This plugin informs the user about cookies used on the site. It is intended for use where an 'implied consent' model is appropriate. An information bar is displayed at the top screen informing the user about cookies and linking to another page on the site with further information. When the user navigates to a second page, or clicks the dismiss button, the info bar is hidden. There is a settings page allowing customisation of the message.
There are many other WordPress plugins aimed at the EU Cookie Law, but I have found none of them did what I wanted. I found the existing plugins typically provide a too intrusive experience for the user (e.g. via modal popups), or are unnecessarily complex to configure.
The this plugin is currently in use at http://www.antarcticglaciers.org. It is visible as the gray bar across the top of the screen for the first page viewed. (I find easiest to view a second time by opening a new incognito/private browsing window.)
| Author: | Stefan Senk (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 3.0 |
| WordPress version tested: | 5.6.4 |
| Plugin version: | 1.3 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 26-09-2013 |
| Last updated: | 02-02-2021
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
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| Rating, %: | 94 |
| Rated by: | 6 |
| Plugin URI: | http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/implied-c... |
| Total downloads: | 9 494 |
| Active installs: | 300+ |
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This plugin displays an unobtrusive information bar at the top of the page informing the user about the site’s use of cookies. This approach follows an implied consent model. It doesn’t explicitly ask the user for consent before placing cookies, it merely informs them about the use of cookies. When the user navigates to a second page or clicks on the dismiss button, the bar is hidden. This approach is similar to that used on many government websites including gov.uk.
The plugin has settings in the admin which allows the colour and content of the information bar to be customised.
An example cookie information page will be created on installation of the plugin. It is up to you to correctly populate the text on that page.
Why another cookie plugin?
There are many WordPress cookie plugins available but none of them seemed to do what I wanted. They typically tend to provide a very intrusive experience for the user (e.g. via modal popups), or are too complex to configure.
Technical Details
This plugin uses jQuery (JavaScript) to show and hide the information bar. A cookie is stored via the jQuery Cookie Plugin (included with this plugin) to track that the message has been displayed and does not need to be shown on each subsequent page view.
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