EU Cookies Bar for WordPress
by VillaTheme · Privacy & Consent
Also makes 56 other plugins · 156.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Ensure GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliance (EU Cookie Law) with our straightforward cookie bar
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Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
9K+
≈9.5K estimated
Momentum
+21%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cookie consent”, “cookie policy generator” and “eu cookie law” for “eu”, “eu law” and “general data protection regulation”. “cookie consent” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “eu” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cookie policy generator” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “eu law” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “eu cookie law” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “general data protection regulation” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
89 health vs 69 average across 913 Privacy & Consent plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.8%
of downloads still active
At least 9K of 154.9K 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.
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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 44 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 26 reviews, smoothed to 4.34★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
19%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| eu cookies bar your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| cookies | #3 | #2 | 0 |
| cookies gdpr your tag | #5 | #7 | 0 |
| bar code generator | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| cookie bar | #5 | #6 | 0 |
| general data protection regulation | #7 | #8 | down 1 |
| no cookies | #3 | #2 | 0 |
| eu regulation | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| bar | #9 | #11 | 0 |
| eu law | #6 | #7 | down 1 |
| eu cookie | #9 | #14 | 0 |
| eu cookie law your tag | #11 | #14 | down 1 |
| eu cookie bar | #4 | #4 | — |
| cookie policy generator your tag | #13 | #13 | up 2 |
| general | #14 | #16 | down 1 |
| eu regulation compliance | #6 | #10 | 0 |
| wordpress bar | #7 | #10 | — |
| law | #17 | #15 | down 2 |
| wordpress bar plugin | #8 | #11 | up 1 |
| page bar | #10 | #14 | 0 |
| cookie consent your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
155 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 129 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “cookie consent”, “cookie policy generator” and “eu cookie law” for “eu”, “eu law” and “general data protection regulation”. “cookie consent” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “eu” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cookie policy generator” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “eu law” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “eu cookie law” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “general data protection regulation” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “cookie policy generator”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “eu cookie law”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 6.4K · 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.
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 “9K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 14 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 18 Apr 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ interluxslovakia7mo ago
Tento plugin nie je v súlade so Slovenskou legislatívou. Tá jesne hovorí, že tlačítka musia byť charakterovo rovnaké. Musia mať rovnakú veľkosť, keď tak musia byť rovnako podsvietené. Súhlas musí byť trvale a jasne vyhľadateľný, zrozumiteľný kdekoľvek sa nachádzate na stránke bez akéhokoľvek hľadania, kde sa nachádza. Súhlas musí obsahovať okrem oznámení o samotných cookies aj ich presný popis v jazyku slovenskom, spolu s údajmi, načo sa používa a aj na akú dlhú dobu sa ukladá. Súhlas musí ďalej obsahovať dátum, kedy ho konkrétny návštevník udelil. Výslovný súhlas musí obsahovať zároveň ID súhlasu. ID, je jedinenčný (kód) identifikačné číslo, podľa ktorého má návštevník preukázateľne zapísané a bezpečne uložené dáta s ktorými súhlasil. Dáta musíte byť schopný predložiť ako aj to, kde sa nachádzajú a ako sú zabezpečené. To je Status Quo súhlasu. Toto konkrétne spĺňa len málo nástrojov na svete. Kvôli reklame tu nebudem uvádzať konkrétne spoločnosti. Odporúčam najskôr naštudovať zákon, usmernenia a až následne implementovať nejaký nástroj. Veľmi dôležitá vec. V Slovenskom zákone sa jasne píše, že čo i len jedno nesplnenie jednej zákonnej požiadavky, je celý súhlas neplatný a teda sa vystavujete vysokej pokute, pokiaľ nebude splnené čo i len jedno ustanovenie. Na Slovensku, pri porušení zákona v súčasnosti platí minimálna pokuta vo výške, 1.630, eur. This topic was modified 3 months ago by interluxslovakia. Reason: Spresnenie údajov a slov
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Markus Giebeler2.5y ago
Thank you for sharing this plugin with us!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ svatava3.0y ago
Děkuji za plugin, pomohl mi
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ abogadorossimoreno3.0y ago
Bueno
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tiagolisboaletrasuprema3.1y ago
At this point in time, it’s being very useful! Very easy to configure and very complete – on the points I needed. It’s helping me a lot. Thank you very much to the creators!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dariomavilia3.2y ago
As the title says.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jtomppo3.2y ago
This nice little plugin does what it promises and it’s easy to configure.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pavelmazura3.5y ago
Thank you 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 0.0 0.0
- — Version 2026.06.20 2026.03.06 – version 1.0.21 – Updated: Only specific conditional tags are supported. 2026.01.20 – version 1.0.20 – Updated: Compatible with WP 6.9 – Updated: Update support class 2025.08.28 – version 1.0.19 – Updated: Mi 2026.06.20
- — Version 2022.04.20 2022.04.20
- — Version 2022.03.29 2022.03.29
- — Version 2022.03.21 2022.02.21 – version 1.0.5 – Fixed: Error with admin users when enabling “Block cookies until accepting” 2022.01.10 – version 1.0.4 – Updated: Class support – Updated: Do not apply “Block cookies until accepting” feature 2022.03.21
- — Version 2021.06.16 2021.04.08 – version 1.0.3.8 – Fixed: Slashes added when saving text 2020.08.18 – version 1.0.3.7 – Updated: Compatible with WP 5.5 2020.04.23 – version 1.0.3.6 – Updated: Language file – Updated: Class support 2020.03.2 2021.06.16
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 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.
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
5 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 Names its audience or use cases ("who want", "use this").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Shopify, Facebook.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 11 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,392 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "cookie policy generator", "cookies gdpr" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-09-07 10K+ → 9K+ down after 204 days in tier
- 2025-02-15 9K+ → 10K+ up after 366 days in tier
- 2024-02-15 8K+ → 9K+ up after 269 days in tier
- 2023-05-22 7K+ → 8K+ up after 107 days in tier
- 2023-02-04 6K+ → 7K+ up after 106 days in tier
- 2022-10-21 5K+ → 6K+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 4K+ → 5K+ up after 198 days in tier
- 2022-03-20 2K+ → 4K+ up after 215 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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Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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