What is Cookie Consent
Cookie Consent is a WordPress plugin that shows a cookie banner and, more importantly, stops third-party services from loading until the visitor allows them. Google Analytics, Tag Manager, Meta Pixel, YouTube, Google Maps and about fifty other services are recognised on their own.
How it works
- Before a page leaves your server, the plugin finds the scripts, videos, maps and pixels that come from other sites and switches them off.
- The visitor sees the banner and chooses: Accept all, Reject all or Preferences to pick single categories.
- Only what the visitor allowed is switched back on, straight away and without reloading the page.
- A blocked video or map shows a box with the name of the provider and a button to load it.
Because the blocking happens on the server and the restoring in the browser, it also works on sites with page caching.
Free version and Pro
Everything you need to be compliant is in the free version. Pro adds what saves time or helps in an inspection.
| Feature | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Blocking scripts, videos, maps and pixels before consent | Yes | Yes |
| Accept and Reject with the same weight, four categories | Yes | Yes |
| Google Consent Mode v2 and Global Privacy Control | Yes | Yes |
| Colours, position, size and buttons, with live preview | Yes | Yes |
| Cookie policy page and shortcodes | Yes | Yes |
| Languages of the banner | The language of the site | All five |
| US rule and rule by visitor region | No | Yes |
| Consent log with CSV export | No | Yes |
| Site scan | No | Yes |
| Your own blocking rules | No | Yes |
| Logo and extra CSS | No | Yes |
Requirements
- WordPress 6.2 or newer.
- PHP 7.4 or newer.
- No external service to connect.
Still stuck?
webadmin@nopvideo.comWrite to us and tell us which plugin, what you tried and what you see. We answer from Italy, usually within one working day.