Shayan Ghiaseddin

<p><strong>Accept My Cookies</strong> is a lightweight and customizable WordPress plugin that helps you comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations. It displays a user-friendly consent modal, allowing visitors to accept or reject tracking cookies. The plugin supports <strong>Google Consent Mode</strong> for seamless integration with Google Analytics, Ads, and Tag Manager.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>GDPR Compliance</strong>: Helps you comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.</li>
<li><strong>Customizable Consent Banner</strong>: Fully customizable text, colors, and positioning.</li>
<li><strong>Google Consent Mode</strong>: Supports Google Consent Mode for Google Analytics, Ads, and Tag Manager.</li>
<li><strong>Storage Options</strong>: Choose between cookies or local storage for consent preferences.</li>
<li><strong>Customizable Toggles</strong>: Allow users to customize their consent preferences for specific tracking parameters.</li>
<li><strong>Lightweight</strong>: Minimal impact on site performance.</li>
<li><strong>Cache and CDN Compatible</strong>: Having the option to store user choice in browser’s local storage, no need to worry about interference with caching systems or CDN.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Google Consent Mode</h4>
<p>The plugin supports <strong>Google Consent Mode</strong>, allowing you to manage user consent for Google services. When enabled, the plugin will:<br />
– Set default consent to <code>denied</code> for all tracking parameters.<br />
– Update consent status to <code>granted</code> based on user preferences.<br />
– Integrate seamlessly with Google Analytics, Ads, and Tag Manager.</p>
<h4>Customization</h4>
<p>You can customize the following aspects of the consent banner:<br />
– <strong>Position</strong>: Choose from bottom, top, left, right, or center.<br />
– <strong>Size</strong>: Set the banner size to tiny, normal, or wide.<br />
– <strong>Colors</strong>: Customize the banner’s background, text, and button colors.<br />
– <strong>Delay</strong>: Set a delay (in seconds) before the banner appears.</p>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>This plugin provide options to you to connects to Google Tag Manager in order to enable Google Consent Mode, which is used to manage user consent for Google services such as Google Analytics, Google Ads, and Google Tag Manager.</p>
<h4>What data is sent and when?</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Data Sent</strong>: The plugin sends the user’s consent preferences (e.g., analytics_storage, ad_storage, ad_user_data, ad_personalization) to Google Tag Manager (https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=########).</li>
<li><strong>When</strong>: This data is sent when the user interacts with the consent banner (e.g., accepting or rejecting cookies).</li>
</ul>
<p>Links to Service Policies:<br />
<a href="https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/tag-manager/use-policy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Tag Manager Terms of Service</a><br />
<a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Privacy Policy</a></p>
<h4>Why is this necessary?</h4>
<p>Google Consent Mode is required to ensure that no tracking occurs without user consent, helping you comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations. The plugin does not send any personally identifiable information (PII) to Google.</p>
<h3>Configuration</h3>
<p>After activating the plugin, follow these steps to configure it:</p>
<ol>
<li>Go to <strong>Settings > Accept My Cookies</strong> in your WordPress admin dashboard.</li>
<li>Configure the following settings:
<ul>
<li><strong>Consent Text</strong>: Customize the text displayed in the consent banner.</li>
<li><strong>Learn More URL</strong>: Set the URL for the “Learn More” link.</li>
<li><strong>Google Consent Mode</strong>: Enable Google Consent Mode and provide your Google Analytics ID.</li>
<li><strong>Storage Method</strong>: Choose between cookies or local storage.</li>
<li><strong>Banner Appearance</strong>: Customize the banner’s position, size, colors, and delay.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Save your changes.</li>
</ol>
<h3>1.4.3</h3>
<ul>
<li>Close button added to consent banner</li>
<li>Bug fix</li>
</ul>
<h3>1.4.0</h3>
<ul>
<li>Extract information from .log file</li>
<li>And show as line chart in Logging tab</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.3.1</h4>
<ul>
<li>Bug fix with showing Clarity toggle</li>
<li>Bug fix with adding opacity to hex colors</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.3.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>Microsoft Clarity has added as an option to consent banner</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.2.1</h4>
<ul>
<li>Passed the test with WordPress 6.8</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.2.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>Reduced exposed options as js object to only those needed</li>
