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Real Cookie Banner: GDPR & ePrivacy Cookie Consent

by devowl.io GmbH · Privacy & Consent

Also makes 3 other plugins · 209K+ installs across the portfolio →

Obtain GDPR (DSGVO/RGPD) and ePrivacy Directive (TDDDG/TTDSG, LOPD-GDD, DTA) compliant consents in your cookie banner. More than just a cookie notice!

How scoring works →
91 Health · A
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 97/100
Support 70/100

91 health vs 66 average across 513 Privacy & Consent plugins

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.

99 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Well tuned across the board

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 97/100
Listing tuning 100/100
Support resolution 100/100

Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,421 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-2% vs prior 30d
1.5KDownloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

131.0K

now · peak 696.9K

130.5K30d downloads · Aug 26

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

Real Cookie Banner: · #315 you Web Pixel Studio Coo · #20929 CookieYes · #39 Complianz GDPR/CCPA · #44

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

4.9Stars · Aug 26

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.

1.3Kper 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Actively maintained
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

13

releases in the last 12 months

2mo ago

latest release · v5.2.28

158

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

5.2.28 · 2mo ago5.2.25 · 3mo ago5.2.23 · 3mo ago5.2.22 · 4mo ago5.2.19 · 5mo ago5.2.14 · 7mo ago5.2.12 · 7mo ago5.2.10 · 7mo ago5.2.9 · 9mo ago5.2.7 · 9mo ago5.2.5 · 10mo ago5.2.4 · 11mo ago5.2.1 · 12mo ago5.2.0 · 1.0y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share 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.

v5.2 85%
Older / other versions 15%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “100K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
100K–200K ≈190K

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2020-12-02 · 1,437 observations

100KInstalls · Aug 26

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

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

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.

Details

Version
5.3.0
Last updated
7d ago
Added
2020-11-17 · 5 yrs old
Requires WP
6.1
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4.0

Recent reviews

All reviews on wp.org ↗
  1. mediplexnorderney
    2mo ago

    Echt schade, dass die gratis Version nur für Deutschland brauchbar ist. Texte und Buttons lassen sich nur zum Teil übersetzen und anpassen. Großes Manko und unbrauchbar für mich.

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  2. eddiebark
    2mo ago

    Bestes Consent Plugin mit KRASSEM Support!

    Read on wp.org ↗
  3. Muc
    2mo ago

    Hatte mit anderen PlugIns Probleme, mit diesem hat’s geklappt. Guter, schneller Support, wenn mal was unklar ist.

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  4. tymonlovo
    3mo ago

    I appreciate the quality and development pace of this plugin, but I have to flag a significant communication issue: nowhere on the plugin’s marketing pages (WordPress.org listing, devowl.io product page) is there a clear, upfront Free vs Pro comparison. Critically, the fact that Google Consent Mode v2 — a feature every EU advertiser using GA4 or Google Ads needs in 2026 — is PRO-only is buried.

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  5. kschmitz1337
    4mo ago

    Ich habe schon einige Cookie-Banner-Plugins ausprobiert, aber das hier ist für mich mit Abstand das beste. Die Einrichtung ist erstaunlich einfach, selbst bei komplexeren Anforderungen (Google Tag Manager, Google Ads etc.). Besonders stark finde ich die vorgefertigten Vorlagen – das spart extrem viel Zeit und gibt gleichzeitig ein gutes Gefühl in Sachen DSGVO-Konformität. Was mir außerdem sehr positiv aufgefallen ist: Sehr übersichtliche und intuitive Bedienung Saubere Integration ohne Performance-Probleme Hohe Flexibilität bei Anpassungen Und vor allem: ein wirklich schneller und kompetenter Support Gerade im Vergleich zu anderen Lösungen wirkt hier alles deutlich durchdachter und professioneller. Gruß aus Bochum

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  6. bfwebdesign
    4mo ago

    Ich nutze das Plugin „Real Cookie Manager“ und bin insgesamt sehr zufrieden. Besonders hervorheben möchte ich den Support: Ich hatte ein Problem bei der Einrichtung der Vorlagen für Google Tag Manager und Google Ads. Der Support hat sich meine Website direkt angeschaut und mir bereits nach zwei E-Mails den entscheidenden Hinweis gegeben. Die Kommunikation war dabei durchweg freundlich und kompetent. Dank der klaren Unterstützung konnte ich den Fehler anschließend selbst beheben. Was zusätzlich positiv auffällt: Das Plugin ist insgesamt sehr übersichtlich und einfach zu bedienen, sodass man auch komplexere Einstellungen gut nachvollziehen kann. Klare Empfehlung – sowohl für die Funktionalität als auch für den starken Support.

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  7. krassomatiker
    6mo ago

    Top Support!

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  8. cruelly
    7mo ago

    I’ve tested many cookie banner plugins ober the years since they became mandatory and Real Cookie Banner is definitly the best.Easy to set up, very precise and loads of options.Also the best support if you ever need it.

    Read on wp.org ↗

Known vulnerabilities

via Wordfence Intelligence

5 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

  1. 2025-10-23 CVE-2025-12136 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Affects <= 5.2.4 Patched in 5.2.5
  2. 2025-05-12 CVE-2025-1485 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 5.1.5 Patched in 5.1.6
  3. 2022-12-23 CVE-2022-4507 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.4.9 Patched in 3.4.10
  4. 2022-06-14 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.18.1 Patched in 2.18.2
  5. 2022-02-07 CVE-2022-0445 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects < 2.14.2 Patched in 2.14.2

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.

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 28 languages, 22 at 90% or more

Croatian 100%
Czech 100%
Danish 100%
Dutch 100%
Dutch (Formal) 100%
English (UK) 100%
Spanish (Spain) 100%
Greek 99%
Polish 99%
Slovenian 99%
French (Canada) 98%
French (France) 98%
German 98%
German (Formal) 98%
Hungarian 98%
Italian 98%
Norwegian (Bokmål) 98%
Portuguese (Brazil) 98%
Portuguese (Portugal) 98%
Slovak 98%
Swedish 98%
Finnish 97%
Spanish (Chile) 85%
Romanian 83%

Plus 4 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2022-10-11 90K+ → 100K+ up

Competes with

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