Shariff Wrapper
by 3UU · Privacy & Consent
Also makes 1 other plugin · 30K+ installs across the portfolio →
Shariff provides share buttons that respect the privacy of your visitors and follow the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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Health
A 87/100
no flags
Active installs
30K+
≈37K estimated
Momentum
+11%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “gdpr”, “share buttons” and “sharing” for “respect”, “general data protection regulation” and “general”. “gdpr” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “respect” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “share buttons” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “general data protection regulation” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “sharing” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “general” sits at #12 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 →2.5%
of downloads still active
At least 30K of 1.2M lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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.
This plugin shipped 7 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 170 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 101 reviews, smoothed to 4.64★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| shariff your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| wrapper | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| respect | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| general data protection regulation | #6 | #6 | down 1 |
| general | #12 | #8 | down 1 |
| dsgvo your tag | #24 | #12 | down 2 |
| eu regulation | #15 | #11 | 0 |
| gdpr your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| share buttons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sharing your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
66 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 59 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “gdpr”, “share buttons” and “sharing” for “respect”, “general data protection regulation” and “general”. “gdpr” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “respect” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “share buttons” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “general data protection regulation” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “sharing” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “general” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Under-ranked on “dsgvo”. wp.org puts you #24; on merit you place #12. The plugins above you are winning on install count, not on rating or upkeep.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 89.5K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
7
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v4.6.22 · 15 May 2026
41
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% 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 “30K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; the previous band took 20 months to cross, which places it about 74% of the way through.
Install history since 22 Jul 2021
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 4.6.22 fix: add_after/add_before checkbox values were incorrectly stored as strings instead of integers since 4.6.18 (sanitize_key() instead of absint()), causing the strict 1 === comparisons to fail silently and share buttons 4.6.22
- — Version 4.6.21 headline/headline_zero: wp_kses() now runs after str_replace(‘%total’, …) to prevent attribute-context injection where %total inside an HTML attribute could break quote structure after the span replacement. Many thanks t 4.6.21
- — Version 4.6.20 removed useless init for translationk use PHP time() instead of old current_time(‘timestamp’, true) to avoid confusion with newer kinds of WP time functions cleanup numbers that has been set as strings too Fix: proper ch 4.6.20
- — Version 4.6.19 restrikt CSS styles in shortcode attributes to superadmins as usual in WP code cleanup: removed outdated admin-notices 4.6.19
- — Version 4.6.18 fix broken admin notice add wordfence verification 4.6.18
- — Version 4.6.17 update BTC adress checks to work with recent schemes optimize input checker sanitize short code uses the same checker like admin page now …and a big thank to Gemini (Google AI), which was a really helpful sparring partne 4.6.17
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 7 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (4.6.22). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Shariff Wrapper <= 4.6.20 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting ↗2026-05-27 CVE-2026-4334 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 4.6.20 Patched in 4.6.21
- 2024-06-19 CVE-2024-4098 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 4.6.13 Patched in 4.6.14
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Shariff Wrapper <= 4.6.13 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗2024-06-14 CVE-2024-2695 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 4.6.13 Patched in 4.6.14
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Shariff Wrapper <= 4.6.10 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-03-12 CVE-2024-1450 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 4.6.10 Patched in 4.6.11
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Shariff Wrapper <= 4.6.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-03-12 CVE-2024-0966 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 4.6.9 Patched in 4.6.10
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Shariff Wrapper <= 4.6.9 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗2024-03-12 CVE-2023-6500 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 4.6.9 Patched in 4.6.10
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Shariff Wrapper <= 4.6.9 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-02-05 CVE-2024-1106 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 4.6.9 Patched in 4.6.10
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 HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 71 languages, 5 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
5 of 8 pass · checked 25 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 18 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 18 of 18 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions PayPal, Telegram, Facebook, LinkedIn and 2 more.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,201 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "dsgvo", "sharing" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-27 40K+ → 30K+ down after 601 days in tier
- 2024-10-03 50K+ → 40K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-02 40K+ → 50K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-01 50K+ → 40K+ down after 436 days in tier
- 2023-07-23 60K+ → 50K+ down after 349 days in tier
- 2022-08-08 70K+ → 60K+ down after 292 days in tier
- 2021-10-20 60K+ → 70K+ up after 649 days in tier
- 2020-01-10 50K+ → 60K+ up after 354 days in tier
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DSGVO All in one for WP 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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