<li>Restructured the classes dependency </li>
</ul>
<h4>1.1.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>Logging bug fixed to log all parameters with consent options</li>
<li>Cookies must be check by JavaScript too, to make work on caching systems on</li>
<li>Minor change in Persian translation </li>
</ul>
<h4>1.0.3</h4>
<ul>
<li>Minor bug fix in initial language detection</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.0.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>Release to WordPress Plugin Repository</li>
</ul>
<h4>0.6.4</h4>
<ul>
<li>Bug fix in stylings</li>
<li>Bug fix in default custom html value</li>
<li>Adding and editing Persian translation</li>
</ul>
<h4>0.6.3</h4>
<ul>
<li>Minor bug fix in stylings</li>
</ul>
<h4>0.6.2</h4>
<p>Fixing wordpress plugin reviewer issues:<br />
– Tested Up To Value is Out of Date, Invalid, or Missing<br />
– Use wp_enqueue commands<br />
– Undocumented use of a 3rd Party / external service<br />
– Using load_plugin_textdomain() for loading the plugin translations is not needed for WordPress.org directory since WordPress 4.6.<br />
– Variables and options must be escaped when echo’d<br />
– Allowing Direct File Access to plugin files</p>
<h4>0.6.1</h4>
<ul>
<li>Getting the custom HTML</li>
<li>Rendering custom HTML in the </li>
</ul>
<h4>0.5.1</h4>
<ul>
<li>Credit tab added to settings</li>
</ul>
<h4>0.5.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>Logging functionality has added</li>
</ul>
<h4>0.4.5</h4>
<ul>
<li>Adding status to submit button in settings page</li>
<li>Fixing input validator</li>
</ul>
<h4>0.4.3</h4>
<ul>
<li>Adding title for consent banner</li>
<li>Fixing text-domain load</li>
<li>Adding Persian language glossary</li>
</ul>
<h4>0.3.9</h4>
<ul>
<li>Submiting the plugin to WordPress plugin’s repo</li>
</ul>
<h3>License</h3>
<p><strong>Accept My Cookies</strong> is licensed under the <a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html" rel="nofollow ugc">GPLv3</a> or later.</p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<ul>
<li>Developed by <a href="https://sghiaseddin.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Shayan Ghiaseddin</a>.</li>
<li>Inspired by the need for Google Consent Mode on Google Digital Marketing platforms.</li>
</ul>


Accept My Cookies

Accept My Cookies displays a user-friendly consent banner, allowing visitors to accept or reject tracking cookies and it supports Google Consent Mode.

visionsolutions

<p>CookieBoxs is a cookie consent plugin for WordPress that helps site owners manage visitor consent preferences and configure consent-aware integrations.</p>
<p>Free features include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Google Consent Mode v2 support</li>
<li>Automatic script blocker and cookie cleaner</li>
<li>25+ built-in integrations</li>
<li>Content blockers for embedded media and maps</li>
<li>40 interface languages</li>
<li>Region presets</li>
<li>Consent logging in WordPress</li>
<li>Floating settings badge</li>
<li>Self-hosted plugin files</li>
</ul>
<p>Optional PRO features include two-phase Cookie Scanner (server + browser-based detection), geo-targeting, additional templates, cookie declaration, consent analytics, tamper-proof consent records with CSV export and printable certificates, A/B testing of banner variants, granular per-service consent, a live banner design editor, branding options, and custom CSS.</p>
<p>Documentation: <a href="https://cookieboxs.com" rel="nofollow ugc">cookieboxs.com</a></p>
<h3>Source Code</h3>
<p>All JavaScript and CSS files included in this plugin are human-readable and not minified or compiled. No build tools (npm, webpack, composer) are required to work with this plugin’s source code. All plugin-authored JavaScript and CSS is written directly and included as-is.</p>
<p>Third-party libraries and embed snippets:</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p><code>assets/js/chart.min.js</code> — Chart.js library (MIT License). Source code and unminified version available at: https://github.com/chartjs/Chart.js</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><code>assets/js/cookieboxs-consent-mode.js</code> — Contains standard third-party integration embed snippets (e.g., Google Tag Manager, Meta Pixel, TikTok Pixel, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, LiveChat, Intercom, etc.). These are the official JavaScript snippets provided by each service for website embedding, written in their standard compact form. Each snippet includes a source URL comment pointing to the official documentation. A full list of source URLs is also available in the file header comments. The surrounding plugin logic (consent state management, Google Consent Mode v2 setup, custom script injection) is authored by this plugin and is fully human-readable.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Official documentation URLs for all embedded third-party snippets:</p>
