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imagewize/simple-cookie-consent
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GDPR-compliant cookie consent banner with category management and floating preferences toggle.

v2.1.2(3w ago)21671[1 PRs](https://github.com/imagewize/warder-cookie-consent/pulls)GPL-2.0-or-laterPHPPHP >=8.0

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Warder Cookie Consent
=====================

[](#warder-cookie-consent)

A lightweight plugin that implements GDPR-compliant cookie consent functionality for WordPress websites using the [vanilla-cookieconsent](https://github.com/orestbida/cookieconsent) library.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- 🚀 Lightweight and fast
- 🌐 Multi-language support
- 🎨 Customizable appearance
- 🔒 GDPR-compliant cookie management
- 🔁 Floating preferences toggle button — lets users revisit consent choices at any time
- 📱 Fully responsive design
- 🧩 Easy integration with WordPress

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

### Method 1: Using WordPress Admin

[](#method-1-using-wordpress-admin)

1. Download the plugin ZIP file from the releases page
2. Go to your WordPress admin panel
3. Navigate to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin
4. Choose the downloaded ZIP file and click "Install Now"
5. Activate the plugin

### Method 2: Manual Installation

[](#method-2-manual-installation)

1. Download the plugin ZIP file
2. Extract the ZIP file
3. Upload the extracted folder to your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
4. Activate the plugin through the WordPress admin panel

### Method 3: Using Composer

[](#method-3-using-composer)

You can also install the plugin using Composer:

```
composer require imagewize/warder-cookie-consent
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

After activation, the cookie consent banner will automatically appear on your website. Configure the settings from the WordPress admin panel at Settings > Warder Consent.

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

You can customize the plugin through the admin interface:

1. Navigate to Settings > Warder Consent in your WordPress dashboard
2. Configure the following settings:
    - Language and general behavior
    - Banner title and description
    - Button text and actions
    - Privacy policy link
    - **Cookie categories and patterns** (NEW!)

### Preferences Toggle Button

[](#preferences-toggle-button)

A floating cookie icon button is rendered in the page footer, giving visitors a persistent way to reopen the preferences modal and change their consent choices at any time.

- **Enable/disable** the button via the "Preferences Toggle Button" checkbox in General Settings
- **Position** it in any corner: Bottom Right (default), Bottom Left, Top Right, Top Left
- The button only appears when the plugin is enabled and the toggle option is active

### Cookie Categories Management

[](#cookie-categories-management)

The plugin allows you to manage cookie categories and patterns directly through the admin interface:

- **Add new cookie categories** like Marketing or Preferences
- **Define specific cookies** to block within each category
- **Use regular expressions** to match multiple cookies with similar names
- **Automatically clear cookies** when consent is withdrawn

This means you can easily configure which cookies to block and when to allow them, all without editing any code.

### Cookie Categories

[](#cookie-categories)

The default configuration includes:

- **Necessary cookies**: Always enabled, required for basic website functionality. Pre-populated with WordPress core cookies (`wordpress_logged_in_*`, `wordpress_sec_*`, `wordpress_test_cookie`, `wp-settings-*`) and WooCommerce session & cart cookies (`wp_woocommerce_session_*`, `woocommerce_cart_hash`, `woocommerce_items_in_cart`, `woocommerce_recently_viewed`).
- **Analytics cookies**: Optional tracking and analytics cookies, pre-populated with patterns for Google Analytics (`/^_ga/`, `_gid`, `_gat`), Matomo (`/^_pk_/`, `/^mtm_/`), and SourceBuster (`/^sbjs_/`).

> Plausible Analytics is cookieless by design, so it needs no patterns here — there are no cookies to clear.

Usage Examples
--------------

[](#usage-examples)

### Blocking Google Analytics Until Consent

[](#blocking-google-analytics-until-consent)

Add your Google Analytics script with the `data-category` attribute:

```

  // Your Google Analytics code here

```

The script won't execute until the visitor accepts analytics cookies.

### Blocking Matomo Until Consent

[](#blocking-matomo-until-consent)

Gate the Matomo tracking snippet the same way:

```

  var _paq = window._paq = window._paq || [];
  // Your Matomo tracking code here

```

The matching `/^_pk_/` and `/^mtm_/` patterns in the analytics category clear Matomo's cookies if consent is later withdrawn.

### Automatic Script Blocking

[](#automatic-script-blocking)

The plugin automatically blocks a set of known WordPress script handles before analytics consent is given — no `data-category` attributes needed on those scripts. The built-in list covers:

Script handleScript`sourcebuster-js`WooCommerce SourceBuster (sets `sbjs_*` cookies)`wc-order-attribution`WooCommerce order attributionTo add more scripts, use the `warder_blocked_scripts` filter:

```
add_filter( 'warder_blocked_scripts', function( $scripts ) {
    $scripts['my-tracking-script'] = 'analytics';
    return $scripts;
} );
```

#### Common examples

[](#common-examples)

```
// Slimstat Analytics
$scripts['wp_slimstat'] = 'analytics';

// MonsterInsights
$scripts['monsterinsights-frontend'] = 'analytics';
```

### Managing Third-party Cookies

[](#managing-third-party-cookies)

The plugin automatically handles third-party cookies by:

1. Preventing scripts from loading until consent is given
2. Clearing cookies if consent is withdrawn

For detailed implementation guides, see [`docs/dev.md`](docs/dev.md).

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Want to build from source, set up a development environment, or submit changes? See [`CONTRIBUTING.md`](CONTRIBUTING.md). For a deeper technical reference, see [`docs/dev.md`](docs/dev.md).

License
-------

[](#license)

This project is licensed under GPLv2 or later - see the LICENSE file for details.

###  Health Score

48

—

FairBetter than 94% of packages

Maintenance96

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity55

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 99.4% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~20 days

Recently: every ~0 days

Total

22

Last Release

25d ago

Major Versions

v1.5.2 → v2.0.02026-05-28

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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