Real Cookie Banner PRO

Consent management for WordPress

Real Cookie Banner PRO is the paid edition of a WordPress add-on for managing consent before selected services, cookies, scripts, or embedded content load. It works with consent workflows under the GDPR and ePrivacy Directive. Whether a setup meets applicable requirements depends on the site, its services, its use case, and its configuration.

The website scanner finds services that may need consent, recommends relevant templates, and can alert administrators to unknown services. It scans for services, not every cookie, and does not determine whether data processing is lawful. Review the results against the services your website actually uses.

Templates and consent controls

• Service information: More than 160 templates provide legal and technical information for supported services.
• Content blockers: More than 130 templates help manage themes, plugins, scripts, styles, fonts, URLs, and iframes. Blockers can hold associated content until consent, show visual replacements, and use URL, style, or custom element controls.
• Banner design: More than 200 design options and over 20 presets support banner customization. A live preview shows changes to the design and text.
• Consent records: Records are stored in the WordPress database so the origin of consent can be traced. Consent statistics and notifications for cases requiring renewed consent are also available.
• Frameworks and regional options: PRO supports the Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF), consent for processing in unsafe third countries, and geo-restriction.
• Tag managers and forwarding: Integrations include Google Tag Manager and Matomo Tag Manager. Consent information can be forwarded where the configuration supports it.

Set up and review the consent flow

Install and activate Real Cookie Banner in WordPress, then follow the guided checklist and scan the website. Review the services found, identify the cookies and content that need controls, and choose suitable service and blocker templates. Organize services into groups and configure opt-in or opt-out scripts for each one.

Configure the banner and blockers, review their appearance in the live preview, and test what happens when consent is granted or withheld. Check that each service behaves as intended, then revisit the configuration as the website changes.