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Best Cookie Banner WordPress Plugins

7 plugins · 1.8M combined installs · 4.5/5 avg rating

Cookie banner plugins add the legally required notice to WordPress sites informing visitors that cookies are in use and, where regulations require it, requesting explicit consent before non-essential cookies are set. Modern cookie banner tools handle the complexity of GDPR, ePrivacy Directive, and similar frameworks by detecting visitor location, categorising cookies by purpose (analytics, advertising, functionality), and withholding scripts until consent is granted. They typically offer customisable banner designs, multilingual support, and consent logging to demonstrate compliance during audits. Any WordPress site serving visitors in the EU, UK, or California should treat a well-configured cookie banner plugin as a non-negotiable compliance requirement.