Simple GDPR Cookie Compliance
by themebeez · Privacy & Consent
Also makes 2 other plugins · 16K+ installs across the portfolio →
Simple GDPR Cookie Compliance is a simple plugin that helps to display cookie notice on your WordPress website.
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Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
6K+
≈6.3K estimated
Momentum
+1%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “ccpa”, “cookie consent” and “cookie notice” for “compliance”, “cookie compliance” and “privacy compliance”. “ccpa” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “compliance” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cookie consent” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cookie compliance” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cookie notice” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #19. “privacy compliance” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
89 health vs 69 average across 913 Privacy & Consent plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.6%
of downloads still active
At least 6K of 91K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 108 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 14 reviews, smoothed to 4.27★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| compliance | #5 | #7 | 0 |
| gdpr compliance | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| cookie compliance | #5 | #8 | up 1 |
| gdpr your tag | #11 | #19 | down 1 |
| cookie privacy your tag | #14 | #17 | down 3 |
| privacy compliance | #9 | #13 | 0 |
| wordpress compliance | #6 | #14 | down 1 |
| cookie notice your tag | #19 | #16 | down 4 |
| cookie | #21 | #18 | down 6 |
| ccpa compliance | #8 | #12 | 0 |
| cookie law | #16 | #18 | down 4 |
| eu cookie law | #17 | #19 | down 3 |
| gdpr wordpress | #13 | #20 | up 1 |
| eu compliance | #13 | #17 | up 1 |
| wordpress gdpr | #14 | #20 | down 3 |
| cookie free | #16 | #16 | — |
| eu cookie | #16 | #18 | down 1 |
| custom cookie | #17 | #18 | down 1 |
| ccpa cookie law | #17 | #18 | 0 |
| gdpr cookie consent | #18 | #18 | down 1 |
| ccpa your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| cookie consent your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
53 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 30 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “ccpa”, “cookie consent” and “cookie notice” for “compliance”, “cookie compliance” and “privacy compliance”. “ccpa” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “compliance” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cookie consent” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cookie compliance” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cookie notice” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #19. “privacy compliance” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “cookie privacy”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “gdpr”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 13.6K · 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
4mo ago
latest release · v2.0.2 · 16 Jul 2026
23
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 91% 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 “6K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 30% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 7K+ in roughly 127 days.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.0.2 Fixed: PHP Notice: Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time was called icorrectly. Fixed: Fatal error in UDP agent. 2.0.2
- — Version 2.0.1 Fix: Broken Access Control in UDP Agent (CVSS 5.3). Credits to Legion Hunter. Unauthenticated attacker can update option value for “udp_agent_allow_tracking” via “init” hook due to missing authorization and nonce check i 2.0.1
- — Version 2.0.0 Added: Rest API support to fetch and update the setting page option data. Added: New modern plugin’s setting page in admin dashboard. Added: Option to disable the cookie notice even while the plugin is active. Tweak: Plu 2.0.0
- — Version 1.1.11 Updated: Cookie expire time setting field’s description. Updated: Plugin Tags. 1.1.11
- — Version 1.1.10 Added: Tested and required up-to tag in main class. 1.1.10
- — Version 1.1.9 Tested: WordPress version 6.7 1.1.9
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.0.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
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 3 languages, 0 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
4 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 "Simple GDPR Cookie Compliance is a simple plugin that helps to display cookie notice on your WordPress webs..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,687 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "cookie consent", "cookie privacy" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-16 5K+ → 6K+ up after 281 days in tier
- 2025-10-08 4K+ → 5K+ up after 182 days in tier
- 2025-04-09 3K+ → 4K+ up after 163 days in tier
- 2024-10-28 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-27 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-26 2K+ → 3K+ up after 450 days in tier
- 2023-08-03 1K+ → 2K+ up
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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CookieYes – Cookie Banner for Cookie Consent (Easy to setup GDPR/CCPA Compliant Cookie Notice) 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 4 shared tags A -
Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags A -
WPConsent – Cookie Banner & Cookie Consent for Privacy Compliance (GDPR / CCPA / EU Compliance Cookie Notice) 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags A -
Cookiebot – Cookie Banner & Cookie Consent for GDPR, CCPA & Google Consent Mode 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags A -
WPLP Cookie Consent – Cookie Banner & Consent Management for GDPR, CCPA & Google Consent Mode 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags A -
Lightweight Cookie Notice – Cookie Banner for Cookie Consent 5K+ installs · 4.2★ · 4 shared tags B
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