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Plain Cookie Consent is a no-frills GDPR + ePrivacy consent banner for WordPress. It ships a single banner, Google Consent Mode v2 defaults, a server-side audit log with pseudonymised subject hashing, a DSAR lookup helper, and constant-gated Meta Pixel / Microsoft Clarity / LinkedIn Insight Tag helpers — all under GPL v2, with no upsells and no external telemetry.
The plugin is designed to support a GDPR/ePrivacy-compliant consent setup. Final compliance depends on the site owner’s configuration and linked privacy policy.
<h4>Core compliance features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Google Consent Mode v2 defaults injected at <code>wp_head</code> priority 1, before any tag manager or gtag snippet.</li>
<li>Early inline consent replay with a revision gate — consent recorded before a policy revision bump is not replayed; the banner re-prompts instead.</li>
<li>Server-side audit log (<code>wp_plain_consent_log</code>) with a privacy-preserving SHA-256 subject hash over a daily-rotating salt, and a 730-day default retention purge (filterable via constant).</li>
<li>Consent revision system with a “Force re-consent for all users now” admin action and strict rollback if the audit insert fails.</li>
<li>Two-step choice pattern: the first layer offers Accept All and Show Options; the preferences screen (one click away) offers equal-weight Accept All, Reject All, and Save Preferences buttons.</li>
<li>Server-mirror consent cookie via a cache-safe <code>GET /mirror-nonce</code> endpoint (<code>Cache-Control: no-store</code>), so full-page caching does not break nonce validation.</li>
<li>Geo targeting: the consent-required region set is the EEA (EU-27 plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) plus the United Kingdom. Detection uses the Cloudflare <code>CF-IPCountry</code> header when present, with a fail-safe default: if the country cannot be determined, the visitor is treated as in-scope.</li>
<li>CSV/JSON streamed export of the consent log, plus a pre-uninstall evidence warning with one-click export.</li>
<li>DSAR lookup admin tool: recompute a visitor’s subject hash from IP + User-Agent and list matching consent-log entries (GDPR Art. 15 support).</li>
</ul>
<h4>Integrations</h4>
<ul>
<li>Meta Pixel: define <code>PLAIN_COOKIE_CONSENT_FACEBOOK_PIXEL_ID</code> in <code>wp-config.php</code>.</li>
<li>Microsoft Clarity: define <code>PLAIN_COOKIE_CONSENT_CLARITY_PROJECT_ID</code> in <code>wp-config.php</code>.</li>
<li>LinkedIn Insight Tag: define <code>PLAIN_COOKIE_CONSENT_LINKEDIN_PARTNER_ID</code> in <code>wp-config.php</code>.</li>
<li>Public <code>window.plainCookieConsent</code> JavaScript API (<code>getCategories</code>, <code>hasConsent</code>, <code>onChange</code>, <code>onGrant</code>, <code>onRevoke</code>) for site-specific vendors.</li>
<li>Cookie cleanup on revoke with curated defaults for LinkedIn, TikTok, Hotjar, Clarity, Yandex Metrica, and Snapchat (<code>plain_cookie_consent_autoclear_cookies</code> filter).</li>
<li><code>localStorage</code> / <code>sessionStorage</code> cleanup on a real granted-to-revoked transition (<code>plain_cookie_consent_clear_storage_keys</code> filter).</li>
</ul>
<h4>Accessibility</h4>
<ul>
<li>The banner and preferences modal are attested against WCAG 2.1 AA.</li>
<li>axe-core smoke tests (<code>wcag2a</code>, <code>wcag2aa</code>, <code>wcag21aa</code> tags) run on every push and pull request via GitHub Actions.</li>
<li>Site-level accessibility remains the operator’s responsibility.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Languages</h4>
Translation catalogs ship for nine languages: English, German, Russian, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, and Portuguese. Banner language auto-resolution covers all nine shipped languages, including regional variants (for example de-AT or pt-BR), with any other locale falling back to English. Any shipped catalog can also be selected explicitly, and translators can override strings the standard WordPress gettext way.
<h4>Not included</h4>
<ul>
<li>TCF v2.2 (programmatic publishers).</li>
<li>Consent analytics dashboards beyond the read-only Consent Health widget.</li>
