Italy Cookie Choices (for EU Cookie Law & Cookie Notice)
by overclokk · Privacy & Consent
Also makes 1 other plugin · 9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Comply with the EU cookie law: show a cookie notice and block third party cookies until consent, without slowing down your website.
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Health
A 87/100
no flags
Active installs
9K+
≈9.9K estimated
Momentum
+105%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cookies” and “cookie notice” for “law” and “eu cookie”. “cookies” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “law” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cookie notice” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #12. “eu cookie” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 69 average across 913 Privacy & Consent plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.4%
of downloads still active
At least 9K of 267.1K 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.
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 11 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 35 reviews, smoothed to 4.26★
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.
37
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 21d
11%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 21d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| choices | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| italy | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| cookie choices your tag | #2 | #4 | down 1 |
| law | #4 | #7 | 0 |
| cookie law your tag | #4 | #7 | 0 |
| eu cookie law your tag | #4 | #7 | 0 |
| third party script | #2 | #3 | up 13 |
| eu cookie | #7 | #9 | down 1 |
| eu law | #7 | #9 | 0 |
| cookie | #12 | #13 | 0 |
| cookie notice your tag | #12 | #11 | down 2 |
| cookie bar | #10 | #11 | down 1 |
| third party cookie | #6 | #9 | up 1 |
| third party | #17 | #18 | up 6 |
| eprivacy | #13 | #12 | — |
| notice | #23 | #15 | down 1 |
| cookie law script | #8 | #10 | 0 |
| js cookie | #9 | #13 | down 1 |
| cookie policy | #18 | #18 | 0 |
| custom cookie | #12 | #16 | down 1 |
| cookies your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
63 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 42 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 “cookies” and “cookie notice” for “law” and “eu cookie”. “cookies” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “law” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cookie notice” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #12. “eu cookie” 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 notice”. #12 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 3.8K · 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
11d ago
latest release · v2.6.0 · 21 Oct 2026
31
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 “9K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 22 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 10K.
Install history since 27 May 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ pagrob3.7y ago
Funziona benissimo speriamo lo aggiorniate
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ webj8.6y ago
Se ben configurato, non perde un colpo! 👍
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ andreaperugia19728.8y ago
Mi sembra un ottimo plugin. Con i banner pubblicitari non ho ancora provato, ma ho visto che blocca le finestre video di YouTube fino a quando non scatta il consenso. Da un test con Ghostery sembra che non blocchi (automaticamente) i pulsanti di condivisione di Facebook (appare la scritta Facebook beacon). Da quanto ho capito si dovrebbe inserire il codice manualmente nella sezione Script da bloccare, probabilmente nello spazio Personalizzate. Mi sapreste dire il codice da inserire? Grazie mille e complimenti per l’ ottimo lavoro Andrea This topic was modified 8 years, 6 months ago by andreaperugia1972.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ angelobianchi19739.0y ago
Il migliore fino ad ora provato
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ famarinu9.7y ago
Ottimo plugin e ottima assistenza 😉
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stefanogonella9.7y ago
Lo utilizzo su più siti. è leggero, ampiamente personalizzabile (le opzioni predefinite sono giustamente limitate, ma si possono utilizzare o aggiungere classi css per ogni elemento). Non mi ha dato assolutamente noie tecniche in tutte le condizioni di test e, cosa non scontata, va bene anche in siti multilingua grazie alla perfetta compatibilità con lo string translator di WPML. 5 stelle piene e un grande grazie agli sviluppatori. unico suggerimento, aggiungere l’opzione per aprire la cookie law a pop-up.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Etienne9.8y ago
Hello ! EDIT This is the plugin I have been looking for, it’s fast, fully customizable and it doesn’t use jQuery. Thanks a lot! This topic was modified 9 years, 5 months ago by Etienne.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous9.8y ago
Ho usato questo plugin per tanto tempo senza particolari problemi, poi ho cambiato hosting. Il nuovo provider usava una versione più aggiornata di PHP (la 7) col quale questo plugin non era pienamnte compatibile. Ciò provocava una proliferzione di files che mi saturava tutto lo spazio disco a disposizione. Dunque se intendete usarlo consiglo quanto meno di tnere d’occhio questo aspetto
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.5.3 Release Date: Sep 29th, 2021 Dev time: 2h LATEST VERSION FOR PHP 5.3 This fixes issue #212 And it’s time to start a refactoring for this plugin, too much legacy code and too much shitty code 2.5.3
- — Version 2.5.2 Release Date: November 13rd, 2018 Dev time: 30m This is only an update for the upcoming WordPress 5.0 No changes are made. 2.5.2
- — Version 2.5.1 Release Date: Dicember 4th, 2016 Dev time: 4h Fixed server error 500 on php7 if advanced-cache.php doesn’t exist. 2.5.1
- — Version 2.5.0 Release Date: November 13th, 2016 Dev time: 4h Code refactoring for psr-4 2.5.0
- — Version 2.4.5 Release Date: October 9th, 2016 Dev time: 1h Merge the fix #155 2.4.5
- — Version 2.4.4 Release Date: January 6th, 2016 Dev time: 10m Fixed Fatal error: Class ‘CMLTranslations’ not found 2.4.4
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 71 languages, 3 at 90% or more
Plus 47 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
7 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 "Comply with the EU cookie law: show a cookie notice and block third party cookies until consent, without sl..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WPML, Polylang.
- ✓ Headings and lists 10 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,894 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
- 2026-10-10 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-09 9K+ → 10K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-08 10K+ → 9K+ down after 692 days in tier
- 2024-11-15 20K+ → 10K+ down after 861 days in tier
- 2022-07-08 30K+ → 20K+ down after 1443 days in tier
- 2018-07-26 40K+ → 30K+ down after 252 days in tier
- 2017-11-16 30K+ → 40K+ up after 443 days in tier
- 2016-08-30 20K+ → 30K+ up after 291 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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Ilmenite Cookie Consent 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags D -
EU Cookie Policy 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
WF Cookie Consent 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Flexible Cookies 4K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
Civic Cookie Control 2K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple Cookie Notice 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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