EU Cookie Law Compliance
by Damian Góra · Privacy & Consent
Also makes 4 other plugins · 113.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Elegant and responsive EU Cookie Law Compliance.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+41%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “cookie bar”, “cookie categories” and “cookie compliance” 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.
48 health vs 69 average across 915 Privacy & Consent plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.0%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 25K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28, well behind 7.1.
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 2747 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.1.28; the current branch is 7.1
4.8★ over 9 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2747 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookie bar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| cookie categories your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| 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 | ||
0 searches 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 bar”, “cookie categories” and “cookie compliance” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 267 · 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
7.5y ago
latest release · v1.0.3 · 27 Apr 2019
3
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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.3 years ago; the previous band took 20 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 21 Feb 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Ronnschi7.2y ago
Great Plugin, easy to use and it looks awesome. But unfortunately in responsive design the “Headline” “we use cookies” is not showing. You´ll get five stars when fixed 😉
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ NIMBADA.8.0y ago
Es un gran plugin y muy estético, pero me veré obligado a modificarlo ya que está sin revisar desde hace más de 1 años. ¡Por favor, no lo abandonen! ————————————————- It is a great plugin and very aesthetic, but I saw that it was mandatory to modify it to be revised for more than 1 years. Please, do not abandon it! This topic was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by NIMBADA..
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ raduzsvk9.6y ago
Nice and clean, intuitive and easy, beautiful and modern… just COOL! 🙂 This topic was modified 9 years, 4 months ago by raduzsvk.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gabor1239.6y ago
Good looking, customizable appearance.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Stagger Lee9.6y ago
You are some design freak. Best EU cookies bar around. Tried many. Surfing on Net you allways know what site is done in WordPress directly by seeing EU cookies bar (at least 70% of them). But this one is tricky. 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ riklisci9.9y ago
I tried many cookie plugin. This is the best, simple, elegant. Good work
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ General Seed10.3y ago
For me it,s the best cookie plugin, works fine , multiple options, nice on mobile devices. Thanks. Keep update
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alex Toma10.3y ago
This is the best cookie plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
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
1 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 Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WPML.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 805 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("cookie categories", "cookie compliance", "cookie consent" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-07-19 3K+ → 2K+ down after 600 days in tier
- 2022-11-27 4K+ → 3K+ down after 483 days in tier
- 2021-08-01 5K+ → 4K+ down after 760 days in tier
- 2019-07-03 4K+ → 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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CookiePro | Simplify Compliance with GDPR & EU Cookie Laws 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D -
CookieGo | Streamlining Cookie Compliance Management — installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags C -
WF Cookie Consent 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Cookie Bar 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
CCM19 Integration 5K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Simple Cookie Notice 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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