<li>Multi-domain consent sync.</li>
<li>Banner A/B testing.</li>
<li>Script auto-blocking beyond Consent Mode and the documented vendor helpers.</li>
</ul>
<h3>External services</h3>
This plugin has no telemetry and never sends data to its own or the author’s servers. Consent records stay in your own WordPress database.
The plugin can optionally load three well-known third-party marketing/analytics tags on your behalf. Each one is OFF by default and only ever loads when BOTH of the following are true:
<ol>
<li>You explicitly enable it by defining the matching constant in <code>wp-config.php</code>, and</li>
<li>The visitor grants the relevant consent category in the banner.</li>
</ol>
If you do not define these constants, the plugin makes no third-party requests at all. Once enabled, the tag still loads only after the visitor grants the relevant consent category in the banner.
<h4>Meta (Facebook) Pixel</h4>
Optional advertising measurement. Enabled by defining <code>PLAIN_COOKIE_CONSENT_FACEBOOK_PIXEL_ID</code>. When a visitor grants advertising consent, the plugin loads <code>https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js</code> and initialises the Pixel with your Pixel ID. From then on, on each page view, Meta receives standard Pixel data: your Pixel ID, the page URL and referrer, the visitor’s IP address and browser/user-agent, and a PageView event. Nothing is sent before advertising consent. 
Provider: Meta Platforms, Inc. Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/ — Business Tools Terms: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/businesstools
<h4>Microsoft Clarity</h4>
Optional session analytics (heatmaps and session insights). Enabled by defining <code>PLAIN_COOKIE_CONSENT_CLARITY_PROJECT_ID</code>. When a visitor grants analytics consent, the plugin loads <code>https://www.clarity.ms/tag/<your-project-id></code>. From then on, on each page view, Microsoft receives Clarity analytics data: your project ID, the page URL, the visitor’s IP address and browser/user-agent, and interaction events such as clicks and scrolls. Nothing is sent before analytics consent. 
Provider: Microsoft Corporation. Privacy Statement: https://www.microsoft.com/privacy/privacystatement — Clarity Terms of Service: https://clarity.microsoft.com/terms
<h4>LinkedIn Insight Tag</h4>
Optional advertising measurement on LinkedIn. Enabled by defining <code>PLAIN_COOKIE_CONSENT_LINKEDIN_PARTNER_ID</code>. When a visitor grants advertising consent, the plugin loads <code>https://snap.licdn.com/li.lms-analytics/insight.min.js</code> with your Partner ID. From then on, on each page view, LinkedIn receives Insight Tag data: your Partner ID, the page URL, and the visitor’s IP address and browser/user-agent. Nothing is sent before advertising consent. 
Provider: LinkedIn Corporation. Privacy Policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy — LinkedIn Ads Agreement: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/ads-agreement
<h3>Disclaimer</h3>
This plugin is provided “as is”, free of charge, for evaluation and use at 
the site operator’s own discretion and risk.
<ul>
<li>The site operator alone chooses which plugins to install and run on their 
site, and bears full responsibility for that choice and its consequences.</li>
<li>The plugin is offered for informational and evaluation purposes. The 
authors make no guarantees and no promises of any kind — including 
correctness, completeness, fitness for a particular purpose, or 
uninterrupted operation.</li>
<li>Software may contain errors. Any errors, malfunctions, data loss, or 
legal consequences arising from the use of this plugin are the sole 
responsibility of the site operator.</li>
<li>Nothing in this plugin or its documentation constitutes legal advice. 
The plugin is designed to support a GDPR/ePrivacy-oriented consent setup, 
but it does not and cannot guarantee legal compliance of any specific 
site — final compliance always depends on the operator’s configuration, 
vendors, and policies.</li>
<li>The warranty disclaimer and limitation of liability are governed by 
sections 11 and 12 of the GNU GPL v2 license that ships with this plugin.</li>
</ul>

