WPConsent

=== WPConsent - Cookie Consent Banner for Privacy Compliance (GDPR / CCPA) === Contributors: WPbeginner, smub, gripgrip, wpcodeteam Tags: cookie consent, cookie banner, gdpr, ccpa, cookie notice Requires at least: 5.6 Tested up to: 6.9 Requires PHP: 7.0 Stable tag: 1.1.6 License: GPLv2 or later License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Cookie consent banner plugin with automatic script blocking, cookies scanner, and cookie consent management for GDPR, CCPA & privacy compliance.

== Description ==

= Easiest Cookie Consent Banner & Cookie Consent Management Plugin for WordPress =

WPConsent is the easiest cookie consent banner plugin for WordPress. Add a customizable cookie banner, automatically block third-party cookies and tracking scripts, scan your website for cookies, and comply with GDPR, CCPA / CPRA, ePrivacy, DSGVO, TTDSG, LGPD, POPIA, APA, RGPD, PIPEDA, and other global privacy regulations - all without writing a line of code.

Unlike SaaS cookie consent tools that charge per pageview and store your consent records on their servers, WPConsent is a fully self-hosted cookie consent management plugin. Every cookie consent record lives in your own WordPress database, so you own your consent data with no monthly cookie consent platform fees and no pageview caps.

WPConsent Pro
This plugin is the Lite version of WPConsent Pro, which comes with smart geolocation cookie banners, automatic translations, IAB TCF v2.2 consent framework, automatic cookie scanning, eCommerce auto-configuration, "Do Not Sell" CCPA addon, and more. Click here to purchase the best premium WordPress cookie consent plugin now!

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= Fully Customizable Cookie Banner =

Your cookie consent banner is often the first thing a visitor sees, so it should look like part of your brand - not a generic cookie notice bolted on. WPConsent gives you a fully customizable cookie consent banner that matches your WordPress site's design while still meeting GDPR cookie consent and CCPA notice requirements.

Pick from multiple cookie banner layouts and positions, adjust every color and text string, drop in your logo, and choose button styles that match your theme. WPConsent's cookie banner is built for performance, so adding cookie compliance won't slow your WordPress site down or hurt Core Web Vitals.

Inside the preferences panel, visitors can accept or reject cookies by category - essential, statistics, and marketing cookies - with granular cookie control they actually understand. Per-service consent toggles let privacy-conscious visitors approve or block individual tracking services.

= Automatic Script Blocking for True Cookie Compliance =

The hardest part of real cookie consent compliance isn't the banner, it's stopping third-party cookies from firing before visitors say yes. A cookie notice that only warns users while Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel still drop cookies underneath is not GDPR compliance, it's a liability. WPConsent handles true cookie & script blocking automatically.

You don't need to change how you install your tracking scripts. WPConsent's automatic script blocking detects the most common third-party cookies and blocks them until the user grants cookie consent, so no tracking cookies are set without consent - as required by GDPR, CCPA, and other privacy regulations.

Automatically detected and blocked scripts include:

• Google Analytics and Google Ads
• Facebook Pixel (Meta Pixel)
• Microsoft Clarity (with Clarity Consent Mode)
• Pinterest Tag
• Google Tag Manager
• Stripe, Convert.com, and many more

WPConsent integrates with Google Consent Mode v2, so your Google Analytics and Google Ads tags keep working in consent-denied mode, and you still get modeled conversions without breaking GDPR cookie consent compliance. Whether you add your tracking using WPCode, MonsterInsights, or Google Tag Manager, WPConsent's script blocking just works.

= Website Cookie Scanner & Cookie Inspector =

You can't get cookie consent compliance right if you don't know what cookies your WordPress site is actually setting. WPConsent includes a full website cookie scanner that crawls your site, detects running services, and builds a complete cookie inventory automatically.

Our smart cookie scanner API gives you detailed information about each service and cookie it finds, so your cookie policy and consent banner always match what's really happening on your site:

• Service Name and Service Description
• Service Category (essential, statistics, marketing)
• Service Privacy/Data URL for third-party services
• Full list of cookies with description, purpose, and duration

Our new WordPress Cookie Inspector goes further. It walks your site as a fresh visitor, shows each cookie as it's set in real time, and guides you through documenting every cookie with category, service, description, and an auto-filled duration. Cookie compliance auditing built right into WordPress.

= Smart Content Blocking for Embedded Cookies =

Embedded content is one of the biggest sources of silent third-party cookies on WordPress sites. WPConsent automatically blocks embedded content like YouTube, Vimeo, DailyMotion, Google Maps, and reCAPTCHA from loading until visitors grant cookie consent.

For YouTube, Vimeo, and DailyMotion, WPConsent shows dynamic placeholder images loaded from your own website, so the content blocking experience feels branded and intentional, not broken. Choose which embedded cookies content is blocked and customize the placeholders from the WPConsent admin area.

= Google Consent Mode v2 & IAB TCF v2.2 Consent Framework =

Modern cookie consent means integrating with the signals advertisers and analytics tools actually use. WPConsent ships with Google Consent Mode v2 and Microsoft Clarity Consent Mode out of the box, and WPConsent Pro adds the full IAB TCF v2.2 Transparency and Consent Framework for programmatic advertising compliance.

