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CookieYes for WordPress cookie consent
With CookieYes, you can make your WordPress website compliant with GDPR and CCPA for cookies in just a few clicks. All you need to do is sign up, copy and paste the installation code into your site. Using the application, you can add a cookie banner without installing a WordPress cookie consent plugin.
Customizable cookie banner
You can modify the colors and content of your cookie banner to match your WordPress theme. And with CSS, you can take the customization one step higher.
GDPR and CCPA templates
Ready-made banner templates for GDPR and CCPA cookie popups. Choose what applies to your website.
Auto-block third-party cookies
Your WordPress website may have many third-party cookies from plugins and themes. CookiesYes auto-blocks third-party cookies which it recognizes from its cookie library. Other than that, you can manually add scripts that set such cookies and our smart solution will auto-block them before the users accept cookies.
Cookie scanner
Scan your entire website to identify the cookies and group them into various categories. Scanned cookies are automatically added to the cookie audit table, which you can display on your website.
Adding a cookie consent banner to your WordPress website is easy. Don’t believe us? Watch the video and see for yourself:
Controlled consent
Give your users control over cookies with granular consent for each cookie type.
Policies for website
Create a free privacy policy and cookie policy for your website easily in just a few clicks.
Revisit consent
Let users withdraw or change their consent with an easily accessible consent revisit widget on your WordPress website.
Auto-translation
Automatically translate the cookie banner to over 30 languages and don’t let language be a barrier.
Geo-targeting cookie banner
Selectively display the cookie banner to users to matters the most with the geo-targeting feature for the EU, UK, and the US.
Consent log
Keep a record of all consent users register via the CookieYes cookie banner and use them in case you need to show proof of compliance.
Manage cookie consent on your WordPress website and make it GDPR and CCPA compliant!
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does WordPress website have cookies?
Yes, WordPress does have cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored in a user’s device when they visit a website. They gather information to analyze the website functioning, track user activity, and for advertisements, among other things. Read more about cookies in detail here.
What cookies does WordPress use?
WordPress mainly uses two types of cookies.
- Users cookies – These are ‘strictly necessary’ cookies as WordPress will not be able to function without them. They are also session cookies as they expire once the user logs out or exits the page.
- Commenters cookies – These are not ‘strictly necessary’ cookies and are set when users leave a comment on a post. These can also be classified as persistent cookies.
If plugins are activated on a WordPress website, they also set cookies on the user’s device. You can check this by activating the plugins one by one and checking what cookies are being installed when that particular plugin is activated.
It is also best to check the inner pages of the website to check for the cookies being installed on the website.
What do WordPress cookies do?
WordPress Users Cookie
WordPress will not be able to function Without these cookies. They are also session cookies as they expire once the user logs out or exits the page.
- wordpress_[hash]: to store the authentication details on login. The authentication details include the username and double hashed copy of the password. However, this usage of the cookie is limited to the admin console area, the backend dashboard of the website.
- wordpress_logged_in_[hash]: to indicate when you are logged in, and who you are. This cookie is maintained on the front-end of the website as well when logged in.
- wordpress_test_cookie: to check if the cookies are enabled on the browser to provide appropriate user experience to the users. This cookie is used on the front-end, even if you are not logged in.
- wp-settings-{time}-[UID]: to customize the view of your admin interface and the front-end of the website. The value represented by [UID] is the individual user ID of the user as given to them in the users’ database table.
These cookies are strictly necessary without which the website will not function properly. you do not require any consent from users who visit the site.
WordPress Commenters Cookies
These cookies can also be classified as persistent cookies as they expire in almost a year after loading on the visitor’s system.
- comment_author_[hash]: remembers the value entered into the comment form’s name field.
- comment_author_email_[hash]: remembers the value entered into the comment form’s email field.
- comment_author_url_[hash]: remembers the value entered into the comment form’s URL field.
Commenters cookie is only activated if the users give their consent to save the details.
How do I know if my WordPress site uses cookies?
You can check if your WordPress website uses cookies by manually checking for them using browser settings. Alternatively, you can use a free online cookie scanner (no email required) that scans your website in seconds, identifies and categorizes cookies based on their properties.
Is WordPress GDPR compliant?
Yes, the latest version of WordPress has features that will make GDPR compliance easy. They include comments consent, data erase and export settings, and privacy policy generator. However, you cannot say that that’s all you need to be GDPR compliant. There are still many areas on your website that need to be looked into. One such area is cookies.
Learn more about it here.
Does WordPress need cookie consent?
WordPress uses cookies for users and comments enhancements and settings. If your website has visitors from the EU, as per GDPR, you must notify the users about cookies used on your website. Moreover, the third-party plugins that you install on your website may place cookies of their own, which might collect users’ personal data and track them. Therefore, your WordPress website does need cookie consent.
Here are some best GDPR cookie consent examples.
How do I add cookie consent in WordPress?
Adding cookie consent in WordPress is easy with CookieYes consent manager. All you have to do is sign up, copy the installation code and paste it within the head tags of your WordPress site.
Check out the CookieYes help guide for WordPress.
To learn more about CookieYes, visit the official website.