GDPRess | Eliminate external requests to increase GDPR compliance
by Daan van den Bergh · Privacy & Consent
Also makes 2 other plugins · 311K+ installs across the portfolio →
GDPRess can be downloaded for free without any paid subscription from the official WordPress repository.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
-4%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “dsgvo”, “external” and “gdpr” for “gdpr compliance”, “requests” and “increase”. “dsgvo” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “gdpr compliance” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “external” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “requests” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “gdpr” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #14. “increase” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 69 average across 910 Privacy & Consent plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.7%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 14.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Privacy & Consent plugin keeps 2.2%, 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 2 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: Rating quality
Updated 149 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
24%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| external requests | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| avg your tag | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| 3rd party request | #2 | #6 | — |
| gdpr compliance | #6 | #13 | up 1 |
| requests | #7 | #17 | down 1 |
| 3rd party your tag | #9 | #19 | down 1 |
| increase | #11 | #21 | 0 |
| 3rd party scripts | #4 | #12 | up 1 |
| gdpr your tag | #14 | #21 | down 1 |
| external your tag | #15 | #13 | 0 |
| repository | #16 | #20 | 0 |
| compliance | #24 | #21 | 0 |
| dsgvo your tag | #24 | #20 | — |
| gdpr wordpress | #15 | #22 | 0 |
| wordpress gdpr | #15 | #21 | down 1 |
| external website | #21 | #22 | down 1 |
51 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 16 listed. 35 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “dsgvo”, “external” and “gdpr” for “gdpr compliance”, “requests” and “increase”. “dsgvo” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “gdpr compliance” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “external” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “requests” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “gdpr” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #14. “increase” sits at #11 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 “external”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “gdpr”. #14 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.6K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.3.1 · 4 Jun 2026
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 57% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.1 years 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 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Orlandoo2.8y ago
The plugin works as expected for me – even under WordPress 6.4. It’s a great addition to OMGF.I very much hope that the plugin will continue to be maintained and updated.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ethereumicoio3.3y ago
Used it to localize Font Awesome CSS and font files. Works like a charm. Just perfect! Thank you for your hard work @daanvandenbergh
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chrismcfaz4.0y ago
Hey man, I host a page for a friend and with 3 kids and building a house, I find it hard to keep up with German legislation and keeping the page legal. The plugin you wrote solved the problem in no time and for free. Absolutely amazing. Very grateful!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ites107794.0y ago
Great plugin. my Consent Tool no longer recognises external downloads from Font Awsome!!!! Wonderfully easy to install and set up
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lodoubleg4.2y ago
Running without Theme on an Oxygen Framework and works very well. A must-have in times like these, where you getting sued because of using remote Google Fonts.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ralph Rathmann4.2y ago
Good job! Works even on my WP6++ sites. Checked in Browser and it works as expected. Thanks for this plugin. Ralph Rathmann
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ richard23h4.2y ago
Works in the way it is supposed to. No issues getting it running with the Ashe Pro Theme and the current version of WP. This topic was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by richard23h.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Xandro4.3y ago
I was already using CAOS for analytics local hosting, and found this plugin, seems like this is in its early stage. But I hope you will keep working on it & make this plugin a great just like CAOS is.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 8 languages, 1 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
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 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 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 3 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,493 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "avg", "dsgvo" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-09-29 2K+ → 1K+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2023-09-20 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-09-18 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-09-17 1K+ → 2K+ up after 28 days in tier
- 2023-08-20 2K+ → 1K+ down after 123 days in tier
- 2023-04-19 1K+ → 2K+ up after 196 days in tier
- 2022-10-05 900+ → 1K+ 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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Disable and Remove Google Fonts | GDPR & DSGVO friendly 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Shariff Wrapper 30K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A - S Self-Hosted Google Fonts 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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DSGVO All in one for WP 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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