Plain Cookie Consent

Minimal clean-room GDPR/ePrivacy consent banner with Google Consent Mode v2, early inline replay, DSAR helper, and no upsells.

Faruk Garic

Jan Karres

Mario Günter

Matthias Günter

devowl.io GmbH

Cookie Banner and Consent Management for your WordPress website – easy to be legally compliant
Obtain GDPR (also known as DSGVO, RGPD, RODO, AVG) and ePrivacy Directive (implemented in national law as TDDDG/TTDSG, LOPD-GDD, DTA, TLA, LEK, E-com Act) compliant consents. Find services, cookies etc. and fill all legal information in your cookie banner. More than just a cookie notice! Cookie plugin designed specifically for WordPress websites to simplify setup.
Real Cookie Banner is a cookie and consent management plugin. Obtain consent to load services and set cookies for your visitors in accordance with the GDPR and ePrivacy Directive. In addition, content blockers help you to be compliant even if your theme, plugin or content loads styles, scripts or iframes that would transfer personal data. Start now with our guided-configuration and avoid legal risks!
➤ Scan your website and discover services that require consent!
Whether the use of the plugin leads to legally compliant data processing largely depends on whether the plugin is configured correctly for your use case. You yourself are responsible for a correct configuration.
<h3>Free Sandbox</h3>
You want to try Real Cookie Banner before installing? Take a free sandbox and play around!
<a href="https://try.devowl.io/?product=RCB" rel="nofollow ugc">Create a free sandbox</a>
<h3>Features of the cookie plugin</h3>
Consent Management: You can use Real Cookie Banner to store all technical and legal information about services and cookies to obtain informed consents. You can use 160+ service templates and 130+ content blocker templates to quickly and securely provide all the information you need.
Content Blocker: Themes, plugins and co. usually load scripts, styles and content that transfer personal data and set cookies before you have the consent of your visitors. You usually cannot control this by yourself. Content blockers make sure that these features are only executed after you have obtained consent.
Customize design: You can design the cookie banner according to your wishes. 20+ design templates and 200+ options give you the flexibility to customize the cookie banner perfectly to your needs. From colors and effects to texts, you can unleash your creativity! All changes are displayed in a live preview.
Guided configuration: After installation, the checklist will guide you through all steps to be able to set up Real Cookie Banner in a legally compliant manner. We also explain the legalities of features and the legal consequences if you change settings. So, you can quickly and safely set up your cookie banner!
Documentation of consents: According to the GDPR, you have to prove that a visitor has consented to cookies and processing of personal data if he or she doubts this. We document consent completely and make it possible to trace the origin of the consent afterwards. You are on the safe side even in the worst case!
Native in WordPress: Real Cookie Banner is a cookie plugin specially designed for WordPress. It is fully installed in your WordPress as a native plugin. All consents are processed and stored on your server. Nothing is downloaded from a cloud in your visitor’s browser, which avoids further legal issues.
You want a list of all features? <a href="https://devowl.io/wordpress-real-cookie-banner/#all-features" rel="nofollow ugc">Check it out on our website!</a>
<h3>Supported Languages</h3>
Real Cookie Banner is localized in all 17 languages that are most commonly spoken in the EU.
The plugin has been translated by humans into English, German (informal and formal), French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch (informal and formal), Czech, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian Bokmål, Finnish, Greek, Romanian, Hungarian, Slovak, Slovenian and Croatian. Texts in service templates and content blockers templates are partly machine-translated and will be revised by humans in the future.
<h3>All Features of Real Cookie Banner</h3>
Some of the features listed below are only available in the <a href="https://devowl.io/go/real-cookie-banner?source=wordpress-org-description" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO version of Real Cookie Banner</a>. They are marked with an asterisk.
Beginner-friendly // solution for the cookie hassle – for everyone 
Experience effortless setup with guided configurations, extensive localizations and translations, comprehensive website scanning, a free version with essential features, easy-to-follow compliance checklists, and dedicated human support for all your cookie management needs.
Consent Management // we take care of compliant consents 
Be able to obtain consents in compliance with GDPR and ePrivacy Directive through robust consent handling, detailed technical specifications, youth protection features, proactive notifications as soon as new consent must be obtained, privacy-compliant CDN usage, 160+ service templates*, execution of opt-in and opt-out scripts per service, consent to data processing in insecure third countries, automatic cookie policy generation*, organized service groups, accessible legal links, and respectful handling of “Do Not Track” header.
Documentation // truly fully documented consents 
Keep proper documentation of consent obtained, stored efficiently in your WordPress database, insightful consent statistics, and automatic compliance with the obligation to provide evidence in accordance with the GDPR.
Content Blocker // load services only with consent 
