GDPR tools: Cookie notice + privacy
by fhwebdesign · Privacy & Consent
Also makes 1 other plugin · 7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds a full customizable bar with cookie notice and integrated notice to privacy policy
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
5K+
≈5.8K estimated
Momentum
+23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cookie” for “privacy”. “cookie” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “privacy” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 69 average across 920 Privacy & Consent plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.6%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 89.5K 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 1 release 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 11 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 6 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
2 of 2 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.
64
Momentum
Gaining ground
+1.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 24d
68%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 24d
+1.7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| datenschutz your tag | #1 | #1 | up 5 |
| hinweis your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| cookie hinweis | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| privacy tools | #2 | #10 | up 1 |
| cookie notice | #6 | #13 | up 2 |
| dsgvo your tag | #6 | #11 | 0 |
| privacy | #8 | #17 | up 1 |
| notice | #8 | #14 | up 3 |
| privacy bar | #3 | #8 | 0 |
| privacy notice | #4 | #11 | up 2 |
| privacy policy | #10 | #21 | up 3 |
| cookie bar | #8 | #16 | up 2 |
| customizable bar | #12 | #22 | 0 |
| cookie your tag | #17 | #21 | up 4 |
| gdpr | #19 | #23 | 0 |
| integrated | #17 | #23 | up 4 |
| privacy policy link | #7 | #18 | up 1 |
| notice for gdpr | #7 | #19 | — |
| cookie privacy | #9 | #19 | up 1 |
| policy | #24 | #20 | down 1 |
57 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 30 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “cookie” for “privacy”. “cookie” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “privacy” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,492 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 5.2K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
11d ago
latest release · v1.12 · 24 Oct 2026
20
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 “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 39 days ago and the previous band took 17 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 6K.
Install history since 6 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jaroslawistok4.0y ago
Good looking and lightweight 🙂 All what you need even if I find this rules about cookies in Europe idiotic.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ olehmx4.5y ago
Es muy sencillo pero funciona perfectamente por lo menos en wordpress 5.9.3. Puedes ajustar lo necesario y no hace falta ni traducirlo. No consume los recursos. Gracias.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ drepicde4.5y ago
Einfache, selbsterklärende Lösung. Logisch.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ noafilm6.3y ago
After deinstalling the plugin the gdpr message continues to appear, I checked on the server and the pluginfolder was gone so how to I get rid of the message? This topic was modified 6 years ago by noafilm.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sdwordpress197.0y ago
This Pluggin is fit-for-purpose, simple and adaptable
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ imexio7.7y ago
5 verdiente Sterne, reagiert schnell und will auch Fehler begheben. Klasse Great Support, anytime superfast
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.11 Update to WP 6.7 1.11
- — Version 1.10 Update to WP 6.1 1.10
- — Version 1.9 Update to WP 6.0 1.9
- — Version 1.8 FIX: uncentered Text in banner FIX: added breakpoints for responsiveness 1.8
- — Version 1.7 FIX: wrong displayed label on privacy link/button color 1.7
- — Version 1.6 FIX: banner not shown if already accepted for slower web connections FIX: code optimizations according to codex FIX: variable renaming 1.6
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 6 languages, 6 at 90% or more · development strings
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
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 "Adds a full customizable bar with cookie notice and integrated notice to privacy policy"
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Polylang.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 588 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("datenschutz", "dsgvo", "hinweis", "tools" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-26 6K+ → 5K+ down after 508 days in tier
- 2025-05-06 7K+ → 6K+ down after 45 days in tier
- 2025-03-22 6K+ → 7K+ up after 30 days in tier
- 2025-02-20 7K+ → 6K+ down after 850 days in tier
- 2022-10-24 6K+ → 7K+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2022-10-02 5K+ → 6K+ up after 577 days in tier
- 2021-03-04 3K+ → 5K+ 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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WP DSGVO Tools (GDPR) 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
BST DSGVO Cookie 5K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D -
GDPR Tools: comment ip removement 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Cookie Notice & Consent 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
DSGVO/GDPR Cookies, DSE, Impressum & Google Fonts Proxy 600+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
clickskeks.at Cookiebanner 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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