Simple Cookie Notice
by lovecoding · Privacy & Consent
Also makes 1 other plugin · 2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add personalized cookie info and link to wordpress privacy policy page.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
-6%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cookie consent” and “privacy policy” for “cookie policy” and “personalized”. “cookie consent” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cookie policy” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “privacy policy” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “personalized” sits at #23 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 913 Privacy & Consent plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →11%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 18.4K 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 17 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.11★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
45
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
44%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-2.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookie info | #3 | #15 | — |
| cookie notice your tag | #10 | #22 | down 1 |
| notice | #12 | #20 | up 2 |
| cookie law your tag | #18 | #24 | down 1 |
| cookie your tag | #23 | #24 | down 4 |
| personalized | #23 | #24 | up 1 |
| privacy notice | #12 | #23 | 0 |
| cookie policy | #22 | #22 | up 1 |
| cookie plugin | #21 | #23 | 0 |
| easy cookie consent | #23 | #24 | 0 |
| cookie consent your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| privacy policy your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
10 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
- Swap “cookie consent” and “privacy policy” for “cookie policy” and “personalized”. “cookie consent” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cookie policy” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “privacy policy” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “personalized” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.8K · 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
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
17d ago
latest release · v2.2 · 15 Oct 2026
13
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 54% of the way through.
Install history since 17 Aug 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Lenin Zapata3.6y ago
It does what you ask for, looks good on mobile and is easily customizable with css, best of all it doesn’t rely on jQuery.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fairmarketing4.9y ago
In the beginning the plugin worked although a bit tricky: the cookie notice didn’t always vanish after clicking “accept” or showed up again on the next page. Meanwhile the cookie notice doesn’t vanish at all. Thus deinstalled the plugin and looking for a better one.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ metaltemple4.9y ago
It’s a shame this plugin is no longer being updated, even though as of 5.8.2 it still works perfectly. By far the lightest, no bloatware cookie notification plugin. Free, won’t slow down your website, works exactly as it should. Very quick and easy to setup, it’s a truly hidden and underrated gem. Hopefully the author will not abandon it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jimmy Lee5.7y ago
199 B of js, I can deal with that! JL loves coding, I love a fast website!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 2 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
1 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add personalized cookie info and link to wordpress privacy policy page."
- ! 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 381 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("cookie consent", "cookie law", "cookie notice" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-19 1K+ → 2K+ up after 147 days in tier
- 2025-11-23 2K+ → 1K+ down after 295 days in tier
- 2025-02-01 1K+ → 2K+ up after 517 days in tier
- 2023-09-03 900+ → 1K+ up after 59 days in tier
- 2023-07-06 800+ → 900+ up after 41 days in tier
- 2023-05-26 700+ → 800+ up after 32 days in tier
- 2023-04-24 600+ → 700+ up after 34 days in tier
- 2023-03-21 500+ → 600+ up after 306 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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TRUENDO | GDPR Compliant Cookie Manager 600+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags C -
Awesome GDPR Compliant Cookie Consent and Notice 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D -
CookieFox – Cookie Notice 400+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Simple Cookie Control 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D -
Mini WP GDPR 100+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags B -
CookieYes – Cookie Banner for Cookie Consent (Easy to setup GDPR/CCPA Compliant Cookie Notice) 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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