Blocking scripts and content with precision until consent has been given, including fonts and URLs, providing visual content replacements, enabling smart URL and style blocking, with custom element blocking automating video playback post-consent, supporting lazy loading for faster pages. Each content blocker is associated with one or more services. With it, content is automatically unblocked when consent is given in the cookie banner.
Design // always fits perfectly into your website 
Customize your cookie banner effortlessly with over 200 design options*, enjoy a preview of design and text changes, and choose from more than 20 stylish design presets* to ensure your banner matches perfectly your website’s design.
Accessibility // accessible for everyone on your website 
Provide an inclusive user experience by complying with the European Accessibility Act and WCAG 2.2 Level AA standards, supported by an accessibility score feature to ensure all design settings meet legal and user-friendly requirements.
Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) // obtain standardized consents 
Obtain standardized consent collection with full TCF compatibility*, user-friendly configuration interfaces, and Google-certified compliance, ensuring seamless integration with AdSense and compliance to the latest industry standards.
Google Consent Mode // obtain consents according to Digital Market Act 
Comply with the Digital Market Act by integrating Google Consent Mode*, offering explicit consent options, and ensuring smooth integration with Google Tag Manager for efficient consent-based tag management.
Special Features // made for professional users 
Optimize user experience with geo-restriction for targeted cookie banners*, support for popular Google Tag Manager and Matomo Tag Manager*, and streamlined consent forwarding across multiple websites*, making it ideal for professional and international use.
Technical // perfection in detail – for WordPress 
Benefit from advanced technical features including multilingual support for WPML, Polylang, TranslatePress and Weglot, automatic deletion of 1st-party cookies, easy import/export of settings, native WordPress integration, automatic cache flushing for many page caching plugins/systems, WordPress multisite compatibility, Anti-Ad-Blocker mechanisms, and a comprehensive API for developers to extend functionality.
<a href="https://devowl.io/wordpress-real-cookie-banner/#all-features" rel="nofollow ugc">You find a list of all features with comprehensive details on our website!</a>
<h3>Templates & Compatibility</h3>
Real Cookie Banner can be used to collect consent for almost any tools, plugins and services in your WordPress website. You can easily store the necessary legal and technical information for informed consent in a service and content blocker of the consent management.
We have verified that major Google and Facebook services, YouTube, Vimeo or Matomo as well as popular WordPress plugins like Elementor, Jetpack, WooCommerce, Wordfence or Contact Form 7 and many more are compatible.
The PRO Version of Real Cookie Banner comes with 160+ service templates and 130+ content blocker templates. These templates save you a lot of time by giving you all the relevant legal and technical information for a service to use it in accordance with the ePrivacy Directive and GDPR. Check out the <a href="https://devowl.io/go/real-cookie-banner?source=wordpress-org-description#templates" rel="nofollow ugc">complete list of all services with templates</a> on our website.
<h3>Developer Friendly</h3>
You are a developer and want to write an add-on for Real Cookie Banner or make your plugin compatible with our cookie plugin? We are happy to help you!
WordPress actions & filters and REST API
Have a look at the <a href="https://devowl.io/wordpress-real-cookie-banner/developer-api/" rel="nofollow ugc">API documentation</a> on our website to learn more about how to write code that uses functions of Real Cookie Banner.
Free Support
We like to work with other WordPress developers. If you need assistants to use our product for your code projects or make your WordPress plugin compatible with Real Cookie Banner, just <a href="https://devowl.io/support/" rel="nofollow ugc">open a support ticket</a>.
<h3>Get the PRO version of Real Cookie Banner</h3>
You will download the free version of this plugin, which contains all core functions that allow you to load services and set cookies according to the GDPR and ePrivacy Directive.
Our PRO version offers even more useful features and many service and content blocker templates, which not only make the cookie banner more flexible, but also save you a lot of time to set up the cookie banner in compliance with the law. <a href="https://devowl.io/go/real-cookie-banner?source=wordpress-org-description" rel="nofollow ugc">Learn more about the PRO version.</a>

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Sehr gutes Plugin mit vielen Einstellungsmöglichkeiten & super Support!


Top Plugin, super Support!


This plugin works perfectly, it makes a really simple job of complying with privacy and cookie requirements. Their developers really understand the law so the plugin is very thorough and reliable. I've also reported issues to them twice, and had a fixed version of the plugin sent to me almost instantly, so their support is fantastic too.


Perfect plugin, great support


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Obtain GDPR (DSGVO/RGPD) and ePrivacy Directive (TDDDG/TTDSG, LOPD-GDD, DTA) compliant consents in your cookie banner. More than just a cookie notice!

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