Lightweight Cookie Notice – Cookie Banner for Cookie Consent
by DAEXT · Privacy & Consent
Also makes 9 other plugins · 28.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
This is the free version of Lightweight Cookie Notice, the lightweight and customizable cookie plugin for WordPress.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
5K+
≈5.9K estimated
Momentum
+23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “ccpa”, “gdpr” and “cookie consent” for “cookie plugin”, “cookie” and “cookie policy”. “ccpa” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cookie plugin” sits at #7 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. “cookie” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cookie consent” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #18. “cookie policy” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 69 average across 915 Privacy & Consent plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.9%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 50.5K 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 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 129 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 2 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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
11%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lightweight | #3 | #9 | down 1 |
| cookie notice your tag | #7 | #14 | down 1 |
| cookie plugin | #7 | #19 | 0 |
| notice | #10 | #17 | down 1 |
| lightweight plugin | #4 | #12 | 0 |
| cookie banner your tag | #12 | #17 | down 4 |
| responsive cookie banner | #6 | #18 | 0 |
| cookie | #18 | #23 | down 5 |
| cookie consent your tag | #18 | #20 | 0 |
| cookie free | #7 | #18 | 0 |
| custom cookie | #9 | #22 | 0 |
| responsive cookie consent | #10 | #18 | 0 |
| cookie policy | #20 | #22 | down 4 |
| notice plugin | #15 | #23 | up 3 |
| custom notice | #17 | #22 | up 2 |
| ccpa cookie consent | #19 | #21 | 0 |
| plugin notice | #20 | #24 | down 1 |
| wordpress cookie consent | #21 | #22 | down 1 |
| cookie consent banner | #22 | #22 | 0 |
| wordpress cookie consent plugin | #23 | #23 | down 2 |
| ccpa your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gdpr your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
57 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 36 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 “ccpa”, “gdpr” and “cookie consent” for “cookie plugin”, “cookie” and “cookie policy”. “ccpa” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cookie plugin” sits at #7 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. “cookie” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cookie consent” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #18. “cookie policy” sits at #20 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 banner”. #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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 5.9K · 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
4mo ago
latest release · v1.21 · 26 Jun 2026
19
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 37% 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 “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 18 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Steve Shepard1.4y ago
Lightweight and best speed & specs on wphive.com as far as I could tell. I’m very happy with free version, but will upgrade eventually to very cost-effective, affordable Pro version.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ maxence7551.7y ago
Lighweight is key for a wordpress plugin and this one is awesome, fast and pro : you can add any field to turn on off all the cookies you collect, thanks to the dev great job
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Andre3.9y ago
Since a while I was facing caching issues in combination with wp-optimize caused by my other cookie notice plugin on all my websites which couldn’t be fixed although I tried a lot of things. I am so glad that I switched now to Lightweight Cookie Notice which has not only solved the issue. It is also very clean and truely lightweight and has a lot of customizing options. Thank you so much for creating and updating this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ isites5.5y ago
This plugin working fine. It’s fully customizable. You can modify almost ewerything. But missing “Custom CSS”. You have to add custom CSS to yours stylesheet, but its nothing bad.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.21 June 25, 2026 Consent log submissions and geolocation checks now work correctly on sites using page caching with long cache durations. 1.21
- — Version 1.20 June 24, 2026 Security fix: Resolved CVE-2026-12272. The W3TC Page Fragment Caching integration now uses a unique per-installation security key instead of a hardcoded value. 1.20
- — Version 1.19 May 2, 2025 Fixed PHP notice caused by early use of translation functions. 1.19
- — Version 1.18 March 28, 2025 Fixed an issue where the cookie path attribute was not set correctly. 1.18
- — Version 1.17 January 16, 2025 The following options have been added to the plugin settings: “Toggle On Color”, “Toggle Off Color”, “Toggle Mixed Color”, “Toggle Disabled Color”. The “Acceptance Rate” value is now calculated using a l 1.17
- — Version 1.16 December 1, 2024 Resolved CSS style issues introduced by changes in WordPress 6.7 1.16
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.21). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 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
3 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 No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions LiteSpeed.
- ✓ Headings and lists 17 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,159 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("CCPA", "cookie banner", "cookie consent", "GDPR" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-05-04 4K+ → 5K+ up after 338 days in tier
- 2024-05-31 3K+ → 4K+ up after 198 days in tier
- 2023-11-15 2K+ → 3K+ up after 260 days in tier
- 2023-02-28 1K+ → 2K+ 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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CookieYes – Cookie Banner for Cookie Consent (Easy to setup GDPR/CCPA Compliant Cookie Notice) 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 5 shared tags A -
Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 5 shared tags A -
WPConsent – Cookie Banner & Cookie Consent for Privacy Compliance (GDPR / CCPA / EU Compliance Cookie Notice) 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 5 shared tags A -
Cookiebot – Cookie Banner & Cookie Consent for GDPR, CCPA & Google Consent Mode 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 5 shared tags A -
WPLP Cookie Consent – Cookie Banner & Consent Management for GDPR, CCPA & Google Consent Mode 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 5 shared tags A -
GDPR Cookie Compliance – Cookie Banner, Cookie Consent, Cookie Notice for CCPA, EU Cookie Law 300K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags A
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