Brainstorm Force

<p>Most cookie plugins either:</p>
<ul>
<li>Just show a banner</li>
<li>Or make setup feel like preparing for a law exam</li>
</ul>
<p>SureCookie exists because there should be something better.</p>
<p>Something accurate.<br />
Something simple.<br />
Something modern.<br />
Something built properly for WordPress.</p>
<p>SureCookie automatically detects the cookies running on your website, categorizes them intelligently, blocks non-essential scripts before consent, and stores consent logs directly inside your WordPress database.</p>
<p>No traffic limits.<br />
No SaaS visitor caps.<br />
No complicated configuration maze.</p>
<p>Just clean, real enforcement.</p>
<p><a href="https://app.zipwp.com/blueprint/surecookie-n9i" rel=" nofollow ugc">Try the live demo of SureCookie.</a></p>
<h3>How SureCookie Actually Works</h3>
<p>There are 4 things that matter when it comes to consent:</p>
<ol>
<li><strong>Detection has to be accurate:</strong> If you do not know what cookies are actually running on your site, everything else falls apart. SureCookie scans with a real browser, not guesswork.</li>
<li><strong>Enforcement has to be technical:</strong> A banner asking for permission means nothing if scripts are already firing. SureCookie blocks non-essential scripts at the code level before consent is given.</li>
<li><strong>Data has to stay under your control:</strong> Consent logs belong on your server. Not locked inside a third-party SaaS dashboard you cannot fully control.</li>
<li><strong>Setup has to be simple:</strong> Compliance should not require a weekend of configuration. SureCookie gets you from install to enforcement in minutes.</li>
</ol>
<p>Everything in SureCookie revolves around that.</p>
<h3>Real Browser Cookie Detection</h3>
<p>This is important.</p>
<p>Most tools try to guess cookies by scanning HTML.</p>
<p>That is not accurate.</p>
<p>SureCookie uses a Playwright-powered scanning engine at <a href="https://library.surecookie.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://library.surecookie.com/</a>.</p>
<p>When you run a scan, it loads your website in a real browser environment. Not static source code. An actual browser session.</p>
<p>That means it detects:</p>
<ul>
<li>Cookies injected dynamically</li>
<li>Scripts loaded after interaction</li>
<li>Conditional third-party trackers</li>
<li>Tag manager injected scripts</li>
<li>Things that only appear after page load</li>
</ul>
<p>It visits your website like a real user would.</p>
<p>That is the difference.</p>
<p>Once detected, cookies are categorized intelligently and automatically.</p>
<h3>Smart Categorization</h3>
<p>After detection, SureCookie categorizes cookies into:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essential</li>
<li>Functional</li>
<li>Analytics</li>
<li>Marketing</li>
</ul>
<p>Most cookies are categorized automatically using a continuously improving detection database.</p>
<p>Everything is editable.</p>
<p>The goal is simple:</p>
<p>Nobody should have to manually research every random cookie string just to get compliant.</p>
<h3>Script Blocking Before Consent</h3>
<p>This part is critical.</p>
<p>Showing a banner is not compliance.</p>
<p>Before consent:</p>
<ul>
<li>Analytics does not run</li>
<li>Marketing pixels do not fire</li>
<li>Tag managers do not execute</li>
<li>Embedded videos do not load tracking</li>
<li>Social widgets are paused</li>
</ul>
<p>Consent is enforced at execution level.</p>
<p>Not just visually.</p>
<h3>Consent Logs Stored Locally</h3>
<p>All consent logs are stored inside your WordPress database in a dedicated custom table.</p>
<ul>
<li>View logs from the admin dashboard</li>
<li>Export for compliance documentation</li>
<li>Delete anytime</li>
<li>Control retention periods</li>
</ul>
<p>Compliance data stays on your server. Not in an external SaaS dashboard.</p>
<h3>Performance by Design</h3>
<p>SureCookie is lightweight from the ground up.</p>
<ul>
<li>No jQuery dependency</li>
<li>Minimal frontend footprint</li>
<li>Dedicated database table for logs</li>
