FAZ Cookie Manager
by fabiodalez · Privacy & Consent
Free cookie consent with GDPR, CCPA, ePrivacy, Google Consent Mode v2, IAB TCF v2.3, and built-in Cookie Policy generator. No cloud required.
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Health
A 86/100
no flags
Active installs
3K+
≈3K estimated
Momentum
+53%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “consent”, “gdpr” and “privacy” for “cookie policy”, “eprivacy” and “eu cookie directive”. “consent” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cookie policy” sits at #4 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. “eprivacy” sits at #5 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. “eu cookie directive” sits at #5 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 910 Privacy & Consent plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.8%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 30.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Privacy & Consent plugin keeps 2.1%, 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.
This plugin shipped 42 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: Support resolution
Updated 1 day ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 30 reviews, smoothed to 4.44★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
8 of 19 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-1.9
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| iab tcf | #2 | #4 | down 1 |
| cookie policy generator | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| iab | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| cookie policy | #4 | #6 | up 1 |
| eprivacy | #5 | #7 | 0 |
| cookie your tag | #6 | #7 | down 1 |
| cookie bar | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| js cookie | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| eu cookie directive | #5 | #7 | down 1 |
| eu cookie law | #5 | #6 | up 1 |
| cookie consent manager | #3 | #5 | up 1 |
| cookie law | #6 | #8 | 0 |
| uk cookie law | #6 | #6 | 0 |
| consent manager | #7 | #8 | down 2 |
| cookie popup | #7 | #8 | down 1 |
| cookie compliance | #8 | #10 | up 1 |
| custom cookie | #5 | #6 | down 1 |
| google consent mode v2 | #12 | #15 | up 3 |
| consent mode v2 | #12 | #12 | down 3 |
| eu cookie | #5 | #6 | 0 |
| consent your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gdpr your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| privacy your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
553 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 490 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 “consent”, “gdpr” and “privacy” for “cookie policy”, “eprivacy” and “eu cookie directive”. “consent” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cookie policy” sits at #4 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. “eprivacy” sits at #5 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. “eu cookie directive” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 1 May 2026 · 184 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 11.3K · 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.
42
releases in the last 12 months
yesterday
latest release · v1.35.0 · 30 Oct 2026
42
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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 14 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 3K.
At the current install trend, crossing 4K+ in roughly 64 days.
Install history since 30 Apr 2026
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.29.0 Fixed: pressing “Update definitions” once froze the cookie database at that moment, permanently. The downloaded copy always won over the snapshot shipped with the plugin, and nothing ever revisited that choice — no versi 1.29.0
- — Version 1.28.1 Fixed: a cached page could serve one visitor’s jurisdiction to another when Cloudflare’s country header was trusted. The check deciding whether output varies by country required the CF-IPCountry header on the current req 1.28.1
- — Version 1.28.0 Changed: fresh installs now enable the 47-law jurisdiction runtime, and a new cache-safe bootstrap can serve one strict GDPR shell and resolve the live law before the banner mounts, so a compatible page cache no longer h 1.28.0
- — Version 1.27.1 Fixed: WooCommerce block checkout could show “You must be logged in to checkout” to guests. The plugin was holding back WooCommerce’s own wc-settings script, which publishes the wcSettings object the block checkout reads 1.27.1
- — Version 1.27.0 Changed: the jurisdiction geo-ruleset runtime now runs on live visitor traffic. With the ipinfo.io integration enabled and an API key stored, a visitor’s IP address can be sent to ipinfo.io during ordinary browsing to cl 1.27.0
- — Version 1.26.0 Changed: all bundled jurisdiction rule-sets are now enforced by default across pre-consent defaults, blocking, mandatory banner controls and Consent Mode. A cache-safe jurisdiction bootstrap can serve one strict shared s 1.26.0
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 0 at 90% or more
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 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 24 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 22 of 24 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, Stripe, PayPal, Google Maps and 7 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 16 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 16,975 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-17 2K+ → 3K+ up after 44 days in tier
- 2026-09-03 1K+ → 2K+ up after 47 days in tier
- 2026-07-18 900+ → 1K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-07-14 800+ → 900+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 600+ → 800+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2026-06-25 500+ → 600+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-06-19 400+ → 500+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-06-10 300+ → 400+ up after 10 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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Pressidium Cookie Consent 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags B -
Cookie Information – Cookie Banner with Consent Mode v2 2K+ installs · 3.7★ · 4 shared tags B -
CookieAdmin – Cookie Consent Banner 400K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
Termly – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 80K+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
Asesor de Cookies RGPD para normativa europea 20K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B
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