GDPR
by Trew Knowledge · Privacy & Consent
This plugin is meant to assist with the GDPR obligations of a Data processor and Controller.
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Health
A 85/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈15K estimated
Momentum
+36%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “compliance” and “privacy” for “controller” and “gdpr compliance”. “compliance” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “controller” 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. “gdpr compliance” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 69 average across 910 Privacy & Consent plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.7%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 376.3K 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 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 102 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 58 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★
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
18%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| gdpr your tag | #3 | #4 | up 2 |
| general data protection regulation your tag | #5 | #6 | down 1 |
| controller | #5 | #2 | 0 |
| gdpr wordpress | #6 | #8 | 0 |
| gdpr compliance | #12 | #10 | 0 |
| wordpress gdpr | #8 | #10 | down 1 |
| law your tag | #23 | #18 | down 2 |
| general | #10 | #10 | down 1 |
| personal data protection law | #13 | #13 | down 2 |
| eu regulation compliance | #22 | #17 | up 2 |
| compliance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| privacy your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
60 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 50 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “compliance” and “privacy” for “controller” and “gdpr compliance”. “compliance” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “controller” 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. “gdpr compliance” sits at #12 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 939 · 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
5mo ago
latest release · v2.1.2 · 15 Jun 2026
15
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.8 years ago; the previous band took 23 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Jul 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ alpharesellers6.9y ago
Very good experience, this plugin has some cool futures inside. This topic was modified 6 years, 4 months ago by alpharesellers.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ n3817.1y ago
Hello, Thank you for making this plugin and enabling WP websites better relations with a legal regulation and customers as well. I agree there are several possible issues and found that it is necessary to exclude gdpr-public.js and gdpr-public.css from scripts optimizations, disable security cookie scan/sanitization and so, the plugin will work. Tested with WP 4.99
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aquasshi7.9y ago
The cookie consent banner’s OK button does not work some times.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Opace Digital Agency8.0y ago
We use this plugin as standard now on all WP websites we develop at Opace. Before the GDPR legislation came into force, I searched long and hard for a solution that would provide all of the necessary compliance measures and tested various plugins. Some provided part solutions and others simply failed to work. Finding one that provided a full cookie compliance and consent management solution was difficult. There are a lot of options and features available with this plugin, but it’s one that I would highly recommend for any website owner.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bliss78.0y ago
I don’t understand why this plugin is having sooo many updates, like sometimes every day. My Wordfence is keeping on giving me email alerts (because that is what it does) on every single plugin update and this plugin is one of the highest, for updates (sometimes every single day). Imagine if you have many sites, then all of them having Wordfence keeps on “spamming” you with alerts. And usually, it is this plugin (and a few others). Why don’t you just update several iterations in the background, and then only put out the plugin for update on the WordPress platform. Instead of every single little change, followed by immediate upload :-/ Don’t get me wrong. Updating is good, like rain upon the earth, but too many updates is like too much rain every day, leading to a flood.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ valentinchevo8.0y ago
i apply custom code pour _ga but this plugin don’t work correctly and i helping support but no feedback, no help 🙁
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rodolvertice8.0y ago
This plugin helps you out patching up the GDPR compliance functionality missing in Word Press for free! To use it first you need to understand the GDPR consumer rights. Many thanks to the developer for his great work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dbp8.1y ago
Working fine for a while, then was having issues with Security Token after accepting the privacy policy. Lost a lot of business and need to move on to another solution.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.1.1 Release Date: May 13, 2020 * Updating dependencies. * Fixing some code standards errors. * Fix tooltip styles affecting other parts of the admin panel. * Fixed a W3C validation error. * Fixed a “Headers Already Sent” err 2.1.1
- — Version 2.1.0 Release Date: June 5, 2018 * Wrapping checkboxes in labels so they stay in the same line. * Adding initial WPML and Polylang translation config file. * A few text changes. * Change email sender. This hopefully fixes the 2.1.0
- — Version 2.0.10 Release Date: June 5, 2018 * Fix new re-consent bar not showing if users had no prior consent. * Added a PHP version check on activation. 2.0.10
- — Version 2.0.9 Release Date: June 1, 2018 * Fix a syntax error introduced after cleaning code with PHPCS. * Fix functions that were not checking if registered consents were empty before running. 2.0.9
- — Version 2.0.8 Release Date: May 29, 2018 * Adding a setting to hide plugin generated markup from bots such as Googlebot. * Fix cookie category dismiss button not showing up after adding a new category. A save was required before the b 2.0.8
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 26 languages, 12 at 90% or more
Plus 2 more locales with partial translations.
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 27 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 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 9 headings and 8 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,707 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "general data protection regulation" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-01-06 20K+ → 10K+ down after 676 days in tier
- 2022-03-01 30K+ → 20K+ down after 809 days in tier
- 2019-12-13 40K+ → 30K+ down after 346 days in tier
- 2019-01-01 30K+ → 40K+ up after 176 days in tier
- 2018-07-09 20K+ → 30K+ up after 37 days in tier
- 2018-06-02 10K+ → 20K+ 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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Cookie Compliance for WordPress – Cookie Consent, GDPR & CCPA 800K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
The GDPR Framework By Data443 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
LegalBlink for Aruba 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Cookie Information – Cookie Banner with Consent Mode v2 2K+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
GetTerms Cookie Consent & Policies 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Usercentrics Privacy Policy Generator 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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