Nicola Modugno

<p>!!! Version 2.2 of plugin is compatible with Gutenberg for translations<br />
!!! Version 2.1 of plugin is fully compatible with WPML and Polylang to easly manage texts translations !!!<br />
!!! Version 2 of plugin is GDPR compliant – Cookie name for user preferences is now “CookiePreferences-[wp_install_dir]” !!!</p>
<p>Like others plugin, Smart Cookie Kit blocks cookies until the visitor accepts them, but it unlocks them asyncronously (without refreshing the current page): this logic increases server performance, improve user experience, and, more important, makes the plugin compatible with cache plugins!!<br />
Thinked for marketing-oriented sites, this plugin blocks standard scripts and conversion/remarketing scripts (including the “noscript” tag too).</p>
<p>Why I decided to create this plugin?<br />
There are a lot of plugins for cookies management… But:</p>
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<p>Many work on the server, modifying some code portions directly in the output: if is there a cache system, it will cache the page in the version for the user that “fired” the cache creation (with modified scripts if the user has not accepted cookies, or with the original scripts if the cookies were accepted), and that version will be served to ALL visitors, regardless of their acceptance.<br />
The problem: it is not possible use cache systems.</p>
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<p>When user accepts cookies, it is necessary to open another page to have original scripts working. A lot of plugin have done a step forward, making an automatic refresh of the visited page, but web servers have to work again to serve the “correct” page and this may be a serious problem with slow connections (think to mobile devices), heavy pages (without cached pages!!), pages with external resources (Youtube videos, Ads, Social Plugins, …). Has it ever appened that you start reading some content or jump below to search content of interest and the page scrolls back on the top because of a refresh?!<br />
The problem: worst server performance and user experience.</p>
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<p>Many lets specify a page that contains cookie policy (to link that in the banner), but often they show the cookie banner in that page too.<br />
This is not a big problem, I know, but it is a detail! 😉</p>
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<p>I searched for a plugins that would not unblock cookies directly in the output from the server, to permit the use of cache systems; more over, I would like “things” faster and smoother without page refreshes and heavy loads.<br />
My research had not satisfactory results (for me), so I decided to write my own plugin!</p>
<p>The main functionality are the following:</p>
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<p><strong>It recognises and modify automatically</strong> scripts, iframes and images to block them (the block happens directly in the output from the server).</p>
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<p><strong>It permits you to tag code</strong> to block.</p>
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<p>It shows the cookie banner only if it is necessary.</p>
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<p>It includes in the banner the link to your cookie policy page, and it does not show the banner in that page!</p>
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<p>Once the user accepts the policy (or when policy is already accepted), <strong>it unblocks and run scripts via javascript, without a page refresh</strong>. Being via javascript, <strong>the unblock happens even if there are active cache systems</strong>!</p>
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<h3>Support</h3>
<p>Please write on the WordPress official support area: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/smart-cookie-kit<br />
For questions, support or suggestions, you could write to: info[-at-]nicolamodugno[-dot-]it</p>


Smart Cookie Kit

Unfortunately this plugin is not compliant with the current GDPR which needs a differentiated cookie consent collection.

Not compliant with the current cookie law

Preventive blocking of third party cookies for GDPR/EU Cookie Law/ePrivacy. Translatable, cacheable, lightweight, powerful!

Bato Web Agency

<p>Bato Cookie Consent adds a configurable cookie consent interface to WordPress. It provides an admin settings screen for banner content, policy links, consent categories, cookie lifetime, floating preferences button, and Google Consent Mode integration.</p>
<p>The plugin is built for site owners and developers who need a local, customizable consent banner without loading third-party assets by default.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Consent banner with accept all, reject all, and custom preferences actions.</li>
<li>34 built-in frontend languages with browser/site language detection and RTL support for Hebrew and Arabic.</li>
<li>Necessary, analytics, marketing, and preferences categories.</li>
<li>Editable banner, modal, button, category, and embed placeholder text.</li>
<li>Privacy policy and cookie policy links.</li>
<li>Floating preferences button after a visitor has saved choices.</li>
<li>YouTube and Vimeo embed placeholders that can wait for marketing consent.</li>
<li>Developer filter for adding scripts, embeds, and advanced configuration.</li>
<li>Optional Google Consent Mode updates when <code>gtag</code> is already present on the site.</li>
<li>Translation-ready PHP and JavaScript strings.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Supported Languages</h4>
<p>The frontend consent interface includes built-in content for 34 languages: Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, English (UK), Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Welsh.</p>
<p>The plugin can follow the visitor’s browser language, auto-detect the WordPress site language where possible, or use a fixed language selected in the settings.</p>
<h4>Privacy</h4>
<p>Bato Cookie Consent stores the visitor’s consent choices in the visitor’s browser using a cookie or local storage, depending on the plugin settings. The plugin does not collect personal data, send analytics, or contact external servers by default.</p>
<p>If you configure third-party scripts or embeds, those services may process visitor data according to their own terms and privacy policies. The plugin can help delay those scripts or embeds until the relevant consent category is allowed, but it does not guarantee legal compliance. Site owners are responsible for configuring the banner, policies, and scripts for their jurisdiction.</p>
<h4>Developer Usage</h4>
<p>Developers can extend the frontend configuration with the <code>bato_cookie_consent_config</code> filter:</p>
<pre><code>add_filter('bato_cookie_consent_config', function ($config) {
    $config['scripts'][] = array(
        'id' => 'analytics',
        'category' => 'analytics',
        'src' => 'https://example.com/analytics.js',
        'async' => true,
    );

    return $config;
});
</code></pre>
<p>Source files and build tooling are included with the plugin. To rebuild production assets, run:</p>
<pre><code>npm install
npm run build
</code></pre>
<h3>Third-Party Notices</h3>
<p>Bato Cookie Consent includes or builds with the following third-party packages. These licenses are GPL-compatible according to the GNU project’s GPL-compatible license list. Apache License 2.0 is compatible with GPLv3, so the plugin package is licensed as GPLv3 or later.</p>
<h4>Runtime assets</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>@bato-web-agency/cookie-consent</code> – MIT License</li>
<li><code>@mdi/font</code> – Apache License 2.0</li>
<li><code>vue</code> – MIT License</li>
<li><code>vuetify</code> – MIT License</li>
</ul>
<h4>Build tooling</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>@vitejs/plugin-vue</code> – MIT License</li>
<li><code>vite</code> – MIT License</li>
</ul>
<p>Dependency metadata is recorded in <code>package-lock.json</code>.</p>


Bato Cookie Consent

Adds a customizable multilingual cookie consent banner with 34 supported languages, categories, policy links, embeds, and developer filters.

Smart Cookie Kit vs Bato Cookie Consent