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CookieYes – Cookie Banner for Cookie Consent (Easy to setup GDPR/CCPA Compliant Cookie Notice)
Version: 3.3.5
Description
CookieYes is the leading WordPress plugin for cookie consent and privacy compliance. It supports GDPR (DSGVO), CCPA/CPRA, ePrivacy, UK GDPR & PECR, LGPD (Brazil), PIPEDA (Canada), POPIA (South Africa) and other global laws.
The plugin offers a customizable cookie banner that blocks non-essential scripts until consent is given and generates a tailored Cookie Policy page.
Features
Consent Management
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Cookie Consent Banner: Show banner with Accept/Reject options for GDPR and CCPA cookie consent.
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Automatic Cookie Blocking: Block non-essential cookies until users give explicit consent for cookie compliance in WordPress.
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Preference Center: Let users manage cookie preferences by category (analytics, marketing, etc.).
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Revisit Consent Button: Floating button for updating consent choices anytime.
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CCPA/CPRA Opt-Out: Add “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link for California residents to meet CCPA cookie requirements.
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Consent Logging: Record and export user consent in CSV for audits.
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Google Consent Mode v2: Integrate with Google Consent Mode for ad tracking and compliance.
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Microsoft UET Consent Mode: Activate UET Consent Mode to ensure tag behavior complies with Microsoft’s EU consent requirements in a Microsoft consent plugin setup.
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GDPR Compliant Data Storage: Store data in EU-based, GDPR-compliant data centers per Data Processing Agreement.
Banner Customization
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Customizable Styles: Adjust banner colors, fonts, and position to match your website design.
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Layout Options: Choose top/bottom bar, box, or popup layouts for your WordPress cookie banner.
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Behavior Customization: Define banner actions when users click “Accept All” or “Reject All.”
Cookie Scanner & Management
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Automatic Scanning: One-click scan to detect and categorize cookies on your site.
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Manual Cookie Management: Add, edit, or delete cookies and define categories/descriptions with the WordPress cookie manager.
Multilingual & Accessibility
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Auto-Translation: Automatically translate the banner into over 30 languages based on the visitor’s browser language.
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Multilingual Compatibility: Works with WPML and Polylang for multilingual sites.
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Accessibility: The banner is WCAG/ADA compliant for accessibility.
Legal Policy Tools
- Policy Generators: Create WordPress Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy pages tailored to your data practices.
Web App Integration
- Centralized Management: Connect to the CookieYes Web App for advanced features, remote management, and centralized control of scans, policies, and settings.
Here’s how you can integrate CookieYes WordPress cookie plugin with our web app for enhanced features:
Premium Features
Access the following features by subscribing to a premium plan (Basic, Pro, or Ultimate) on the CookieYes web app account. See all features and compare plans
Advanced Consent Management
✅ Geo-Targeting: Show region-specific banners (e.g., GDPR banner for EU, CCPA banner for California).
✅ IAB TCF v2.2 framework: Full support for the Transparency and Consent Framework for publishers and advertisers.
✅ Google’s Additional Consent Mode: Manage consent for Google’s Ad Tech Providers outside the IAB GVL.
Enhanced Banner Customization
✅ Page-Specific Controls: Disable the banner on specific pages (e.g., login, checkout).
✅ Custom CSS: Custom CSS for advanced design customization.
✅ Custom Logo: Add your brand’s logo to the cookie banner.
✅ Remove Branding: Remove the “Powered by CookieYes” branding for a white-label experience.
Extended Cookie Management
✅ Increased pageviews limit: Extend pageviews from 5,000 up to unlimited.
✅ Increased Scan Limits: Scan up to 8,000 pages for a full cookie audit.
✅ Scheduled Scans: Automate recurring scans to keep cookie data updated.
✅ Scan Behind Login: Detect cookies on protected, login-only pages.
Subdomain & Multi-User Support
✅ Subdomain Consent Sharing: Apply consent settings across multiple subdomains.
✅ Multi-User Management: Control roles and permissions within the CookieYes Web App.
Enhanced Security & Compliance
✅ Two-Factor Authentication (2FA): Add an extra security layer to your CookieYes account.
✅ Global Privacy Control (GPC): Respect GPC signals automatically for global compliance.
Connection to app.cookieyes.com & feedback.cookieyes.com
This plugin connects your site to app.cookieyes.com to enable features such as cookie scanning, syncing settings with your CookieYes account, and showing scan results and consent data in the dashboard. It also connects to feedback.cookieyes.com for collecting feedback when the plugin is deactivated. See our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions for details on data collection and usage.
The CookieYes GDPR Cookie Consent Plugin Uses The Following Cookie Only
- “cookieyes-consent” – CookieYes sets this cookie to remember users’ consent preferences so that their preferences are respected on their subsequent visits to this site. It does not collect or store any personal information of the site visitors.
Setup Guide
Our WordPress cookie plugin user guide will help you set up the plugin on your website.
Useful links
Additional Resources
CookieYes Knowledge base
GDPR cookie consent
Cookie Law
Cookie banner guide
Translate CookieYes
Legal & Compliance
Privacy Policy
Data Processing Agreement
NOTE: INSTALLING THIS PLUGIN ALONE DOES NOT MAKE YOUR SITE GDPR AND CCPA COMPLIANT. SINCE EACH SITE USES DIFFERENT COOKIES, YOU NEED TO ENSURE YOU HAVE THE NECESSARY CONFIGURATIONS IN PLACE WITH A SUPPORTING COOKIE NOTICE.
Installation
Automatic installation
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Go to Plugins from your WordPress dashboard and select Add New Plugin.
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Search for “CookieYes” and Install Now.
