Network Privacy
by Ron Rennick · Privacy & Consent
Also makes 14 other plugins · 1.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds more privacy options to both single Wordpress sites and WordPress networks.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈350 estimated
Momentum
+65%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “network” and “privacy” 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.
48 health vs 69 average across 911 Privacy & Consent plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 27.4K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Privacy & Consent plugin keeps 2.2%, 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.
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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4113 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.2.39; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4113 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| network your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| privacy your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “network” and “privacy” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 193 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
11.3y ago
latest release · v0.1.5 · 29 Jul 2015
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months 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 7 Nov 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Pieter Bos10.3y ago
Golden oldie that I use on all my staging sites. Although originally developed for Multisite, it works brilliant on standalone sites too, for which I mostly use the plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ midpod10.3y ago
works as described using on a single install
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kardon11.2y ago
Other privacy plugins where causing weird login and session problems. Switched to this one and everything works perfectly from the start. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vkranendonk11.7y ago
Works great. Documentation was a bit confusing only. (Settings are under Settings -> Reading if you activated the plugin per site, not Settings -> Privacy).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jeltok11.7y ago
Exactly what I needed to hide my “in progress” site
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ danlester12.7y ago
There are plenty of guides on the web recommending ‘membership’ plugins for creating an intranet. Generally, those plugins are complex, and designed to entice readers to join by leaving some teaser content non-private. If you’re just trying to make a private intranet – for example one that your employees know about, and just need them to be logged in to see absolutely anything, then this plugin does the trick. It’s incredibly simple, and can be used network-wide (i.e. set up once and for all to make every subsite private).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ torbengb13.8y ago
Works like a charm! This plugin helps protect the online diaries of my kids (combined with “Block Spam By Math Reloaded”).
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds more privacy options to both single Wordpress sites and WordPress networks."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Twitter.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 4 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,424 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 2 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-29 400+ → 300+ down after 35 days in tier
- 2026-03-25 300+ → 400+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-03-22 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-21 300+ → 400+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-03-12 400+ → 300+ down after 439 days in tier
- 2024-12-28 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-27 400+ → 500+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2024-12-10 500+ → 400+ down after 231 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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WP Consent API 200K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Gravatar Enhanced – Avatars, Profiles, and Privacy 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
Statify 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
BuddyPress 90K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Termly – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 80K+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag B
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