Consent Mode Banner
by Tag Concierge · Privacy & Consent
Also makes 4 other plugins · 1.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Lightweight (~3kB) Consent/Cookies Banner compatible with Google Consent Mode (GTM & Google Tags). No account or subscription is needed.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
C 68/100
Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈470 estimated
Momentum
-10%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Slipping on “consent mode”. Down 5 places since 2026-09-23, now #24. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
68 health vs 69 average across 920 Privacy & Consent plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →11%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 3.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Privacy & Consent plugin keeps 2.1%, across 503 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 337 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11; the current branch is 7.1
3.3★ over 4 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.0★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
25
Momentum
Losing ground
-2.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| gtm | #19 | #23 | down 6 |
| consent mode your tag | #24 | #24 | down 5 |
| consent management your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| cookies banner your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google ads your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google tag manager your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Slipping on “consent mode”. Down 5 places since 2026-09-23, now #24. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
- “consent management”, “cookies banner” and “google ads” 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 21 Apr 2024 · 928 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 263 · 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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 75% of the way through.
Install history since 20 Apr 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ roadlink1.5y ago
There are some php warning. Opened topic on forum about them. Css file is downloading from another website. It is risky. What if that website is down. It should be local. Due to above reasons, I will not use this.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ JSL1.7y ago
As the other reviewers mentions there are styling issues. Considering this banner is the first impression users will get on my website, styling is critical. Support responses are very slow. It appears the developer is occupied on other things. This is very disappointing because it makes me think I won’t get support for the developers other plugin for Google Tag Manager which seems pretty robust. NOTE: The 5-star review is the developer, not a plugin user. This topic was modified 1 year, 4 months ago by JSL. Reason: Developer offered assistance to resolve CSS This topic was modified 1 year, 4 months ago by JSL. Reason: Changing from "No Support" to "Slow Support"
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jeanbon752.1y ago
Hello, I chose this plugin because it is presented as light and the performance of my site is important. But I changed my mind and uninstalled it for another plugin. Clearly, it would have been better if: 1) the title of the box would not be in an H2 tag: it breaks the html structure of my pages and it’s negative for my SEO. And SEO is super important! 2) JS and CSS files would only be hosted on the site server and not on the external server. 3) bonus: it would be possible to change the color of the buttons, which are currently red. I could give it a higher rating if these points were corrected! Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Filip Blomqvist2.5y ago
Works great, is lightweight and does what its supposed to do. So many plugins nowadays that get bloated with superficial features.Great job.
Read on wp.org ↗
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
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 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 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 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,021 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "consent management", "google ads" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-04 300+ → 400+ up after 353 days in tier
- 2025-02-16 200+ → 300+ up after 94 days in tier
- 2024-11-14 100+ → 200+ up after 100 days in tier
- 2024-08-06 90+ → 100+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2024-07-28 80+ → 90+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2024-07-19 70+ → 80+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-07-17 60+ → 70+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2024-07-06 50+ → 60+ up after 2 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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GTM4WP – A Google Tag Manager (GTM) plugin for WordPress 700K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
GAinWP Google Analytics Integration for WP 7K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Global Site Tag 7K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Tag Pilot FREE – Google Tag Manager Integration for WooCommerce 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple Google Analytics Tag Manager 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Wp Tracking Codes 800+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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