WP Comment Policy Checkbox
by fcojgodoy · Privacy & Consent
Also makes 1 other plugin · 5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add a checkbox and custom text to the comment forms so that the user can be informed and give consent to the web's privacy policy.
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
C 56/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
5K+
≈5.7K estimated
Momentum
+26%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “checkbox”, “comments” and “customized text” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
56 health vs 69 average across 913 Privacy & Consent plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.1%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 55K 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.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 848 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.5.14; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 14 reviews, smoothed to 4.30★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Last updated 848 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
44
Momentum
Holding steady
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 22d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 22d
+0.7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| checkbox your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| customized text your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gdpr your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| privacy policy your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “checkbox”, “comments” and “customized text” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 5.6K · 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
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
2.3y ago
latest release · v0.4.1 · 6 Jul 2024
16
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 89% 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 “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; the previous band took 21 months to cross, which places it about 70% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ winterfjell3.2y ago
I like it more than the wordpress solution with cookie consent, because the consent is stored in the database. It works as long you use the native WordPress comment form. You just have to add the link to your privacy policy page. If you want more, you find the plugin settings is available under Settings -> Discussion. Using this plugin since years now and I am absolutely satisfied. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ AlvaroC3.9y ago
Sencillo de configurar, muy útil y efectivo. Excelente y recomendable.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jamestanjames4.8y ago
It works for native WordPress comment form. Once installed it is ready to use (just need to link your privacy policy page but it works without the page). Just in case, this plugin settings is available under Settings > Discussion.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Martin Braun5.0y ago
/removed This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by Martin Braun.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ neoset6.3y ago
Gracias por el plugin, espero que siga siempre activo.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rearjm7.2y ago
Este plugin es genial. Cumple con su funcionalidad al 100%. Super-útil para cumplir la RGPD en los comentarios. Y además php-spanish ¡Olé!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ate Up With Motor8.1y ago
Excellent, straightforward, lightweight plugin provides a functionality that really should be part of WordPress core at this point. Until it is, this is a useful solution — and a more logical approach than some others I’ve tried because it directly associates acceptance with the actual comment in the database. This topic was modified 7 years, 10 months ago by Ate Up With Motor.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ worldofcredence8.4y ago
Great plugin. With a few more tweaks it’ll be perfect. M.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 0.4.1 Fix error when a logged in user try to create a comment. Issue #44 0.4.1
- — Version 0.4.0 [New Feature] Allow open privacy policy link in the same tab. Added compatibility with UnderStrap and themes that set is own fields on comment form. Added support for Webmention comments (thank to @danielp6). Added setti 0.4.0
- — Version 0.3.2 [New Feature] Link types attribute for policy page link. Fix ‘warning’ literal namespace 0.3.2
- — Version 0.3.1 [New Feature] Allowed an external link as a page of the privacy policy. Improved the translatability of the text string of the privacy policy notice. Fixed HTML markup error. Changed ‘error’ to ‘warning’ in the unchecked 0.3.1
- — Version 0.3.0 [New Feature] Store, export and erase the commentator’s consent. 0.3.0
- — Version 0.2.5 Fix grammar mistake Margin right on input Fix attribute _blank error 0.2.5
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.1.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 18 languages, 7 at 90% or more · development strings
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add a checkbox and custom text to the comment forms so that the user can be informed and give consent to th..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 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 Mentions PayPal.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,663 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "comments", "GDPR" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-29 6K+ → 5K+ down after 628 days in tier
- 2024-08-09 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1257 days in tier
- 2021-03-01 6K+ → 7K+ up after 417 days in tier
- 2020-01-09 5K+ → 6K+ up after 281 days in tier
- 2019-04-03 4K+ → 5K+ 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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WP DSGVO Tools (GDPR) 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Privacy Policy Generator, Terms & Conditions, GDPR, CCPA, Cookie Policy & Disclaimer Templates – WPLP Legal Pages 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
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Usercentrics Privacy Policy Generator 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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