<ul>
<li>Google Tag Manager: https://developers.google.com/tag-platform/tag-manager/web</li>
<li>Meta Pixel: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/meta-pixel/get-started</li>
<li>TikTok Pixel: https://ads.tiktok.com/help/article/get-started-pixel</li>
<li>Microsoft Clarity: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/clarity/setup-and-installation/clarity-setup</li>
<li>Hotjar: https://help.hotjar.com/hc/en-us/articles/115011639927</li>
<li>Heap Analytics: https://developers.heap.io/docs/web</li>
<li>Mixpanel: https://docs.mixpanel.com/docs/tracking-methods/sdks/javascript</li>
<li>PostHog: https://posthog.com/docs/libraries/js</li>
<li>LinkedIn Insight Tag: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/marketing/integrations/ads-reporting/insight-tag</li>
<li>Pinterest Tag: https://help.pinterest.com/en/business/article/install-the-pinterest-tag</li>
<li>Snapchat Pixel: https://businesshelp.snapchat.com/s/article/snap-pixel-about</li>
<li>Twitter/X Pixel: https://business.x.com/en/help/campaign-measurement-and-analytics/conversion-tracking-for-websites</li>
<li>Microsoft Advertising UET: https://help.ads.microsoft.com/apex/index/3/en/56682</li>
<li>LiveChat: https://developers.livechat.com/docs/getting-started/installing-livechat</li>
<li>Crisp: https://docs.crisp.chat/guides/chatbox-sdks/web-sdk/</li>
<li>Tawk.to: https://help.tawk.to/article/adding-a-tawk-to-widget-to-your-website</li>
<li>Intercom: https://developers.intercom.com/installing-intercom/web/installation</li>
<li>Yandex Metrica: https://yandex.com/support/metrica/code/counter-initialize.html</li>
<li>Matomo: https://developer.matomo.org/guides/tracking-javascript-guide</li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
<p>CookieBoxs does not send visitor consent records to the plugin author’s servers.</p>
<p>Consent records are stored in the WordPress database. Optional third-party integrations that you configure, such as analytics, advertising, chat, or embedded media services, connect directly from the visitor’s browser to those third-party providers after the relevant consent conditions are met.</p>
<p>Admin-only connections used for plugin news, optional deactivation feedback, or optional license validation are described below.</p>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin uses external services only for user-configured integrations. Third-party integrations are optional, disabled by default, and only activated when the site administrator enables and configures them. The plugin does not offload any of its own assets (JavaScript, CSS, images) to external servers — all plugin files are included locally.</p>
<h4>Plugin services</h4>
<ul>
<li>
<p><strong>VisionSolutions API – plugin news and updates</strong>: used in the admin area only; sends plugin version, WordPress version, and site language when an administrator opens the settings page. Provider: VisionSolutions, https://visionsolutions.pl<br />
Terms of use: https://visionsolutions.pl/regulamin/<br />
Privacy policy: https://visionsolutions.pl/polityka-prywatnosci/</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>VisionSolutions API – deactivation feedback (optional)</strong>: sends selected reason, optional comment, site URL, WordPress version, and PHP version only if an administrator submits feedback during deactivation. Provider: VisionSolutions<br />
Terms of use: https://visionsolutions.pl/regulamin/<br />
Privacy policy: https://visionsolutions.pl/polityka-prywatnosci/</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>VisionSolutions API – PRO license validation (optional)</strong>: sends license key, site domain, and plugin version on activation and periodic validation. Provider: VisionSolutions<br />
Terms of use: https://visionsolutions.pl/regulamin/<br />
Privacy policy: https://visionsolutions.pl/polityka-prywatnosci/</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>ipapi.co geolocation API (optional, PRO)</strong>: used only when geo-targeting is enabled and fallback geolocation is needed; sends visitor IP address. Provider: ipapi<br />
Terms of use: https://ipapi.co/terms/<br />
Privacy policy: https://ipapi.co/privacy/</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Cookie Scanner (admin-initiated, PRO)</strong>: two-phase scan. Phase 1 (server): sends requests from your server to your own website pages to detect cookies and tracking scripts from HTML. Phase 2 (browser): loads the scanned page in a hidden iframe within the administrator’s browser to detect cookies set by JavaScript (e.g. pixels loaded via Google Tag Manager). All scanning happens locally — no external provider is contacted.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h4>Optional integrations (services)</h4>