<li>No heavy background processing</li>
</ul>
<p>Blocking non-essential scripts before consent also reduces unnecessary third-party requests, which improves page load performance as a side effect.</p>
<h3>Designed in 2026, Not 2019</h3>
<p>Many WordPress plugins are outdated.</p>
<p>Too many toggles.<br />
Too much legal jargon.<br />
Too much friction.</p>
<p>SureCookie is designed to feel modern.</p>
<p>The onboarding is structured:</p>
<ol>
<li>Scan your site</li>
<li>Review detected cookies</li>
<li>Confirm categories</li>
<li>Activate enforcement</li>
</ol>
<p>That is it.</p>
<p>Setup should feel good, not overwhelming.</p>
<h3>No Visitor-Based Limits</h3>
<p>Whether a site has 1,000 visitors or 1,000,000 visitors, SureCookie works the same way.</p>
<p>No caps.<br />
No surprises.<br />
No usage-based pricing tiers.</p>
<h3>Built for the WordPress Ecosystem</h3>
<p>SureCookie works with:</p>
<ul>
<li>SureCart</li>
<li>WooCommerce</li>
<li>Easy Digital Downloads</li>
<li>Page builders</li>
<li>Analytics tools</li>
<li>Marketing integrations</li>
<li>Multisite setups</li>
</ul>
<p>Consent logic applies across your site.</p>
<h3>Who This Is For</h3>
<ul>
<li>Site owners who want real enforcement, not just a banner</li>
<li>eCommerce stores handling customer data</li>
<li>Agencies managing multiple client sites</li>
<li>Developers who care about clean implementation</li>
<li>Businesses operating in regulated regions</li>
</ul>
<p>If the goal is just the simplest possible banner without caring about detection accuracy, SureCookie is probably not the right fit.</p>
<p>If the goal is modern, accurate, performance-conscious consent management, it is.</p>
<h3>Important Note</h3>
<p>SureCookie provides the technical infrastructure for consent management. Legal compliance depends on your policies and jurisdiction. Always consult a qualified legal professional when needed.</p>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p><strong>Cookie Scanning:</strong> SureCookie connects to <a href="https://library.surecookie.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://library.surecookie.com/</a> to provide real browser-based cookie scanning and smart categorization.</p>
<p>When you run a cookie scan, SureCookie sends the URLs of your selected pages to the scanner. A real Playwright-powered browser visits those pages, just like an actual user would, and detects every cookie, tracking script, and third-party service running on your site. Detected cookies are then automatically categorized using a continuously improving detection database.</p>
<p><strong>Scanner Registration & Authentication:</strong> Before your first scan, SureCookie performs a one-time registration handshake with <code>library.surecookie.com/api/register</code>. The request includes your site URL, the WordPress administrator email, and the SureCookie plugin version so the SaaS can associate scan results with your site. The SaaS issues a per-site credential which is stored locally in your WordPress database (the <code>surecookie_site_credentials</code> option) and used to sign every subsequent scan request with HMAC-SHA256. To prove that the registration is initiated by an admin who actually controls the domain, the SaaS makes a single follow-up GET request to <code>https://yoursite.example/wp-json/surecookie/v1/site-verify/{token}</code> and confirms the token matches before issuing the credential. No user content or personal data is sent during this handshake — only the site URL, the administrator email, and the plugin version. Credentials are automatically invalidated and re-issued if the site moves to a new domain.</p>
<p><strong>Consent IP Logs:</strong> For region-aware consent, visitor IP addresses are processed through MaxMind integration to determine country-level location, so the correct Country gets into the consent log.</p>
