SureCookie – GDPR Cookie Consent Banner, Cookie Scanner & Script Blocking
by Brainstorm Force · Privacy & Consent
Also makes 33 other plugins · 7M+ 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.
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Health
B 76/100
no flags
Active installs
70K+
≈70K estimated
Momentum
+4%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “ccpa”, “cookie banner” and “cookie consent” for “cookie scanner”, “script” and “consent banner”. “ccpa” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cookie scanner” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cookie banner” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “script” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cookie consent” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “consent banner” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
76 health vs 69 average across 910 Privacy & Consent plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →22%
of downloads still active
At least 70K of 320.4K 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 22 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 11 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 21 reviews, smoothed to 4.34★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 6 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.
41
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
26%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| script blocking | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| blocking | #3 | #7 | up 3 |
| cookie scanner | #4 | #5 | up 1 |
| consent logs your tag | #5 | #6 | up 3 |
| script | #6 | #8 | up 4 |
| gdpr cookie consent | #7 | #9 | 0 |
| consent banner | #10 | #12 | 0 |
| cookie consent banner | #10 | #13 | 0 |
| scanner | #11 | #14 | down 1 |
| cookie policy your tag | #12 | #11 | 0 |
| banner | #15 | #15 | up 2 |
| scanning | #14 | #18 | up 1 |
| consent | #16 | #15 | up 2 |
| google play banner | #6 | #7 | 0 |
| ad blocking | #6 | #9 | down 1 |
| cookie banner your tag | #17 | #14 | up 2 |
| cookie consent your tag | #17 | #17 | up 2 |
| consent mode | #16 | #17 | up 1 |
| cookie | #20 | #17 | down 3 |
| real cookie banner | #8 | #11 | down 1 |
| ccpa your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
177 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 133 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 “ccpa”, “cookie banner” and “cookie consent” for “cookie scanner”, “script” and “consent banner”. “ccpa” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cookie scanner” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cookie banner” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “script” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cookie consent” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “consent banner” sits at #10 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 policy”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 24 Mar 2026 · 222 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 112.4K · 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.
22
releases in the last 12 months
11d ago
latest release · v1.7.0 · 20 Oct 2026
22
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 “70K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 14 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 70K.
At the current install trend, crossing 80K+ in roughly 23 days.
Install history since 23 Mar 2026
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
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
7 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 25 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 25 of 25 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("built for", "who want", "if you need").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, WPML, Polylang.
- ✓ Headings and lists 32 headings and 17 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 16,601 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-17 60K+ → 70K+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2026-09-30 50K+ → 60K+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2026-09-19 40K+ → 50K+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-09-06 30K+ → 40K+ up after 13 days in tier
- 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
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★ · 3 shared tags A -
Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
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 -
Cookiebot – Cookie Banner & Cookie Consent for GDPR, CCPA & Google Consent Mode 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Termly – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 80K+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags B
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