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Click Activate to enable the plugin.
Manual installation
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Download the CookieYes plugin zip file from the WordPress.org page.
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Go to Plugins from your WordPress dashboard and select Add New Plugin.
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Click Upload Plugin and choose the downloaded zip file.
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Click Install Now and after installation, click Activate Plugin.
Alternatively, you can upload the zip using the FTP application. Extract the zip file and upload the folder to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory. Once uploaded, activate the plugin from your WordPress dashboard.
To connect the plugin to the CookieYes web app:
(Please note that the Web App integration is optional. You can still use the plugin without connecting it to the app.)
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After activating the plugin, click CookieYes on your WordPress dashboard menu.
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Click Connect to a new account. You will be prompted to sign up for a new account after you choose the required plan. Or, if you already have an existing account, click Connect to an existing account to log in.
Plugin updates
Every time we update the plugin, you will see a notification on the installed plugins page. You can directly update the plugin from the WordPress dashboard. We recommend keeping the plugin updated to avail new functionalities and security features.
Screenshots
Cookie consent banner on the user-end
Cookie preference center on the user-end
CookieYes GDPR cookie consent WordPress plugin - Admin panel
Cookie banner settings for cookie compliance
Manage cookies for cookie compliance
Add new cookie
Languages for cookie banner auto-translation
Edit cookie banner content in multiple languages
Privacy policy generator and cookie policy generator
Faq
GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is the EU privacy law that protects personal data and regulates how organizations handle it. It is also referred to as DSGVO (DatenSchutz-Grundverordnung) in German.
CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act). It gives residents more control over personal data, requiring transparency, opt-out options, and secure handling.
Under GDPR, sites must get explicit consent before storing or accessing non-essential cookies (analytics, ads). This is called GDPR cookie consent.
CCPA compliance means meeting the law’s privacy requirements, including informing users about data collection, offering opt-out mechanisms like “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information,” and ensuring secure processing of user data for CCPA cookie compliance.
A GDPR plugin manages cookie consent, blocks cookies until consent, and generates cookie/privacy policies. CookieYes’s GDPR WordPress plugin automates these tasks for WordPress.
CookieYes adds a cookie banner to your site, informs visitors about your cookie policy, and helps you log and manage consent. It also lets you list cookies on your policy page using a shortcode (or HTML if connected to the Web App).
Yes. CookieYes supports both GDPR and CCPA/CPRA compliance, including GDPR cookie consent and CCPA cookie consent features. You can add banners and CCPA opt-out links.
A cookie notice (or cookie banner) tells visitors a site uses cookies, why they’re used, and how they impact privacy. It gives options to accept or manage preferences, ensuring GDPR and CCPA compliance.
Yes. Adjust banner text, layout, style, and position. Premium plans allow logo upload and branding removal.
Yes. Non-essential cookies are blocked until explicit consent; essential cookies run by default.
No. Only essential cookies load by default. Users may accept or reject other cookie categories.
It blocks cookies based on category consent. However, if another plugin places cookies outside of CookieYes, we cannot control or guarantee those behaviors. Blocking everything forcefully could break your site, so this plugin aims to balance compliance with usability.
It scans and categorizes cookies, provides banners and preference centers, and logs/export consent data for audits.
Yes. Used by 1.5M+ sites, CookieYes supports GDPR cookie compliance, automatic blocking, policy generation, and consent logging.
Yes. You can export logs of user consent and cookie preferences in CSV format. This helps with audits and fulfilling compliance obligations.
Yes. Built-in generator creates Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy pages from scan results.
Yes. CookieYes automatically translates the banner into over 30 languages based on the visitor’s browser. It also supports WPML and Polylang for multilingual WordPress setups.
Yes. A privacy policy is legally required. CookieYes helps you generate one, but you must ensure that it accurately reflects your site’s data practices.
Yes. CookieYes includes features like subdomain consent sharing, multi-user management, and scheduled cookie scans. It also supports login-protected page scanning, which makes it a good fit for large and enterprise-level sites.
Yes, CookieYes integrates with WP Consent API, allowing it to share user consent states with compatible plugins and improve compliance consistency.
Please report the issue on the support forum. Include:
* Your website URL
* WordPress version (bottom right corner of your dashboard)
* The browser where the issue occurs (e.g., Chrome, Firefox)
* A brief description of the problem
The more details you share, the faster we can help.
Reviews
Great Cookies!
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Very easy to set-up and customise to a reasonable degree even on the free version.
Very happy
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Works beautifully on smaller and larger screens.
it works and have a decent free option for smaller websites
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it works and have a decent free option for smaller websites
CookieYes - YES!
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I seldom award five stars, but I have to say CookieYes does what it say's on the tin, and more.
Fast and easy setup, with everything required to be compliant with GDPR.
Highly recommended.
Simple and effective
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Very simple to configure and customize. Does what is expected.
Perfect for new bloggers
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Perfect for new bloggers
A very Useful plugin
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Thank You 🙂
CookieYes Works well
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Great plugin and easy to set-up
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I’ve been using the CookieYes plugin for several of my websites, and it has been an absolute game-changer for managing cookie consent and staying compliant with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
The setup is straightforward, even for beginners, and the customization options allow me to match the banner perfectly to the branding of each site. The integration with Google Consent Mode works seamlessly, which is essential for maintaining accurate analytics and running compliant ads.
ES muy estorboso en el desktop
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Pero funciona bien. Saludos
Changelog
3.3.5
[Fix] – Fixed minor security vulnerabilities.
[Enhancement] – UI/UX improvements.
[Fix] – Mismatch in consent chart data.
Earlier versions
For the changelog of earlier versions, please refer to the changelog.txt.