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FAZ Cookie Manager

Name: FAZ Cookie Manager
Rating: 5.0 (30 reviews)
Author: fabiodalez

Free cookie consent with GDPR, CCPA, ePrivacy, Google Consent Mode v2, IAB TCF v2.3, and built-in Cookie Policy generator. No cloud required.

FAZ Cookie Manager ranks #3,975 among WordPress.org plugins with 3,000+ active installations, is #307 of 5,058 in the Security category, a 5/5 rating from 30 reviews, and was last updated Oct 30, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4

v1.35.0 Current Version v1.35.0

Updated 1 day ago Last Update on 30 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 2 days ago Last Refreshed on

#307 of 5,058 in Security Top 5% by installs Downloads -12.7% this week Actively maintained

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.35.0
Last Updated: Oct 30, 2026
Requires WP: 5.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1.4
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: fabiodalez

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 30
Support Threads: 19
Resolved: 42%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who need cookie consent management for GDPR, CCPA, ePrivacy, and IAB TCF compliance without paying for premium tiers or using cloud services. It solves the problem of consent plugins that lock essential features like cookie scanning, consent logging, and Google Consent Mode behind paywalls or route visitor data through third-party servers.

Cookie scanner
Consent logging with CSV export
Google Consent Mode v2
IAB TCF v2.3 support
Geo-targeting
180+ language translations
Script blocking
Microsoft UET/Clarity integration

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about FAZ Cookie Manager

Yes. Add a Shortcode block to your site-wide footer containing [faz_cookie_settings type="link" text="Cookie preferences"]. The link uses your theme’s styling. Omit type="link" for the existing banner-coloured button. Both support a custom text and additional CSS class. To replace the floating widget, put the link on every page and disable Banner → Advanced → Show revisit consent widget. Jurisdiction routing may lock that widget on; in that case both controls remain available. The shortcode needs the banner runtime and does not work on pages excluded from the banner. Standard navigation menu labels do not execute shortcodes; custom HTML can use <a href="#faz-consent" data-faz-open-preferences="1" aria-haspopup="dialog">Cookie preferences</a>.

No. A hosting cron that calls WordPress’s wp-cron.php runs the plugin’s scheduled events too. If your host already provides that job, do not add a duplicate. System Status → Cron Jobs includes a cPanel example and explains how to check the next scheduled times.

Pageview and banner interaction metrics show -- when pageview tracking is disabled. This means unavailable, rather than zero visits. Consent logging is a separate setting and can remain enabled.

No required cloud account or subscription is needed. Core consent features run locally, while some optional refresh/download features can contact documented third-party services such as GitHub, IAB Europe, MaxMind, or AMP infrastructure.

It's free and open source (GPL-3.0). There are no premium upgrades, no feature gates, and no upsells. The plugin is based on the GPL-licensed CookieYes v3.4.0 codebase, with cloud dependencies removed and all included features running locally.

Yes. The plugin sends all 7 consent signals (ad_storage, analytics_storage, ad_user_data, ad_personalization, functionality_storage, personalization_storage, security_storage) and supports Google Additional Consent Mode (GACM) for ad technology providers.

Yes. Known third-party scripts are blocked automatically. To gate one of your own, give it a non-executable type and name the category it belongs to: <script type="text/plain" data-faz-category="analytics">/* your code */</script> Both parts are required. The type is what stops the browser from running it before consent; data-faz-category is what the plugin looks for when it runs it afterwards. A script with only the type never runs at all — including after consent — and a script with only the attribute runs immediately, before any consent is given. The same pair works for iframes, images and stylesheets using data-faz-src or data-faz-href in place of the real attribute. Once consent is granted the plugin runs the script itself, on that page and on every later page load. You do not need to listen for fazcookie_consent_update to start it; that event is for your own code that has nothing to do with these tags.

Go to FAZ Cookie > Cookies and click Scan Site. The scanner runs in your browser using iframes, crawling your site's pages to detect all cookies. Choose from quick scan (10 pages), standard (100), deep (1000), or full scan. No external service involved.

Yes. Every consent action (accept, reject, customize) is recorded in a local database table with timestamp, consent ID, categories chosen, a pseudonymised IP (salted one-way hash), and page URL. Export to CSV anytime from the Consent Logs page.

Yes. The Languages page lets you select from 180+ available languages. Each banner you create carries its own translations for every language you enable — the banner text (title, description, button labels) is stored per-language inside the banner row, and the language displayed to the visitor is resolved client-side from navigator.languages. WPML / Polylang URL-based language switching is auto-detected and always cache-safe.