CPS | Age Verification
by Surbma · Uncategorized
Also makes 29 other plugins · 29K+ installs across the portfolio →
An easy to use age verification plugin for any membership or 18+ adult sites or any sites, that requires confirmation from a visitor.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
800+
≈870 estimated
Momentum
+13%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “restrict” for “verification”. “restrict” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “verification” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.1%
of downloads still active
At least 800 of 38.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,786 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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 4 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 134 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
4.4★ over 7 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
39
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| age verification your tag | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| age verify your tag | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| verification | #8 | #16 | up 2 |
| age confirmation | #3 | #11 | — |
| adult your tag | #8 | #12 | 0 |
| age | #9 | #16 | down 2 |
| no confirmation | #4 | #10 | 0 |
| site age | #5 | #15 | 0 |
| post age | #5 | #15 | 0 |
| age restrict woocommerce | #5 | #12 | 0 |
| verify age | #5 | #6 | up 1 |
| adult age check | #5 | #8 | down 1 |
| confirmation your tag | #18 | #21 | up 5 |
| id verification | #7 | #12 | down 1 |
| verify | #13 | #17 | up 4 |
| website verification | #16 | #22 | down 5 |
| site verification | #17 | #22 | up 1 |
| verify id | #18 | #18 | up 1 |
| restrict your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
53 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 18 listed. 35 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “restrict” for “verification”. “restrict” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “verification” sits at #8 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.3K · 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.
4
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v8.2.0 · 22 Jun 2026
29
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 39% 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 “800+”. 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 69% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Dec 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jimcoffeyii4.1y ago
The plugin is easy to use and it worked perfectly on my WordPress site. I would definitely recommend this plugin to anyone who is looking for an age restriction solution. Best Customer support in the industry. This topic was modified 3 years, 10 months ago by jimcoffeyii.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ keithghrobertson7.2y ago
What more can I say? This age gate works well, and has plenty of options. Definitely recommend it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chazz Layne9.1y ago
Finally, a plugin of this nature that is simple and to-the-point. It does exactly what it says it will do (surprisingly rare these days), actually looks decent out of the box, and is easy to customize through your theme’s style.css. About the only other feature I wish it had is the ability to trigger the popup by post tag, but doing it by category works good enough for now.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gameslopedy9.2y ago
Its a simple plugin but the support is great. The creator of this plugin responds even in a min. Also this plugin do what other warning plugins cant do.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ litonmahonto9.2y ago
Doesn’t work at all. Don’t install it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ balazskozma9.6y ago
Very nice, ty!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sillystring9.7y ago
Works exactly as desired. Well made and no errors on latest stable version. Thanks to the developers!
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 28 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 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 One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, WPML, Polylang.
- ✓ Headings and lists 23 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,754 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "age verify" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-14 900+ → 800+ down after 46 days in tier
- 2026-05-29 800+ → 900+ up after 33 days in tier
- 2026-04-26 900+ → 800+ down after 35 days in tier
- 2026-03-22 800+ → 900+ up after 96 days in tier
- 2025-12-16 900+ → 800+ down after 164 days in tier
- 2025-07-05 1K+ → 900+ down after 2003 days in tier
- 2020-01-10 300+ → 1K+ 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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Age Gate 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Marijuana Age Verify 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Age Gator 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
Age Verification Screen for WooCommerce 300+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D -
Imeow 18plus — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
XYZ Age Verification — installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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