WPConsent also supports Global Privacy Control (GPC), so visitors sending a GPC signal have their cookie consent preferences respected automatically with a clear message displayed to meet updated CCPA regulations. WPConsent integrates with the official WordPress Consent API, so other privacy-aware plugins can read your cookie consent state.

= Smart Geolocation for Regional Cookie Banners =

Different regions have different cookie consent rules. GDPR requires prior opt-in consent in the EU and UK, while CCPA and CPRA focus on opt-out rights in California. WPConsent Pro includes smart geolocation features, so you can show the right cookie consent banner to the right visitor.

Serve a strict GDPR cookie banner to EU traffic, a CCPA-style "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" notice to California residents, and a lighter cookie notice elsewhere - all from one WordPress cookie consent plugin.

= Cookie Consent Logs & Records of Consent =

GDPR and similar cookie laws don't just ask you to collect consent, they ask you to prove it. WPConsent stores searchable, exportable cookie consent logs directly in your WordPress database, so you always have records of consent when regulators, customers, or auditors ask.

Every cookie consent record stays self-hosted on your WordPress site. No third-party consent servers, no external consent APIs, no consent data leaving your server for another SaaS tool. You own your consent logs.

= Automatic Cookie Policy Generator =

WPConsent includes a built-in cookie policy generator that creates a WordPress cookie policy page from the services your website scanner detected. One click configures a complete cookie policy page with a working template, a live cookie table grouped by category, and editable descriptions - fully translatable.

= Who Uses WPConsent =

WPConsent works for any WordPress site that needs cookie consent management, from solo blogs to multi-site agencies:

• Bloggers & Publishers - Cookie consent banner for WordPress blogs and news sites that run Google Analytics and display ads.
• eCommerce & WooCommerce Stores - Cookie compliance for WooCommerce with Facebook Pixel, Google Ads, and checkout tracking.
• Membership & Online Course Sites - Cookie consent records for every registered member in one searchable log.
• Agencies & Freelancers - Deploy consistent cookie consent management across dozens of client WordPress sites.
• SaaS & Startups - Professional GDPR cookie banner without expensive Cookiebot or OneTrust subscriptions.
• News & Media Sites - IAB TCF v2.2 consent framework for programmatic advertising revenue.

= Supports Every Major Global Privacy Regulation =

WPConsent is a flexible cookie consent plugin built for global privacy compliance. Our WordPress consent management platform is designed to help you address cookie law, data protection, and privacy regulations around the world, including:

• GDPR - General Data Protection Regulation, ePrivacy Directive, ePrivacy Regulation (European Union)
• UK GDPR and PECR - Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (United Kingdom)
• CCPA / CPRA - California Consumer Privacy Act and California Privacy Rights Act (United States)
• VCDPA, CPA, CTDPA, UCPA - state privacy laws for Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, and Utah
• LGPD - Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (Brazil)
• PIPEDA - Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada)
• DSGVO and TTDSG (Germany), RGPD (France, Spain, other French-speaking regions)
• APA - Australian Privacy Principles (Australia)
• POPIA - Protection of Personal Information Act (South Africa)
• and many other international cookie law and privacy standards

= Free Cookie Consent Features =

The free WPConsent plugin comes loaded with everything most WordPress sites need to add a cookie consent banner and pass basic GDPR and CCPA cookie compliance checks:

• Customizable cookie consent banner with multiple layouts and positions
• Automatic script blocking for Google Analytics, Google Ads, Facebook Pixel, Microsoft Clarity, Pinterest Tag, and more
• Website cookies scanner with full cookie inventory
• Cookie Inspector for fresh-visitor cookie auditing
• Smart content blocking for YouTube, Vimeo, DailyMotion, Google Maps, reCAPTCHA
• Google Consent Mode v2 and Microsoft Clarity Consent Mode integration
• Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal support
• Automatic cookie policy page generator
• Self-hosted cookie consent management (no third-party consent servers)
• Compliance score dashboard with one-click feature activation
• Shadow DOM banner for theme-safe styling
• WP Consent API compatibility

= Pro Cookie Consent Features =

WPConsent Pro adds advanced cookie consent management features designed for agencies, ecommerce stores, and WordPress sites with international traffic:

• Smart Geolocation Cookie Banners - Show different cookie consent banners by visitor country or region.
• Automatic Translations - Translate your cookie consent banner automatically for multilingual WordPress sites.
• IAB TCF v2.2 Consent Framework - Full Transparency and Consent Framework for programmatic advertising.
• Automatic Cookie Scanning - Schedule recurring website cookie scans with auto-scan alerts.
• eCommerce Auto-Configuration - Pre-configured cookie consent rules for WooCommerce and online stores.
• "Do Not Sell" Addon - Full CCPA / CPRA opt-out workflow with Do Not Sell page.
• Cookie Consent Logs - Searchable, exportable records of consent stored in WordPress.
• Priority Support - Faster help from the WPConsent cookie consent experts.

= Full WPConsent Feature List =

• Customizable Cookie Consent Banner - Fully customizable cookie banner with layouts, colors, logos, and button styles that match your WordPress site.
• Automatic Script Blocking - Automatically block Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Microsoft Clarity, Pinterest, and more until visitors give cookie consent.
• Website Compliance Scanner - Scan your WordPress site to detect cookies, tracking scripts, and third-party