More Privacy Options
by David Sader · Privacy & Consent
Adds three more levels of privacy(visibility) to the Settings-->Reading page.
44 health vs 66 average across 512 Privacy & Consent plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3675 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
211
now · peak 419
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
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 · 64% 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 “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-04-25 · 1,392 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ lenasterg7.5y ago
Hi. Thanks for the great plugin. It works out-of-the-box in WP 4.9.8 Kudos!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ coccoinomane9.5y ago
It just extends the good old blog_public option with three new values. This topic was modified 9 years, 3 months ago by coccoinomane.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Steffen Dressler10.1y ago
This plugin works very well and stable. I’m using it on production sites for ages now, without any compatibility issues, bugs, or other problems. Thanks a lot, David!! Best Regards, Steffen
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ simon12511.0y ago
Was looking to add some layers of security to my new multisite. Works like a charm, saved me a load of time. Thanks David.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ McJoost11.2y ago
After installing in WordPress Multisite network it’s easy to set permissions for each subsite.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nick van de Veerdonk11.5y ago
Been using this plugin for ages and never let me down.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wadsworth411.7y ago
Seems to still be working in 4.0.1. Everyone seems to wish this little beauty was part of the WP core. It really is a beauty and has worked like a charm for years in our multisite setups.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dexterneo12.0y ago
Hello, I just installed the plug in set the visibility only for “Visible only to registered users of this site”. But when I log out and connect to the site, there is no login screen and I see the site like when I’m logged. Can you tell me if there is an error on my configuration ? Regards,
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-15 50+ → 40+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-05-11 40+ → 50+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-09 50+ → 40+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-07 40+ → 50+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2026-04-30 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-29 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-28 50+ → 40+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-04-24 40+ → 50+ up after 40 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).
- B BuddyPress Activity Privacy 100+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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Code Snippets 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Cookie Compliance for WordPress – Cookie Consent, GDPR & CCPA 900K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Consent API 200K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
User Switching 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Cookiebot by Usercentrics – Automatic Cookie Banner for GDPR/CCPA & Google Consent Mode 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
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