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bobbingwide
3.7 (3 reviews)
cookie-cat
Assist compliance with UK cookie law/EU cookie directive by listing the cookies your website uses using the [cookies] shortcode. depends on oik.
cookie-cat ranks #6,599 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #796 of 8,543 in the Customization category, a 3.7/5 rating from 3 reviews, and was last updated Jun 7, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
Tested up to WP 6.8 (Current: 7.1)
v1.4.8
Current Version v1.4.8
Updated 1 year ago
Last Update on 07 Jun, 2025
Refreshed 16 hours ago
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#796 of 8,543 in Customization
Top 10% by installs
No update in over a year
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- Version
- 1.4.8
- Last Updated
- Jun 07, 2025
- Requires WP
- 4.9.8+
- Tested Up To
- 6.8
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- Author
- bobbingwide
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TL;DR
AI summary of the plugin's readmeThis plugin is for UK/EU website owners who need to document their site's cookie usage for legal compliance purposes. It generates a table listing cookie names, categories, descriptions, and durations to satisfy ICC UK cookie guide wording requirements for privacy policies.
- [cookies] shortcode
- Dynamically generated cookie list
- Lists cookie name and category
- Lists cookie description and duration
- Based on ICC UK cookie guide wording
- Works with oik-privacy-policy
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about cookie-cat
Also known as the EU e-Privacy Directive the "UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation" becomes effective in the UK on 26th May 2012. That's the date when the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is due to begin enforcing the new rules.
All websites that use cookies which may be delivered to devices being used in the UK or EU countries.
Steps to take: Each website should have a privacy policy page. Each privacy policy page should list the cookies in use. Each website should obtain consent to use cookies, as and when required, depending on cookie category This plugin helps with step 2.
Here's a simple list. Strictly necessary cookies - these cookies enable services you have specifically asked for Performance cookies - these cookies collect anonymous information on the pages visited Functionality cookies - these cookies remember choices you make to improve your experience Targeting cookies or advertising cookies - these cookies collect information about your browsing habits in order to make advertising relevant to you and your interests. For more information see cookie-cat or read the ICC UK Cookie guide I just get [cookies]! You need to activate both the oik plugin and the cookie-cat plugin. And check the syntax of the shortcode. Some of my cookies are "unknown" The list of cookies that this plugin recognises may never be a complete list of all known cookies. If your website delivers cookies that are not recognised then the cookie category, description and duration will be shown as "unknown". This is not really acceptable as the guidelines state that you're supposed to explain "how they are used on the websites they visit". There are several ways to address this problem.
Add a caveat saying something like "the exact purpose of the cookie has not yet been ascertained. If you are concerned please contact us for more information." Remove the unknown items from the table. Find out what the unknown cookies are; then update the output with the correct information. Stop using the plugin/theme or service that delivers the "unknown" cookie Let cookie-cat know you have an "unknown" cookie, wait for an update and retry. Raise an issue if there is a bug in the code.
First you need a Privacy policy page. If you have used the oik-privacy-policy plugin to help generate your Privacy policy page then you can write the caveat in the section that starts "A list of all the cookies used in this website by category is set out below".
Override the default logic to select the plugins you want processed Override the default logic to select the cookies you want listed Edit the generated HTML Programmatically, using the "cookies" filter A combination of the above
The [cookies] shortcode queries information from an XML file that contains the known information about a cookie. If you think it's wrong then you can do one or more of the following: save the HTML generated by the [cookies] shortcode and edit it manually change the XML file develop a "filter" to alter the data before it's displayed
Use the "oik options > shortcode help" page, select the [cookies] entry then copy the generated "snippet" Paste this into your Privacy policy page. You may then wish to de-activate the cookie-cat plugin until you next change the installed plugins.
From version 1.1 the XML file can be loaded directly from the cookie-cat website. Use oik options > cookie cat and follow the instructions in the Installation section Note that using the Load XML function passes the names of currently active cookies to the cookie-cat server. By using the function you authorize cookie-cat to the information that is passed.