<p><strong>PDF Export (PDFObject):</strong> SureCookie allows administrators to download consent logs as PDF files. This feature uses the <a href="https://pdfobject.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">PDFObject</a> library, loaded from the cdnjs Cloudflare CDN: <code>https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/pdfobject/2.1.1/pdfobject.min.js</code>. PDFObject is used solely to render the consent log data as a PDF in the browser. No user data is sent to the CDN — the library file itself is fetched and executed locally in the browser. PDFObject is MIT-licensed and GPL-compatible.</p>
<h3>Data Stored Locally</h3>
<p>All consent data is stored inside your WordPress database:</p>
<ul>
<li>User consent choices (categories accepted or rejected)</li>
<li>Timestamps of consent actions</li>
<li>Masked IP address, country and user session ID</li>
<li>Cookie scan results</li>
<li>Plugin configuration settings</li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
<p>SureCookie processes data through its API service at library.surecookie.com to empower cookie scanning and region-aware consent. Here is exactly what happens and why.</p>
<p><strong>What we send to surecookie.com:</strong></p>
<p>When your site is connected to the billing portal, the plugin sends only:</p>
<ul>
<li>An opaque account identifier (UUID) — never your email address.</li>
<li>The site URL, plugin version, and the URLs you’re scanning.</li>
<li>For Pro users: an HMAC signature derived from your license key (the license key itself never crosses the wire after activation).</li>
</ul>
<p>Your admin email is never transmitted on scan requests, scan polling, or any other recurring call after authentication completes.</p>
<p><strong>What Is Processed and Why:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Cookie Scanning:</strong> When you run a scan, page URLs are sent to the scanning service where a real browser detects cookies and scripts. Detected cookie information (names, domains, durations) is used to categorize cookies and improve detection accuracy across all SureCookie installations.</li>
<li><strong>Region Detection:</strong> Visitor IP addresses are processed through MaxMind to determine country-level location for applying the correct Country into logs. IP addresses are masked before being stored in your database.</li>
<li><strong>Consent Records:</strong> Consent choices, timestamps, and user session ID details are logged locally in your WordPress database for compliance documentation.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Where Data Lives:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>All consent logs, scan results, and settings are stored in your WordPress database</li>
<li>Data sent to library.surecookie.com for scanning and geolocation may be temporarily stored for processing</li>
<li>Nothing is sold, shared with third parties, or used for advertising</li>
</ul>
<p>Since visitor data is processed through SureCookie’s services, this should be mentioned in your site’s privacy policy. Full details: <a href="https://surecookie.com/privacy-policy/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://surecookie.com/privacy-policy/</a></p>
<p><strong>Data Retention and Control:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Consent logs and scan results can be viewed, exported, or deleted anytime from your WordPress admin</li>
<li>Retention periods are configurable in plugin settings</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Security:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>All data transmission uses HTTPS encryption</li>
<li>API communications are secured with authentication tokens</li>
</ul>
<p>For questions about data processing, visit <a href="https://surecookie.com/support/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://surecookie.com/support/</a></p>
<h3>About Brainstorm Force</h3>
<p>SureCookie is built by Brainstorm Force, the team behind Astra and other widely used WordPress products.</p>
<h3>Support</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/surecookie/" rel="ugc">Support Forum</a></li>
<li><a href="https://surecookie.com/docs/" rel="nofollow ugc">Documentation</a></li>
</ul>