<p>These are third-party services that the site administrator can optionally enable. When enabled, the plugin loads the official embed snippet provided by each service, which connects the visitor’s browser directly to that service provider. These are service integrations, not offloaded plugin assets. Each integration is disabled by default and only activates when the administrator provides their account ID.</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p><strong>Google Tag Manager</strong> – tag management service; may load on page view and use Consent Mode signals. Loaded from: www.googletagmanager.com. Provider: Google LLC.<br />
Terms of use: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/us/<br />
Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Google Analytics 4</strong> – analytics service; loaded from www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js via wp_enqueue_script. Provider: Google LLC.<br />
Terms of use: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/us/<br />
Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Google Ads</strong> – conversion tracking and remarketing service; loaded from www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js via wp_enqueue_script. Provider: Google LLC.<br />
Terms of use: https://ads.google.com/intl/en/home/terms/<br />
Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Meta Pixel</strong> – advertising measurement service; loaded from connect.facebook.net. Provider: Meta Platforms, Inc.<br />
Terms of use: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms<br />
Privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>TikTok Pixel</strong> – advertising measurement service; loaded from analytics.tiktok.com. Provider: TikTok Inc. / ByteDance Ltd.<br />
Terms of use: https://ads.tiktok.com/i18n/official/policy/business-products-terms<br />
Privacy policy: https://www.tiktok.com/legal/privacy-policy</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Microsoft Clarity</strong> – session analytics and heatmaps service; loaded from www.clarity.ms. Provider: Microsoft Corporation.<br />
Terms of use: https://clarity.microsoft.com/terms<br />
Privacy policy: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Hotjar</strong> – heatmaps, recordings, and feedback service; loaded from static.hotjar.com. Provider: Hotjar Ltd.<br />
Terms of use: https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/terms-of-service/<br />
Privacy policy: https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy/</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Matomo</strong> – analytics service; loaded from the site administrator’s configured Matomo instance URL. Provider: InnoCraft Ltd. or the site owner’s Matomo host.<br />
Terms of use: https://matomo.org/matomo-cloud-terms-of-service/<br />
Privacy policy: https://matomo.org/matomo-cloud-privacy-policy/</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Yandex Metrica</strong> – analytics service; loaded from mc.yandex.ru. Provider: Yandex LLC.<br />
Terms of use: https://yandex.com/legal/metrica_termsofuse/<br />
Privacy policy: https://yandex.com/legal/confidential/</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Heap Analytics</strong> – analytics service; loaded from cdn.heapanalytics.com. Provider: Heap Inc.<br />
Terms of use: https://heap.io/legal/heap-terms-of-service<br />
Privacy policy: https://heap.io/legal/privacy</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Mixpanel</strong> – analytics service; loaded from cdn.mxpnl.com. Provider: Mixpanel, Inc.<br />
Terms of use: https://mixpanel.com/legal/terms-of-use/<br />
Privacy policy: https://mixpanel.com/legal/privacy-policy/</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>PostHog</strong> – analytics and feature flags service; loaded from the site administrator’s configured PostHog host. Provider: PostHog, Inc.<br />
Terms of use: https://posthog.com/terms<br />
Privacy policy: https://posthog.com/privacy</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>LinkedIn Insight Tag</strong> – advertising measurement service; loaded from snap.licdn.com. Provider: LinkedIn Corporation.<br />
Terms of use: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/li-marketing-terms<br />
Privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Pinterest Tag</strong> – advertising measurement service; loaded from s.pinimg.com. Provider: Pinterest, Inc.<br />
Terms of use: https://policy.pinterest.com/en/terms-of-service<br />
Privacy policy: https://policy.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Snapchat Pixel</strong> – advertising measurement service; loaded from sc-static.net. Provider: Snap Inc.<br />
Terms of use: https://snap.com/en-US/terms<br />
Privacy policy: https://snap.com/en-US/privacy/privacy-policy</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Twitter/X Pixel</strong> – advertising measurement service; loaded from static.ads-twitter.com. Provider: X Corp.<br />
Terms of use: https://twitter.com/en/tos<br />
Privacy policy: https://twitter.com/en/privacy</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Microsoft Advertising UET</strong> – conversion tracking service; loaded from bat.bing.com. Provider: Microsoft Corporation.<br />
