Introducing WPConsent – WordPress Privacy Compliance and Cookie Management Made Easy

Are you risking hefty fines because of outdated cookie consent management?

Here’s a shocking fact: Many WordPress websites are non-compliant with current privacy regulations, and the fine for violating GDPR, for example, can be up to €20 million. That’s not a typo – millions!

If you’re already using a cookie banner tool, ask yourself these questions: Does it actually block third-party scripts before consent? Can you prove when and how your visitors gave consent? If you’re unsure, you’re probably at risk.

Without proper cookie consent management, you’re exposing your business to hefty fines. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

Today, I am excited to announce WPConsent, a powerful cookie consent management plugin that ensures your website meets global privacy standards and avoid fines.

We’ve completely reimagined how WordPress websites handle privacy compliance, giving you enterprise-level features without the high price.

Background Story – Why WPConsent?

Privacy compliance has become a real headache for WordPress website owners. As more countries adopt strict data protection laws, managing cookie consent has become more complex.

I noticed many WordPress users struggling with the same issues. Some were using basic cookie notice plugins that weren’t actually making their sites compliant. That’s because those tools DO NOT actually block scripts before user consent.

Others were paying hefty annual fees for cookie solutions that are designed for large corporations.

Sadly, as a small business owner, you could still face penalties even if you didn’t understand the compliance requirements or couldn’t afford proper consent management tools.

I realized there was a crucial gap in the market – WordPress users needed a solution that is both easy to use and comprehensive enough to ensure compliance… and of course, without the high costs.

That’s why I decided to build WPConsent.

WPConsent takes the complexity out of privacy compliance while giving WordPress users all the tools they need to protect their business.

It automatically detects cookies, manages consent preferences, and keeps your site compliant with GDPR, CCPA, and other privacy regulations – all without breaking the bank or requiring technical expertise.

Note: You can also download the free version of WPConsent from WordPress.org

Here are some uses cases of WPConsent:

Online store: WPConsent takes care of everything – from your shopping cart cookies to payment processing, while also keeping those marketing pixels in check and compliant.
Blog or content site: The plugin makes privacy compliance simple. Your analytics, social media widgets, commenting system, and even those tricky ad networks – WPConsent manages it all so you can focus on creating great content.
Membership sites: WPConsent takes care of all your authentication cookies and session tracking, so your members get a seamless experience.

The WPConsent plugin offers a high degree of flexibility, making it a valuable tool for addressing a wide array of cookie laws, data protection, and privacy regulations, such as

GDPR: The General Data Protection Regulation, ePrivacy Directive, ePrivacy Regulation (European Union)
CCPA: The California Consumer Privacy Act (California, United States)
LGPD: The Brazilian General Data Protection Law (Brazil)
AAP: Australia’s Privacy Principles (Australia)
PECR: The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (UK)
PIPEDA: The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada)
and many other international standards and laws.

You can also try the free version by downloading it from WordPress.org. Try the free version!

Let’s take a look at the top features that make WPConsent stand out from the rest.

Automatically Prevent Third-Party Scripts from Setting Cookies

WPConsent automatically prevents many popular tracking scripts from adding cookies on your website.

With the automatic script blocking feature, it detects and blocks common tracking scripts until the user gives consent like Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and more.

Plus, WPConsent also automates compliance monitoring with its auto scanning feature.

You don’t need to manually scan your website as you integrate more plugins or third-party services.

Instead, you can schedule automatic scans based on your preferred frequency: daily, weekly, or monthly.

Maximize Privacy with Self-Hosted Data Storage

The location where you store user consent data is just as important as how you collect it.

Unlike other consent management solutions, WPConsent takes a privacy-first approach by keeping all data right where it belongs – on your own server.

That means you have full control over data retention and its security.

To see consent logs, all you have to do is visit WPConsent » Consent Logs and you can see the user’s IP address, consent details, the date when they gave consent, and more.

Create Smart Cookie Consent Banners with a few Clicks

WPConsent comes with multiple layouts including banners, popup modals, and more so you can create a beautiful cookie consent notice in WordPress with just a few clicks.

You can customize the position of your banner as well based on the layout you choose. For example, if you choose ‘Long Banner’ as your layout, you can keep the banner’s position at the top or the bottom of your screen.

If you choose ‘Floating Bar’ instead, then you could display it at left top, right top, left bottom, or right bottom based on your needs.

If you want, you can customize the banner style, buttons, and even the content to match your brand perfectly.

Granular Control Over Every Cookie on Your Site

WPConsent lets you scan and detect every cookie set by your WordPress core, themes, and plugins – even those hidden ones you didn’t know about. As you scan your website, you can find all the cookies your website uses, so you can easily configure them.

Once you’ve configured them, you can view the details in Settings » Cookies.

But that’s not all, with our API integration you can get details about services and cookies used by each service automatically configured on your site.

These are the details included with each service:

Service Name
Service Description
Service Category
Service Privacy/Data URL (if 3rd party)
List of Cookies with description and duration

Geo-Location Based Notices

It doesn’t make sense to show the same cookie consent banner to everyone when privacy laws vary by region. To provide the best user experience, WP Consent makes it easy to show or hide cookie notices for visitors based on their location.

You can either show the banner to EU visitors or select the country you want to display the cookie banner.

Generate a Cookie Policy Page Automatically

Stay legally compliant with WPConsent’s automatically generated and always up-to-date cookie policy page. The cookie policy page lists the details of all cookies used on the website, per legal requirements.

WPConsent scans your website continuously, detects all active cookies, and creates a comprehensive policy page that details each cookie’s purpose, duration, and type.

Keep in mind that privacy regulations aren’t going away – they’re only getting stricter.

With WPConsent, you get everything you need to handle cookie consent the right way, without the complexity or cost that usually comes with it. You can start by installing the free version of the plugin here.

Don’t wait for a privacy complaint or penalty to take action. Here’s how you can ensure your website is compliant with global privacy laws right now.