08-27 800+ → 900+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-08-17 700+ → 800+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2026-08-10 600+ → 700+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-08-01 500+ → 600+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-07-23 400+ → 500+ 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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Termly – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 80K+ installs · 3.7★ · 5 shared tags B -
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 B -
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
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