Ann Lickander

Erik Bernskiold

Bernskiold Media

<p>There are many WordPress plugins out there which does a lot of fancy things with the cookie consent. We didn’t find one we really liked that was really lightweight and developer friendly and so we created our own.</p>
<p>It isn’t meant for the masses who want tons of configurable options in the admin (although it will work and look fine out of the box). Many use this plugin with the default styling because it is so light-weight and good-looking.</p>
<p>For the developer who wants the functionality and being able to conveniently override the styles in the theme without bloat—here’s a plugin for you. You have filters and actions available to you at every step of the process.</p>
<p>See the installation section for more information on how to install. The FAQ section has important information on how to customize the plugin.</p>
<h4>Translations</h4>
<p>Included in the package are complete translations for the following languages:</p>
<ul>
<li>Lithuanian (Thanks @batiufa)</li>
<li>Swedish</li>
<li>Occitan (Thanks Mejans)</li>
<li>Norwegian</li>
<li>Danish</li>
<li>Hungarian</li>
<li>Spanish</li>
<li>German</li>
<li>Italian</li>
<li>Slovenian</li>
</ul>
<p>A complete <em>.pot</em> file is available in the <em>translations/</em> directory. If you use and translate this little plugin, please send us the translation so it can be included!</p>
<p><strong>Even better</strong> is if you use Translate.WordPress.org for your translations. That way, they will be automatically distributed with the WordPress updater.<br />
However, in some locales, the work with the Translate site is not up to speed. We will continue to support included translations for a while.</p>


Ilmenite Cookie Consent

A simple, developer-friendly WordPress plugin with minimum bloat that lets visitors know that the site is using cookies.

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<p>Nivaj Cookie Consent provides a complete cookie consent management solution for WordPress. It helps you comply with GDPR, CCPA, and other privacy regulations by giving visitors full control over cookie categories.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Category-based consent: Necessary, Analytics, Marketing, and Functional categories (customizable)</li>
<li>Auto script blocking: Blocks scripts and iframes until the user consents to the appropriate category</li>
<li>Google Tag Manager: Built-in GTM container injection with consent integration</li>
<li>Google Consent Mode v2: Sends consent signals (ad_storage, analytics_storage, etc.) via dataLayer</li>
<li>DataLayer events: Custom events fired on consent changes for tag management</li>
<li>Consent logging: GDPR-compliant records with SHA-256 hashed IP and user agent</li>
<li>CSV export: Export consent log records for compliance audits</li>
<li>Cookie scanner: Detects cookies on your site and auto-categorizes 50+ known cookies</li>
<li>Analytics dashboard: Consent statistics with daily charts and category acceptance rates</li>
<li>Customizable banner: Position, colors, typography, button styles, and layout options</li>
<li>Shortcode: <code>[nivaj_cookie_preferences]</code> to place a cookie preferences button anywhere</li>
<li>Privacy policy snippet: Auto-generates a cookie table for your privacy policy page</li>
<li>Lightweight: Vanilla JavaScript with no jQuery dependency on the frontend</li>
<li>Accessible: ARIA attributes, keyboard navigation, and focus management</li>
<li>Multisite support: Independent settings and consent log per site</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<ol>
<li>Install and activate the plugin.</li>
<li>Go to <strong>Cookie Consent > Settings</strong> to configure banner text, categories, and integrations.</li>
<li>Customize the banner appearance under <strong>Cookie Consent > Appearance</strong>.</li>
<li>Define script blocking patterns under <strong>Cookie Consent > Scripts</strong>.</li>
<li>Run the Cookie Scanner to detect cookies on your site.</li>
<li>Monitor consent activity on the <strong>Cookie Consent > Dashboard</strong>.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Shortcode</h4>
<p>Use <code>[nivaj_cookie_preferences]</code> to add a “Cookie Preferences” button anywhere on your site.</p>
<p>Attributes:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>text</code> – Button label (default: “Cookie Preferences”)</li>
<li><code>class</code> – Additional CSS class</li>
</ul>
<p>Example: <code>[nivaj_cookie_preferences text="Manage Cookies" class="my-btn"]</code></p>
<h4>Privacy</h4>
<p>This plugin stores consent preferences in a browser cookie on the visitor’s device. When consent logging is active, IP addresses and user agents are stored as one-way SHA-256 hashes combined with the WordPress salt, making them non-reversible. No personal data is shared with external services by this plugin itself. See the “External services” section below for details on optional Google integrations.</p>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>This plugin optionally connects to external services when the site administrator explicitly enables them. No external connections are made by default.</p>
<h4>Google Tag Manager</h4>
<p>When the administrator enables Google Tag Manager under Cookie Consent > Settings and provides a GTM container ID, this plugin loads the Google Tag Manager script from Google’s servers.</p>
<p>What it does: Loads a tag management container that can manage analytics, marketing, and other scripts on the site.<br />
When it connects: On every frontend page load, only when GTM is enabled and a valid container ID (GTM-XXXXXXX) is configured.<br />
Data sent: The GTM container ID is sent to Google’s servers to retrieve the container script. No personal visitor data is sent by this plugin directly; however, the loaded GTM container may collect data based on its own configuration.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/tag-manager/use-policy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Tag Manager Terms of Service</a></li>
<li><a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Google Consent Mode v2</h4>
<p>When the administrator enables Google Consent Mode under Cookie Consent > Settings, this plugin sends consent signals to Google services via the browser’s dataLayer.</p>
<p>What it does: Communicates the visitor’s consent status (granted or denied) for ad storage, analytics storage, and personalization to Google services already running on the site.<br />
When it connects: Consent default signals are set on page load. Consent update signals are sent when a visitor interacts with the cookie banner. This does not load any additional external scripts.<br />
Data sent: Consent status values (granted/denied) for: ad_storage, ad_user_data, ad_personalization, analytics_storage, functionality_storage, personalization_storage, security_storage.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://developers.google.com/tag-platform/security/guides/consent" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Consent Mode documentation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Cookie Scanner (local only)</h4>
<p>The Cookie Scanner feature makes an HTTP request to your own site’s homepage to detect cookies and scripts. It does not connect to any external service.</p>


Nivaj Cookie Consent

GDPR-compliant cookie consent with category-based consent, script blocking, GTM, consent logging, and customizable banner.

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