SureCookie – Smarter Cookie Consent solution

Real cookie consent for WordPress. Browser-based scanning, smart categorization, strict script blocking, and consent logs stored in your database.

Jeffrey Zinn

Brandon Dove

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GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner Admin

<ul>
<li>Compliance with <strong>GDPR, CCPA, ePrivacy Directive,</strong> and more!</li>
<li>Customer preference settings and Auto Blocker</li>
<li>Simple plugin installation + customization options</li>
<li>Fully supports Google Consent Mode v2 and IAB TCF v2.2</li>
</ul>
<p>Termly’s GDPR-CCPA Cookie Consent Banner is one of the easiest, most effective, and popular cookie consent plugins available for WordPress. Our Consent Management Platform (CMP) helps businesses comply with data privacy laws from around the world, including the GDPR, CCPA, ePrivacy Directive, all U.S. state-level privacy laws, the UK’s PECR, and more. As a certified Google CMP Gold Partner, our cookie banner also fully integrates with Google Consent Mode v2 and Google Tag Manager (GTM).</p>
<p>Termly’s CMP supports the IAB TCF v2.2 and provides users with a pre-populated list of both TCF Vendors and Google’s Ad Tech Providers, with an option to enter in additional vendors as necessary.</p>
<p>Use our cookie scanner to identify, list, and define all cookies your website uses. Our CMP then creates a custom cookie consent banner and cookie policy for you to easily add to your website.</p>
<p>This Cookie Consent Banner is actively developed, tested, and maintained by a team of engineers, designers, and data privacy attorneys. Termly’s cookie banner and consent solutions receive consistently positive reviews in the industry — from small companies and budding startups to web development agencies, legal offices, and larger enterprises.</p>
<p>Our team works around the clock to ensure you don’t have to worry about your cookie banner or cookie policy while remaining compliant.</p>
<h4>New in 3.0:</h4>
<p><em>Now operated by Termly, this plugin includes new features and functions to better help you comply with privacy laws like the GDPR, CCPA and other Cookie Laws like the ePrivacy Directive. Read more here about what’s changed and what it means for you.</em></p>
<p><em>IMPORTANT: For existing plugin users prior to version 3.0, after upgrading, you will need to sign up for a Termly account from within the plugin, or on app.termly.io, then enable the consent banner again.</em></p>
<h4>KEY FEATURES</h4>
<ul>
<li>Simple set up — install in seconds</li>
<li>Automatic cookie scans</li>
<li>Unique cookie consent banner with customizable features (including text, font, theme, and colors)</li>
<li>Up to 10,000 monthly unique visitors for free</li>
<li>Choice of cookie banner position — top or bottom bar, corner tooltip, or full-screen modal</li>
<li>Regional cookie banner display options (e.g., only display for EU users)</li>
<li>Translations / multi-language support</li>
<li>Compatible with Google Consent Mode v2</li>
<li>Fully supports IAB TCF v2.2 Framework</li>
<li>Automatic cookie configuration based on our extensive cookie database</li>
<li>Auto-generated cookie descriptions and cookie categories</li>
<li>Custom cookie policy</li>
<li>Choice of scroll to consent or click to consent</li>
<li>Auto-Blocking of scripts and other tracking mechanisms</li>
<li>Highly responsive</li>
<li>Automatic updates to cookie policy and consent banner</li>
<li>Access to additional policy, disclaimer, and terms and conditions generators</li>
<li>Termly is a certified Google CMP Partner</li>
</ul>
<h4>SIMPLE SETUP, SCANS AND AUTO-BLOCKING</h4>
<p>Termly’s compliance plugin benefits from being one of the easiest and most intuitive compliance tools available. Simply install and activate the plugin, fill in your business info, use our cookie scanner to scan your site for cookies, and customize your settings to get a live cookie consent banner and compliant cookie policy for your website.</p>
<p>In addition, enable the Auto Blocker to automatically detect, categorize and block tracking scripts on your site from being served to your visitors until they have consented to it in accordance with their local laws and regulations. Unlike other tools, Termly maintains a database of thousands of known scripts and trackers so you don’t need to think about set-up and can focus on building your site.</p>
<p>We’ll automatically generate your cookie descriptions and categories. Plus, we’ll keep your notification bar and cookie policy up to date to help ensure compliance. No configuration needed.</p>
<h4>BANNER TRANSLATIONS</h4>
<ul>
<li>English (US)</li>
<li>English (UK)</li>
<li>Arabic</li>
<li>Danish</li>
<li>Dutch</li>
<li>Finnish</li>
<li>French</li>
<li>German</li>
<li>Greek</li>
<li>Hungarian</li>
<li>Icelandic</li>
<li>Italian</li>
<li>Norwegian</li>
<li>Polish</li>
<li>Portuguese</li>
<li>Portuguese (BR)</li>
<li>Spanish</li>
<li>Swedish</li>
<li>…and more coming soon!</li>
</ul>
<h4>Global Cookie Laws & Termly’s GDPR-CCPA Cookie Consent Banner Plugin</h4>
<p>Termly’s GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner is one of the easiest and most effective methods for tackling data privacy laws from around the world and is configurable to meet the consent requirements outlined in over 70 regions.</p>
<p>This includes all U.S. state-level consumer privacy laws, the EU’s ePrivacy Directive (EU Cookie Law), the UK’s Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), GDPR/UK GDPR compliance, and more.</p>
<p>With automatically configured details (like cookie type, category, and description), our plugin creates comprehensive cookie policies and cookie consent banners to help you meet extensive U.S., EU, UK legal requirements, and beyond!</p>
<p>Notify visitors that your site uses cookies and get consent for their use without sacrificing user experience or your site’s appearance.</p>


Termly – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner


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