Are you potentially facing significant penalties due to outdated methods of managing cookie consent?
Consider this: A large number of WordPress websites do not adhere to current privacy laws. A GDPR violation can result in fines as high as €20 million. This is a serious concern.
If you’re currently using a cookie banner, consider: Does it effectively prevent third-party scripts before consent is given? Can you demonstrate when and how your visitors consented? Uncertainty suggests potential risk.
Without appropriate cookie consent management procedures in place, your business could be exposed to substantial fines. However, this situation is avoidable.
I’m pleased to introduce WPConsent, a robust cookie consent management plugin designed to ensure your website adheres to global privacy regulations, thereby helping you avoid penalties.
We’ve innovated the way WordPress websites approach privacy compliance, offering enterprise-grade functionalities at an accessible price point.
The Genesis of WPConsent: A Brief History
For WordPress website owners, privacy compliance has evolved into a significant challenge. Managing cookie consent has become increasingly intricate as more nations implement stringent data protection legislation.
I observed numerous WordPress users encountering similar difficulties. Some were employing simple cookie notice plugins that did not fully ensure site compliance because these plugins fail to block scripts until the user provides consent.
Others were incurring substantial annual expenses for cookie management solutions tailored for large organizations.
Regrettably, as a small business proprietor, you may still be subjected to penalties, irrespective of whether you lacked complete awareness of compliance mandates or could not allocate resources for suitable consent management instruments.
I realized there was a crucial gap in the market – WordPress users needed a solution that is both easy to use and comprehensive enough to ensure compliance… and of course, without the high costs.
That’s why I decided to build WPConsent.
WPConsent takes the complexity out of privacy compliance while giving WordPress users all the tools they need to protect their business.
It automatically detects cookies, manages consent preferences, and keeps your site compliant with GDPR, CCPA, and other privacy regulations – all without breaking the bank or requiring technical expertise.
Note: You can also download the free version of WPConsent from WordPress.org
Here are some uses cases of WPConsent:
- Online store: WPConsent takes care of everything – from your shopping cart cookies to payment processing, while also keeping those marketing pixels in check and compliant.
- Blog or content site: The plugin makes privacy compliance simple. Your analytics, social media widgets, commenting system, and even those tricky ad networks – WPConsent manages it all so you can focus on creating great content.
- Membership sites: WPConsent takes care of all your authentication cookies and session tracking, so your members get a seamless experience.
The WPConsent plugin offers a high degree of flexibility, making it a valuable tool for addressing a wide array of cookie laws, data protection, and privacy regulations, such as
- GDPR: The General Data Protection Regulation, ePrivacy Directive, ePrivacy Regulation (European Union)
- CCPA: The California Consumer Privacy Act (California, United States)
- LGPD: The Brazilian General Data Protection Law (Brazil)
- AAP: Australia’s Privacy Principles (Australia)
- PECR: The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (UK)
- PIPEDA: The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada)
- and many other international standards and laws.
You can also try the free version by downloading it from WordPress.org. Try the free version!
Let’s take a look at the top features that make WPConsent stand out from the rest.
Automatically Prevent Third-Party Scripts from Setting Cookies
WPConsent automatically prevents many popular tracking scripts from adding cookies on your website.
With the automatic script blocking feature, it detects and blocks common tracking scripts until the user gives consent like Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and more.
Plus, WPConsent also automates compliance monitoring with its auto scanning feature.
You don’t need to manually scan your website as you integrate more plugins or third-party services.
Instead, you can schedule automatic scans based on your preferred frequency: daily, weekly, or monthly.
Maximize Privacy with Self-Hosted Data Storage
The location where you store user consent data is just as important as how you collect it.
Unlike other consent management solutions, WPConsent takes a privacy-first approach by keeping all data right where it belongs – on your own server.
That means you have full control over data retention and its security.
To see consent logs, all you have to do is visit WPConsent » Consent Logs and you can see the user’s IP address, consent details, the date when they gave consent, and more.
Create Smart Cookie Consent Banners with a few Clicks
WPConsent comes with multiple layouts including banners, popup modals, and more so you can create a beautiful cookie consent notice in WordPress with just a few clicks.
You can customize the position of your banner as well based on the layout you choose. For example, if you choose ‘Long Banner’ as your layout, you can keep the banner’s position at the top or the bottom of your screen.
If you choose ‘Floating Bar’ instead, then you could display it at left top, right top, left bottom, or right bottom based on your needs.
If you want, you can customize the banner style, buttons, and even the content to match your brand perfectly.
Granular Control Over Every Cookie on Your Site
WPConsent lets you scan and detect every cookie set by your WordPress core, themes, and plugins – even those hidden ones you didn’t know about. As you scan your website, you can find all the cookies your website uses, so you can easily configure them.
Once you’ve configured them, you can view the details in Settings » Cookies.
But that’s not all, with our API integration you can get details about services and cookies used by each service automatically configured on your site.
These are the details included with each service:
- Service Name
- Service Description
- Service Category
- Service Privacy/Data URL (if 3rd party)
- List of Cookies with description and duration
Geo-Location Based Notices
It doesn’t make sense to show the same cookie consent banner to everyone when privacy laws vary by region. To provide the best user experience, WP Consent makes it easy to show or hide cookie notices for visitors based on their location.
You can either show the banner to EU visitors or select the country you want to display the cookie banner.
Generate a Cookie Policy Page Automatically
Stay legally compliant with WPConsent’s automatically generated and always up-to-date cookie policy page. The cookie policy page lists the details of all cookies used on the website, per legal requirements.
WPConsent scans your website continuously, detects all active cookies, and creates a comprehensive policy page that details each cookie’s purpose, duration, and type.
Keep in mind that privacy regulations aren’t going away – they’re only getting stricter.
With WPConsent, you get everything you need to handle cookie consent the right way, without the complexity or cost that usually comes with it. You can start by installing the free version of the plugin here.
Don’t wait for a privacy complaint or penalty to take action. Here’s how you can ensure your website is compliant with global privacy laws right now.
- Install WPConsent in minutes
- Automatically scan and categorize your cookies
- Set up professional consent banners
- Stay compliant with global privacy laws
- Keep your visitors’ trust (and your peace of mind)
Imagine never worrying about privacy compliance again. Picture yourself confidently expanding into new markets without fear of privacy regulations.
WPConsent offers precisely these capabilities for your WordPress site.
We believe we are creating something exceptional. We welcome your ideas for improving the plugin and making it more useful; please share your suggestions with us.
Thank you, as always, for your ongoing support of CanadaCreate. We anticipate serving you for many years in the future.
Sincerely,
CanadaCreate was founded by Syed Balkhi.
You’ll find that he is the Founder of CanadaCreate.
