Manage cookie consent in WordPress
WPConsent Pro is a WordPress cookie consent management plugin for websites that need a customizable notice, visitor preference controls, and consent records. It supports privacy requirements associated with GDPR, CCPA and CPRA, ePrivacy, DSGVO, TTDSG, LGPD, POPIA, APA, RGPD, PIPEDA, and other global regulations.
WPConsent is self-hosted. Consent records are stored in your own WordPress database rather than on the servers of a separate SaaS cookie consent platform. The source describes this approach as having no monthly cookie consent platform fees and no pageview caps.
Customize the cookie banner
Create a cookie banner, popup, or modal that fits the design of your website. You can choose from multiple layouts and positions, adjust colors and text, add your logo, and select button styles that suit your theme.
The preferences panel lets visitors accept or reject cookies by category, including essential, statistics, and marketing cookies. Per-service consent toggles provide more granular control for individual tracking services. WPConsent also supports customizable placeholders for blocked embedded content, including placeholder images loaded from your own website.
Block scripts until consent
WPConsent Pro automatically blocks common third-party cookies and tracking scripts until the visitor grants the required consent. This is intended to prevent tracking cookies from being set before a visitor makes a choice. The source identifies integrations and supported services including Google Analytics, Google Ads, Facebook Pixel, and Microsoft Clarity.
The plugin includes Google Consent Mode v2 and Microsoft Clarity Consent Mode support. WPConsent Pro also adds the IAB TCF v2.3 Transparency and Consent Framework for programmatic advertising compliance. Global Privacy Control support allows preferences sent through a GPC signal to be respected automatically, with a clear message displayed for updated CCPA requirements. Integration with the WordPress Consent API allows other privacy-aware plugins to read the consent state.
Show regional consent notices
Smart geolocation features let you display different cookie notices according to a visitor’s region. You can serve a strict GDPR-style opt-in banner to EU and UK traffic, a CCPA-style “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” notice to California residents, and a lighter cookie notice elsewhere.
Scan and document consent
WPConsent Pro includes automatic cookie scanning to help identify cookies used by your website. It also provides consent logs and records. The source describes these records as searchable and exportable, giving you a way to review and document visitor choices from your WordPress installation.
For eCommerce websites, the plugin includes eCommerce auto-configuration. The Pro edition also includes automatic translations and a “Do Not Sell” CCPA addon.
Installation and setup
Install WPConsent Pro in WordPress, then configure the banner layout, wording, colors, logo, categories, and service preferences from the plugin settings. Run the cookie scan, review the detected services, configure regional notices and integrations, and enable the consent controls required for your website.
