SureCookie – GDPR Cookie Consent Banner, Cookie Scanner & Script Blocking
by Brainstorm Force · Privacy & Consent
Also makes 33 other plugins · 7.0M+ installs across the portfolio →
Cookie consent banner with real browser scanning, script blocking, Google Consent Mode, GDPR/CCPA consent logs, and a cookie policy page.
88 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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Support resolution
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2026-03-24 · 160 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
85.6K
now · peak 87.0K
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
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.
13
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.2.3
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 “30K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
At the current install trend, crossing 40K+ in roughly 82 days.
Install history · since 2026-03-23 · 155 observations
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
Est. acquisition value
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. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.
Details
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.2.4 Improvement: The banner button order setting now displays a notice, with a shortcut to your Geographic Targeting rules, explaining that visitors matched by a region-specific rule see that region’s button order instead of 1.2.4
- — Version 1.2.3 Improvement: Added notification dot for unread consent logs in admin menu. Improvement: The consent banner stylesheet now loads without blocking page render (served asynchronously), taking it off the critical rendering p 1.2.3
- — Version 1.2.2 Fix: Enabling Resource Blocking could break the page layout on WordPress 7.0 sites using classic themes with block-based content – block and global styles were pushed into the page body instead of the header, inverting t 1.2.2
- — Version 1.2.1 Improvement: Reduced the consent banner script (public.js) by over 96% – from ~1.4 MB to ~50 KB minified – by removing admin-only code that was bundled into the public page. Improvement: Frontend scripts now load with th 1.2.1
- — Version 1.2.0 New: Introducing “Automatic Scanning” feature to keep your site compliant with regular interval scheduled scan. New: Introducing “Re-request Consent” feature to allow admins to trigger a new consent request for all visit 1.2.0
- — Version 1.1.0 New: Introduced AI Assistants integration using MCP (Model Context Protocol), along with WordPress Abilities APIs for AI-powered SureCookie management. New: “Banner Message” and “Preference Modal Description” fields in t 1.1.0
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
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-24 20K+ → 30K+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2026-08-13 10K+ → 20K+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2026-08-02 6K+ → 10K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-07-29 4K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-28 2K+ → 4K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-07-25 1K+ → 2K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-07-22 700+ → 1K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-20 500+ → 700+ up after 1 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).
-
CookieYes – Cookie Banner for Cookie Consent (Easy to setup GDPR/CCPA Compliant Cookie Notice) 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A
-
Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
GDPR Cookie Compliance – Cookie Banner, Cookie Consent, Cookie Notice for CCPA, EU Cookie Law 300K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
WPConsent – Cookie Banner & Cookie Consent for Privacy Compliance (GDPR / CCPA / EU Compliance Cookie Notice) 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Termly – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 80K+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags B
-
Lightweight Cookie Notice – Cookie Banner for Cookie Consent 5K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for SureCookie – GDPR Cookie Consent Banner, Cookie Scanner & Script Blocking into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/surecookie" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="SureCookie – GDPR Cookie Consent Banner, Cookie Scanner & Script Blocking — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> SureCookie – GDPR Cookie Consent Banner, Cookie Scanner & Script Blocking: 30K+ active installs, 5.0★ (11 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-30. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/surecookie