By Stefan SenkImplied Cookie Consent Plugin
This plugin displays an unobtrusive information bar at the top of the page informing the user about the site's use of cookies.
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.
Installation
- Install this plugin in the usual way in ‘wp-content/plugins’.
- Customise the info bar message and colour via the settings page.
- Customise the cookie information page.
Screenshots
The information bar in the page header.
Admin settings.
FAQ
Yes, you can get a handle via the ‘icc_message’ CSS ID:
#icc_message { color: green; } No. A cookies page with example information is created on installation of the plugin, but it is up to you to determine which cookies are used on your site and ensure the content on the page is appropriate.
No, absolutely not. Create your own page wherever you like and update the cookie info bar message in the settings to link to the correct page.
No. The plugin author can’t provide any guarantee that installing this plugin will make your site compliant with the EU Cookie Law. You should verify that the consent model used here is appropriate for your site.
Changelog
1.3
- Add colour picker for the message text colour.
- Add a field for the string to be displayed in the dismiss link.
1.2
- Fixes to handle the fixed position header in the TwentyFourteen theme.
- Strips slashes from the message when displayed in the page.
- Updates to documentation.
1.1
- Improve support for i18n.
- Add POT file.
1.0
- First version of this plugin.
- Updates to readme.txt.