Cookie Opt In WordPress Plugin
European Union law state you must ask permission for cookies. This plugin handles that for you.
Important notice before you begin: + Currently in legislation is a change to this law that will probably make this plugin useless. The pending changes are that a website can use most if not all cookies just by informing the visitor, no longer needing consent. Consent is implied by using the website.
European law states:
- A website must inform the visitor about both presence and function of each cookie the website creates
- A website must ask permission for all cookies other than cookies required for the correct function of the website
Cookies you ARE ALLOWED to create WITHOUT permission are * Session cookies * E-commerce cookies that provide a function for the visitor, like shopping cart or product filter settings * Cookies that define the cookie-preferences of the user
You still need to INFORM the visitor.
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Usage of Cookie Opt In over time
June 2023 — July 2024Between June 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites running this plugin went from 156 to 104 — down 52 (-33.3%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 104 | -8 |
| June 2024 | 112 | -1 |
| May 2024 | 113 | +1 |
| April 2024 | 112 | -1 |
| March 2024 | 113 | -13 |
| February 2024 | 126 | -6 |
| January 2024 | 132 | -7 |
| December 2023 | 139 | -4 |
| November 2023 | 143 | -1 |
| October 2023 | 144 | -4 |
| September 2023 | 148 | -4 |
| August 2023 | 152 | -2 |
| July 2023 | 154 | -2 |
| June 2023 | 156 | — |
Themes used with Cookie Opt In
Detected most often on sites that run this plugin.
| # | Theme |
|---|---|
| 1 | Twentytwelve |
| 2 | Carrington-jam-1.4 |
| 3 | Ntgm2013 |
| 4 | Atahualpa |
| 5 | Responsive |
| 6 | Twentyeleven |
| 7 | Tnt_innight |
| 8 | Beacon |
| 9 | Pinboard |
| 10 | Modest |
| 11 | Genesis |
| 12 | Custom-community |
| 13 | Shoppress |
| 14 | Xswordpresstheme |
| 15 | Mystile |
| 16 | Eptanederland_nl_ftp |
| 17 | Chunk |
| 18 | Fairytale |
| 19 | Impreza |
| 20 | Velvetsky |
Sites running Cookie Opt In
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