Billy Wilcosky

<p>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.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Cookie consent banner</strong> – Shows a consent modal to visitors on first visit with Accept all, Essential only, and Manage preferences.</li>
<li><strong>Automatic cookie detection</strong> – 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><strong>Essential vs non-essential</strong> – 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><strong>Revision and re-consent</strong> – 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><strong>Logged-in vs guest</strong> – 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><strong>Consent logging</strong> – 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 <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> edit user <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Cookie consent).</li>
<li><strong>Cookie descriptions</strong> – You can edit a short description for each cookie so visitors know what it does. Descriptions are shown in the preferences modal.</li>
<li><strong>Privacy policy link</strong> – Optional privacy policy URL in settings is shown in the consent modal (recommended for GDPR).</li>
<li><strong>Accessibility</strong> – Uses the CookieConsent library’s built-in ARIA attributes and keyboard support.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Settings</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Settings <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Oven</strong> – 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>
<p>Oven is designed to support compliance with the GDPR and similar laws:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Consent before non-essential cookies</strong> – 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><strong>Clear information</strong> – 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><strong>Granular choice</strong> – Users can accept all, essential only, or manage preferences and toggle individual non-essential cookies.</li>
<li><strong>Withdraw consent</strong> – 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><strong>Re-consent when policy changes</strong> – When you add or reclassify cookies, the revision number increases and all visitors are asked to consent again.</li>
<li><strong>Consent logging (logged-in users)</strong> – For registered users, consent choices and timestamps are stored in their profile. Admins and editors can view consent history under Users <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> [user] <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Cookie consent. Guest consent is not logged (stored only in a cookie).</li>
<li><strong>Transparency</strong> – 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.

mariastellatech

<p>Stella Cookies is a WordPress cookie consent plugin for managing a cookie banner, consent categories, and third-party content controls for analytics, marketing, and embedded services.</p>
<p>The plugin includes support for Google Consent Mode v2, configurable consent categories, script blocking patterns, iframe blocking, cookie policy content, and a built-in shortcode for displaying your cookie policy and cookie declaration page.</p>
<p>It is built for site owners who need a configurable cookie banner and for developers who need flexible controls for consent-based script loading.</p>
<h4>Free Features 🚀</h4>
<ul>
<li>Enable or disable the cookie banner from one settings screen.</li>
<li>Support for Google Consent Mode v2 workflows.</li>
<li>Block analytics and marketing scripts until consent.</li>
<li>Optional strict prior blocking for uncategorized third-party scripts.</li>
<li>Configure statistics and marketing script patterns.</li>
<li>Configure allowlist patterns for trusted scripts.</li>
<li>Optional iframe blocking for embedded third-party content.</li>
<li>Consent version control for resetting consent after policy changes.</li>
<li>Cookie Policy content editor.</li>
<li>Cookie declaration list for transparency pages.</li>
<li><code>[stella_cookies_policy]</code> shortcode for policy and consent reset display.</li>
<li>Banner design templates and custom styling controls.</li>
<li>Button text, color, and font size customization.</li>
<li>Preference manager with necessary, statistics, and marketing controls.</li>
<li>Floating badge option to reopen consent controls.</li>
<li>Live admin preview for banner design changes.</li>
<li>In-admin help guide and system status summary.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Who It Is For</h4>
<ul>
<li>Website owners who need a configurable consent banner.</li>
<li>Agencies managing privacy compliance across client sites.</li>
<li>Developers who need finer control over script loading behavior.</li>
<li>Businesses that want a clean free plugin and an upgrade path to advanced compliance workflows.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Upgrade to Pro⚡</h4>
<p>Stella Cookies Pro extends the free plugin with advanced compliance tools including cookie scanning, staged scan review, scan history, email alerts, consent logs, analytics reporting, geo targeting, Global Privacy Control support, GTM sync, and additional banner branding controls.</p>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>This plugin does not make direct HTTP requests to any external service or API on its own.</p>
<p>However, the plugin includes built-in script-blocking pattern lists that reference well-known third-party domain strings. These strings are used <strong>locally</strong> to match and block scripts loaded by your own site before consent is granted. No data is sent to these domains by the plugin itself.</p>
<p>The following third-party domains are referenced in the built-in blocking pattern defaults:</p>
<h4>Google Tag Manager / Google Analytics</h4>
<p>Pattern used: <code>googletagmanager.com/gtag</code>, <code>google-analytics.com</code></p>
<p>These patterns allow the plugin to identify and block Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager scripts until the visitor consents to the Statistics category.</p>
<p>If your site loads Google tags, those tags will connect to Google’s servers. Please refer to Google’s own terms and privacy policy:<br />
* Terms of Service: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/us/<br />
* Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</p>
<h4>Meta (Facebook) Pixel</h4>
<p>Pattern used: <code>connect.facebook.net</code></p>
<p>This pattern allows the plugin to identify and block Facebook/Meta Pixel scripts until the visitor consents to the Marketing category.</p>
<p>If your site loads the Meta Pixel, it will connect to Meta’s servers. Please refer to Meta’s own terms and privacy policy:<br />
* Terms of Service: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/businesstools<br />
* Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/</p>
<h4>Other built-in patterns</h4>
<p>The plugin also includes built-in blocking patterns for other common analytics and advertising services including <code>clarity.ms</code> (Microsoft Clarity), <code>hotjar.com</code>, <code>doubleclick.net</code> (Google Ads), <code>googleadservices.com</code>, <code>googlesyndication.com</code>, <code>ads-twitter.com</code>, <code>platform.twitter.com</code>, <code>tiktok.com</code>, <code>snap.licdn.com</code>, <code>ct.pinterest.com</code>, <code>matomo</code>, <code>plausible.io</code>.</p>
<p>All of these patterns are used solely to match and block third-party scripts on your own site. The plugin itself does not transmit any data to these services. Data transmission to these services only occurs after the visitor grants consent, or if the scripts are loaded by other means outside the plugin’s control.</p>
<h3>Developer API (Hardcoded Scripts)</h3>
<p>The safest and most WordPress-native way to load scripts is using <code>wp_enqueue_script()</code>. Stella Cookies will automatically detect and block these enqueued scripts based on your consent settings.</p>
<p><strong>Please do not paste raw <code><script></code> tags directly into your theme templates (<code>header.php</code>, <code>footer.php</code>, etc.).</strong> Hardcoded raw scripts cannot be reliably blocked without causing conflicts with other plugins.</p>
<p>If you are a developer and absolutely must output a script manually, please use the provided helper functions. These functions will automatically enforce the user’s consent choice without rewriting the whole page.</p>
<p><strong>For external scripts:</strong><br />
    stella_cookies_script( ‘https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’, ‘marketing’ );</p>
<p><strong>For inline scripts:</strong><br />
    <code>php<br />
stella_cookies_inline_script( "<br />
    window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];<br />
    function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}<br />
    gtag('js', new Date());<br />
    gtag('config', 'G-XXXXXXXXXX');<br />
", 'statistics' );</code></p>


Stella Cookies

Cookie banner plugin for GDPR and CCPA with Consent Mode v2, script blocking, iframe blocking, cookie policy shortcode, and banner design controls.

Oven Cookie Consent vs Stella Cookies