by Brontobytes 4.9 (23 reviews)

Cookie Bar

Name: Cookie Bar
Rating: 4.9 (23 reviews)
Author: Brontobytes

Cookie Bar allows you to discreetly inform visitors that your website uses cookies.

Cookie Bar ranks #1,929 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #152 of 4,525 in the Security category, a 4.9/5 rating from 23 reviews, and was last updated Jul 24, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1.1)

v2.3 Current Version v2.3

Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 24 Jul, 2026

Refreshed 8 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#152 of 4,525 in Security Top 5% by installs

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Rank

#1,929

-1 this week

Active Installs

10K+

-27%

KW Avg Position

23.2

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Downloads

170.4K

+7 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

98%

Review 4.9 out of 5

4.9 (23 reviews)

Next Milestone 20K

Total Progress 36.6%

10K+ 20K+

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Reviews & Ratings

4.9

23 reviews

Overall 98%

22 (96%)

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Support Threads Overview

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Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

3 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 5 days ago

Dec 5, 2023

Cookie Bar [cookie-bar] < 2.1

CVE-2023-49836 · Fixed in v2.1
Oct 24, 2023

Cookie Bar [cookie-bar] < 2.1

CVE-2023-49836 · Fixed in v2.1
Sep 22, 2021

Cookie Bar [cookie-bar] < 1.8.9

CVE-2021-24653 · Fixed in v1.8.9

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.3
Last Updated: Jul 24, 2026
Requires WP: 3.8+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Brontobytes

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9
Reviews: 23
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who need to notify visitors that their site uses cookies. It solves EU cookie law (GDPR) compliance by displaying a dismissable notification bar with an accept button that remembers a visitor's choice via cookie.