Billy Wilcosky

Oven integrates the <a href="https://github.com/orestbida/cookieconsent" rel="nofollow ugc">CookieConsent</a> JavaScript library (v3.1.0) into WordPress to provide a compliant, accessible cookie consent experience.
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Cookie consent banner – Shows a consent modal to visitors on first visit with Accept all, Essential only, and Manage preferences.</li>
<li>Automatic cookie detection – Enable “Cookie detection mode” in settings, then browse your site while logged in as an administrator. Cookies set during your visit are detected and added to the list.</li>
<li>Essential vs non-essential – WordPress core cookies (login, session, comments, settings) are classified as essential; third-party and analytics cookies as non-essential. Visitors see both categories in the preferences modal.</li>
<li>Revision and re-consent – When a new cookie is detected and added, the revision number is incremented. All visitors (including those who had previously accepted) must consent again.</li>
<li>Logged-in vs guest – For guests, consent is stored in a cookie so they are not prompted on every visit (until the revision changes). For logged-in users, consent is stored in the database (user meta) tied to their account.</li>
<li>Consent logging – For logged-in users, each consent choice is recorded in their profile. Admins and editors can view when a user accepted and which cookies they accepted (Users → edit user → Cookie consent).</li>
<li>Cookie descriptions – You can edit a short description for each cookie so visitors know what it does. Descriptions are shown in the preferences modal.</li>
<li>Privacy policy link – Optional privacy policy URL in settings is shown in the consent modal (recommended for GDPR).</li>
<li>Accessibility – Uses the CookieConsent library’s built-in ARIA attributes and keyboard support.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Settings</h4>
<ul>
<li>Settings → Oven – Enable cookie consent, enable cookie detection mode, set an optional privacy policy URL (recommended for GDPR), and view or edit the list of detected cookies and their descriptions.</li>
</ul>
<h4>GDPR and compliance</h4>
Oven is designed to support compliance with the GDPR and similar laws:
<ul>
<li>Consent before non-essential cookies – Non-essential cookies and scripts that set them are blocked until the user accepts. Essential cookies (e.g. login, session) are allowed without consent.</li>
<li>Clear information – Visitors see a list of cookies with names and descriptions (editable in settings). You can link to your privacy policy from the consent modal.</li>
<li>Granular choice – Users can accept all, essential only, or manage preferences and toggle individual non-essential cookies.</li>
<li>Withdraw consent – Users can reopen the preferences modal and change or withdraw consent at any time. Rejected non-essential cookies are cleared on each visit.</li>
<li>Re-consent when policy changes – When you add or reclassify cookies, the revision number increases and all visitors are asked to consent again.</li>
<li>Consent logging (logged-in users) – For registered users, consent choices and timestamps are stored in their profile. Admins and editors can view consent history under Users → [user] → Cookie consent. Guest consent is not logged (stored only in a cookie).</li>
<li>Transparency – Cookie detection mode helps you build an accurate cookie list; you can add cookies manually and describe what each one does.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>PHP 7.4 or higher</li>
<li>WordPress 5.9 or higher</li>
</ul>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<ul>
<li>CookieConsent (v3.1.0) by Orest Bida – https://github.com/orestbida/cookieconsent – MIT License.</li>
</ul>

Oven Cookie Consent

Cookie consent for WordPress: detect cookies, classify essential vs non-essential, and re-prompt visitors when your cookie list changes.

KookiOk

Kookiok is a free cookie consent plugin for WordPress, and the free plan has no limits: no visitor 
caps, no page-view quotas, no paywalled features. Show a GDPR- and CCPA-compliant cookie consent 
banner, block cookies before consent, and publish an auto-updating cookie declaration. Setup is one 
field: create a free Kookiok account, paste your Domain Group ID, and the banner goes live (loaded 
first in the page head, synchronously – exactly what Kookiok’s own installation verifier checks).
Unlike cookie-consent plugins that cap their free plans by visitors or pages, Kookiok has no quotas: 
your banner keeps showing on unlimited sites and page-views, with no paid tier and no credit card.
<ul>
<li>Free with no limits – no visitor caps, no page-view quotas, no paywalled features, on unlimited sites.</li>
<li>One-field setup – paste your Domain Group ID, no code required.</li>
<li>GDPR and CCPA cookie consent – correct, compliant script placement, automatically.</li>
<li>Auto cookie blocking – the consent script blocks cookies and trackers before consent.</li>
<li>Built-in installation check – confirm the banner is present, first in the page head, and loaded 
synchronously, right from the settings screen.</li>
<li>Guided first-run setup – a friendly prompt points you to the one setting that matters.</li>
<li>Embed the cookie declaration table with the <code>[kookiok_cookie_declaration]</code> shortcode or the 
“Cookie Declaration” block.</li>
<li>Lightweight: the consent script handles banner display and cookie blocking; the plugin stays out of 
the way (no heavy script-rewriting engine).</li>
<li>Translated into English, Czech, Russian, German, French, Spanish, Hindi, and Italian (a translation template is included for adding more).</li>
</ul>
<h3>External services</h3>
This plugin connects your site to Kookiok (https://kookiok.com), a third-party consent-management 
service, to display the cookie-consent banner and the cookie declaration. The banner does not work 
without a Kookiok account and a Domain Group ID.
What is sent, and when:
<ul>
<li>On every front-end page view, the plugin loads the consent script from 
 https://cdn.kookiok.com/consent.js?id=. Your Domain Group ID is included in 
this request.</li>
<li>The consent script records the visitor’s consent choices and sends them to <code>https://api.kookiok.com</code>.</li>
<li>The cookie-declaration block/shortcode loads <code>https://cdn.kookiok.com/declaration.js?id=<id></code>, which 
fetches the cookie list from <code>https://api.kookiok.com</code>.</li>
</ul>
By installing the plugin and entering your Domain Group ID you enable this integration. See the Kookiok 
Terms of Service (https://kookiok.com/terms) and Privacy Policy (https://kookiok.com/privacy).

Kookiok – Free Cookie Consent Banner, No Limits (GDPR & CCPA)

Free cookie consent banner for GDPR & CCPA: no page-view limits, no visitor caps, no paywall. One-field setup, auto cookie blocking + policy table.

Oven Cookie Consent vs Kookiok – Free Cookie Consent Banner, No Limits (GDPR & CCPA)