Terms of use: https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en-us/policies/legal<br />
Privacy policy: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Intercom</strong> – customer messaging service; loaded from widget.intercom.io and api-iam.intercom.io. Provider: Intercom, Inc.<br />
Terms of use: https://www.intercom.com/legal/terms-and-policies<br />
Privacy policy: https://www.intercom.com/legal/privacy</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>LiveChat</strong> – support chat service; loaded from cdn.livechatinc.com. Provider: LiveChat, Inc.<br />
Terms of use: https://www.livechat.com/legal/terms-of-service/<br />
Privacy policy: https://www.livechat.com/legal/privacy-policy/</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Crisp</strong> – customer messaging and chat service; loaded from client.crisp.chat. Provider: Crisp IM SAS.<br />
Terms of use: https://crisp.chat/en/terms/<br />
Privacy policy: https://crisp.chat/en/privacy/</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Tawk.to</strong> – support chat service; loaded from embed.tawk.to. Provider: Tawk.to Ltd.<br />
Terms of use: https://www.tawk.to/legal/terms-of-service/<br />
Privacy policy: https://www.tawk.to/legal/privacy-policy/</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h4>Script blocker safe domains</h4>
<p>The automatic script blocker does not block scripts from essential service domains (payment gateways, CAPTCHAs, translation). These domains are whitelisted so the script blocker does not interfere with site-critical functionality provided by other plugins or themes. The CookieBoxs plugin itself does not load any files from these domains — they are only whitelisted to prevent breakage:</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p><strong>Stripe</strong> – payment processing service; loaded by other plugins from js.stripe.com and checkout.stripe.com. Provider: Stripe, Inc.<br />
Terms of use: https://stripe.com/legal/ssa<br />
Privacy policy: https://stripe.com/privacy</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>PayPal</strong> – payment processing service; loaded by other plugins from www.paypal.com and www.paypalobjects.com. Provider: PayPal Holdings, Inc.<br />
Terms of use: https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/useragreement-full<br />
Privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/privacy-full</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Google reCAPTCHA</strong> – spam protection service; loaded by other plugins from recaptcha.net. Provider: Google LLC.<br />
Terms of use: https://policies.google.com/terms<br />
Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>hCaptcha</strong> – spam protection service; loaded by other plugins from js.hcaptcha.com. Provider: Intuition Machines, Inc.<br />
Terms of use: https://www.hcaptcha.com/terms<br />
Privacy policy: https://www.hcaptcha.com/privacy</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Cloudflare Turnstile</strong> – bot protection service; loaded by other plugins from challenges.cloudflare.com. Provider: Cloudflare, Inc.<br />
Terms of use: https://www.cloudflare.com/terms/<br />
Privacy policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Google Translate</strong> – translation service widget; loaded by other plugins from translate.google.com and translate.googleapis.com. Provider: Google LLC.<br />
Terms of use: https://policies.google.com/terms<br />
Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h4>Content blockers</h4>
<p>Content blockers are an optional feature that replaces embedded third-party media (YouTube, Vimeo, Google Maps) with a placeholder until the visitor grants consent. When consent is given, the embed loads normally from the service provider.</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p><strong>YouTube</strong> – video embeds can be blocked until consent; loaded from www.youtube.com and www.youtube-nocookie.com. Provider: Google LLC.<br />
Terms of use: https://www.youtube.com/t/terms<br />
Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Vimeo</strong> – video embeds can be blocked until consent; loaded from player.vimeo.com and vimeo.com. Provider: Vimeo, Inc.<br />
Terms of use: https://vimeo.com/terms<br />
Privacy policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Google Maps</strong> – map embeds can be blocked until consent; loaded from www.google.com/maps and maps.googleapis.com. Provider: Google LLC.<br />
Terms of use: https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms<br />
Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</p>
</li>
</ul>


CookieBoxs – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent & Google Consent Mode v2

Cookie consent plugin for managing visitor consent with Google Consent Mode v2, script blocking, content blockers, and optional integrations.

Accept My Cookies vs CookieBoxs – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent & Google Consent Mode v2