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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “dsgvo”

wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →

For “dsgvo”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 1 plugin is pushed down for signals wp.org ignores: errors, a host-installed base, or removal risk.

wp.org search ranks on

Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.

We add

A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

exovia YouTube DSGVO shows at wp.org #7 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

CookieYes – Cookie Banner for Cookie Consent (Easy to setup GDPR/CCPA Compliant Cookie Notice) places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 3236 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1668) wp.org #1 2 WP DSGVO Tools (GDPR) 10K+ · 4.0★ (116) wp.org #2 3 OMGF | GDPR/DSGVO Compliant, Faster Google Fonts. Easy. 300K+ · 4.7★ (213) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Disable and Remove Google Fonts | GDPR & DSGVO friendly 100K+ · 4.5★ (46) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Image CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 and WPForms by HookAndHook (DSGVO/GDPR) 70K+ · 4.7★ (49) wp.org #8 ↑1 3 too low 6 GDPR Cookie Compliance – Cookie Banner, Cookie Consent, Cookie Notice for CCPA, EU Cookie Law 300K+ · 4.6★ (205) wp.org #11 ↓4 5 too low 7 CookieYes – Cookie Banner for Cookie Consent (Easy to setup GDPR/CCPA Compliant Cookie Notice) 1M+ · 4.8★ (3236) wp.org #20 ↓2 13 too low 8 Real Cookie Banner: GDPR & ePrivacy Cookie Consent 100K+ · 4.9★ (492) wp.org #16 ↓1 8 too low 9 Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative) 200K+ · 4.9★ (186) wp.org #18 ↓1 9 too low 10 DSGVO Youtube 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 Shariff Wrapper 30K+ · 4.9★ (101) wp.org #23 ↓1 12 too low 12 GDPR tools: Cookie notice + privacy 5K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #6 6 too high 13 WPConsent – Cookie Banner & Cookie Consent for Privacy Compliance (GDPR / CCPA / EU Compliance Cookie Notice) 200K+ · 4.8★ (84) wp.org #24 ↓1 11 too low 14 Analytics Germanized for Google Analytics (GDPR / DSGVO) 7K+ · 4.5★ (27) wp.org #17 ↓3 3 too low 15 Free Cookie Notice & Consent Banner for Privacy Compliance (GDPR, CCPA, DSGVO and others) 7K+ · 4.0★ (16) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too high 16 Jooosi Fon – Use Custom Fonts, Google Fonts or Adobe Fonts 4K+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #21 ↓1 5 too low 17 Opt-Out for Google Analytics (DSGVO / GDPR) 3K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #9 ↑12 8 too high 18 Goolytics – Simple Google Analytics 3K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #19 ↓3 1 too low 19 GDPR Tools: comment ip removement 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 9 too high 20 exovia YouTube DSGVO 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 ↑1 13 too high 21 GDPR-DSGVO compliant Embeds for Google Maps 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 ↓2 6 too high 22 CookieHub – Cookie Consent Banner (DSGVO, CCPA, RGPD and GDPR compliance) 3K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓2 10 too high 23 DSGVO snippet for Leaflet Map and its Extensions 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓3 9 too high 24 Kukie – Cookie Consent & Privacy Banner (GDPR, CCPA, DSGVO) 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 2 too high

Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.