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Best WordPress Plugins for Privacy Compliance

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · GDPR, Cookies & Compliance

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for privacy compliance comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

1 CookieYes
Best overall Free by CookieYes

CookieYes

Cookie banner, cookie consent and cookie notice plugin for GDPR and CCPA. Auto cookie blocking, Consent Mode v2, policy pages and preference center.

4.8★
from 3,228 ratings
1M+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
2 Cookie Compliance for WordPress
Free by Humanityco

Cookie Compliance for WordPress

Consent management platform for WordPress — GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy cookie consent, autoblocking, consent records, Google Consent Mode v2 & GPC.

4.8★
from 3,025 ratings
900k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
4 Burst Statistics
Free by Burst Statistics B.V.

Burst Statistics

Simple, lightweight WordPress analytics with privacy-friendly visitor tracking. Cookieless and GDPR-ready. Setup in seconds, no cookie banner needed.

4.9★
from 183 ratings
200k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
5 Complianz
Free by Complianz

Complianz

Configure your own Terms and Conditions specific to your service or webshop.

4.9★
from 184 ratings
300k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
6 GDPR Cookie Compliance
Free by Moove Agency

GDPR Cookie Compliance

Cookie notice banner for GDPR, CCPA, EU cookie law, data protection and privacy regulations and other cookie law and consent notice requirements on yo …

4.6★
from 205 ratings
300k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
7 WPConsent
Free by Syed Balkhi

WPConsent

Cookie consent banner with cookie scanner & script blocking. Manage cookie consent, cookie notice & cookie policy for GDPR, CCPA & privacy compliance.

4.8★
from 80 ratings
200k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
9 CookieAdmin
Free by Softaculous

CookieAdmin

CookieAdmin provides easy to configure cookie consent banner with GDPR and CCPA law support.

5★
from 4 ratings
400k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
10 iubenda
Free by iubenda

iubenda

The solution for GDPR compliance + more. Get your cookie banner, privacy policy, terms and conditions and handle cookie consent in just one plugin.

4.7★
from 396 ratings
200k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
11 Disable Emojis
Free by Ryan Hellyer

Disable Emojis

Disable the WordPress emoji functionality to improve performance and privacy.

5★
from 108 ratings
60k+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
12 WP Consent API
Free by Rogier Lankhorst

WP Consent API

Simple Consent API to read and register the current consent category.

5★
from 2 ratings
200k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
14 WP Statistics
Free by VeronaLabs

WP Statistics

Get website traffic insights with GDPR/CCPA compliant, privacy-friendly analytics. Includes visitor data, stunning graphs, and no data sharing.

4.1★
from 757 ratings
600k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1