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CookieYes
4.8 (3,230 reviews)
CookieYes – Cookie Banner for Cookie Consent (Easy to setup GDPR/CCPA Compliant Cookie Notice)
Cookie banner, cookie consent and cookie notice plugin for GDPR and CCPA. Auto cookie blocking, Consent Mode v2, policy pages and preference center.
CookieYes ranks #39 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000,000+ active installations, is #7 of 4,473 in the Security category, a 4.8/5 rating from 3,230 reviews, and was last updated Sep 10, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
Compatible with WP 7.1
v3.5.6
Current Version v3.5.6
Updated 5 days ago
Last Update on 10 Sep, 2026
Refreshed 11 hours ago
Last Refreshed on
#7 of 4,473 in Security
Top 1% by installs
Downloads +450.8% this week
Actively maintained
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#39
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Active Installs
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Downloads
45.3M
+21,312 today
Support Resolved
100%
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Rating
96%
Review 4.8 out of 5
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- Version
- 3.5.6
- Last Updated
- Sep 10, 2026
- Requires WP
- 5.0.0+
- Tested Up To
- 7.1
- PHP Version
- 5.6 or higher
- Author
- CookieYes
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TL;DR
AI summary of the plugin's readmeThis plugin is for WordPress site owners who need to comply with GDPR, CCPA, and other global privacy laws through cookie consent management. It solves the problem of tracking, displaying, and logging visitor cookie consent while blocking non-essential cookies until permission is granted.
- Cookie consent banner with Accept/Reject
- Automatic cookie blocking
- Preference center by category
- CCPA/CPRA opt-out link
- Consent logging with CSV export
- Google Consent Mode v2 integration
- Automatic cookie scanning
- WPML and Polylang compatibility
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about CookieYes – Cookie Banner for Cookie Consent (Easy to setup GDPR/CCPA Compliant Cookie Notice)
GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is the EU privacy law that protects personal data, known as DSGVO in German and RGPD in French and Spanish. Under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, websites must obtain explicit consent before storing or accessing non-essential cookies such as analytics and advertising cookies. A cookie notice, also called a cookie banner, tells visitors that your site uses cookies, explains why, and lets them accept or manage their cookie preferences.
The CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act, expanded by CPRA) gives California residents control over their personal data. For websites this means informing users about data collection, offering an opt-out such as a "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" link, and handling user data securely. CookieYes also supports other US state privacy laws including VCDPA, CPA, CTDPA and UCPA.
CookieYes adds a cookie banner to your WordPress site, scans your site to find the cookies it sets, blocks non-essential cookies until visitors consent, logs consent for audits, and generates a Cookie Policy page. You can display your cookie list on any page using a shortcode.
Install the CookieYes plugin (go to Plugins, then Add New, and search "CookieYes"), then activate it. A cookie consent banner appears on your site immediately. You can then customize the banner design and text, run a cookie scan, and generate a Cookie Policy page. No coding is required.
If your website has visitors from the EU or EEA, the UK, Brazil, Canada, or US states such as California, and it sets non-essential cookies (analytics, advertising, embedded video), laws like GDPR, PECR, LGPD and CCPA/CPRA require you to inform visitors and obtain or facilitate consent. Most WordPress sites set such cookies through their theme, plugins or analytics tools. Consult a legal professional about your specific obligations.
Look for automatic cookie blocking before consent, a cookie scanner that finds what your site actually sets, Google Consent Mode v2 support, low performance impact, consent logging for audit records, multilingual cookie banner support, and regular updates. CookieYes includes all of these, with over 1 million active installations and a 4.8-star rating on WordPress.org.
Yes, there is a free plan. It includes a fully working cookie banner, automatic cookie blocking, the cookie scanner, Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy generators, consent logging, and Google Consent Mode v2. See all plans and compare features
CookieYes is built so it does not. Cookie scanning, consent logging and processing run in the CookieYes cloud rather than in your WordPress database, so your site is not carrying that work. The front-end cookie banner script is lightweight and adds no database queries on page load, and the plugin is compatible with major caching plugins.
Yes. Non-essential cookies are blocked until a visitor gives explicit consent. Strictly necessary cookies are allowed by default so your site keeps working. Visitors can accept or reject cookies by category through the preference center.
Google Consent Mode v2 passes visitor consent signals to Google tags such as Google Analytics 4, Google Ads and Google Tag Manager, so measurement adapts to each visitor's choices. It is required for using Google advertising features with EEA and UK visitors. CookieYes supports Consent Mode v2 out of the box, and also supports Microsoft UET Consent Mode and Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals.
