Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR / CCPA

Changelog

2.5.11

• Security: Enforce TLS verification for platform API requests.
• Security: Require capability + nonce for cache purge and privacy consent/conditional rule AJAX handlers.
• Tweak: Switch admin notice JS to vanilla to avoid jQuery conflicts and ensure notices can be closed.

2.5.10

• Fix: Make close icon keyboard-focusable (Enter/Space handler, tabindex, focus outline)
• Fix: Ensure policy link uses href/target and data attrs so “Message” position opens correctly
• Fix: Enqueue frontend JS when [cookies_revoke] shortcode is present to allow reopen links for logged-in sessions
• Fix: Guard legacy options fallback to avoid PHP 8 fatal on non-array settings

2.5.9

• Security: Fixed Stored XSS vulnerability in [cookies_accepted] shortcode via HTML entity resurrection
• New: Easy Digital Downloads privacy consent support
• Fix: Improved bot detection and object cache compatibility

2.5.8

• New: Microsoft Clarity Consent API v2 support
• Fix: Prevent loading banner in Beaver Builder
• Fix: Improved bot detection and object cache compatibility
• Fix: Close icon accessibility by switching to button

2.5.7

• New: Microsoft Consent Mode support
• Tweak: Convert banner links to buttons (for accessibility)
• Tweak: Improved compatibility with caching plugins
• Fix: Displaying cookie notice in admin

2.5.6

• New: Added Form and Source columns to Privacy Consents table
• Fix: WooCommerce render block issue
• Tweak: Updated WooCommerce Blocks Checkout handling
• Tweak: Disable Privacy Consent cupport when there are no forms available
• Tweak: Updated Chart.js to 4.4.8

2.5.5

• New: Added Privacy Consent activity chart
• Fix: Hummingbird caching plugin compatibility

2.5.4

• New: Option to handle all or selected forms in Privacy Consent
• Fix: Undefined array key “form_type” when switching WooCommerce forms

2.5.3

• Fix: Undefined huOptions variable
• Fix: Prevent loading Privacy Consent modules without Cookie Compliance
• Tweak: Updated Chart.js to 4.4.6

2.5.2

• Fix: Fatal error on pages with embedded contact form 7 forms

2.5.1

• Fix: Missing one of the plugin files

2.5.0

• New: Introducing Privacy Consent
• Tweak: UI updates for the Consent Logs page
• Tweak: Onboarding screen UI improvements
• Tweak: Switch from local to GMT time for consent logs display
• Tweak: Admin menu reorganization

2.4.18

• Fix: Potential security issue with escaping textarea fields
• Fix: Saving link target for Privacy Policy page
• Fix: Force protocol for widget URL

2.4.17

• New: SpeedyCache caching plugin compatibility
• New: Breeze caching plugin compatibility
• Fix: Improved WP Rocket plugin compatibility
• Fix: Improved Speed Optimize plugin compatibility
• Fix: Network settings override switching
• Tweak: Chart.js updated to 4.4.3

2.4.16

• New: Option to enable/disable bot detection
• Fix: Typo in wp_die() function calls
• Tweak: Improved escaping text strings

2.4.15

• New: Passing Google Consent default parameters (Cookie Compliance only)
• Fix: Invalid Norwegian language locale code

2.4.14

• New: Google Consent V2 support (Cookie Compliance only)
• New: Added scripts option to Compliance Settings

2.4.13

• Fix: Removed unneeded parameter from WP Fastest Cache compatibility fix

2.4.12

• New: WP Optimize caching plugin compatibility
• Fix: WP Fastest Cache plugin compatibility

2.4.11

• New: Dedicated Consent Logs page
• New: Google AMP support for Cookie Compliance
• New: Settings navigation through tabs and menu items
• Fix: Saving App ID/Key not working in edge cases
• Tweak: Chart.js updated to 4.4.0

2.4.10

• New: Option to enable/disable caching compatibility
• New: WP Fastest Cache plugin compatibility
• Fix: Potential security issue with purging cache
• Fix: Improved refreshing Compliance analytics data
• Tweak: Chart.js updated to 4.3.2

2.4.9

• New: WP Rocket plugin compatibility
• New: LiteSpeed Cache plugin compatibility
• New: Google Consent Mode support (Cookie Compliance only)
• New: Facebook Pixel Consent Mode support (Cookie Compliance only)

2.4.8

• New: Added Pages to Conditional display
• Fix: Homepage display issue
• Fix: Background color issue
• Tweak: Improved WP Rocket support
• Tweak: Improved SG Optimizer support

2.4.7

• New: Conditional display of the banner
• Tweak: Improved sanitization and validation of data
• Tweak: PHP 8.1 and 8.2 compatibility
• Tweak: Added async attribute when autoblocking is disabled

2.4.6

• Fix: Cookie Compliance inactive status issue

2.4.5

• Tweak: Remove the notice from the Elementor page builder
• Tweak: Remove the notice from widgets screen
• Fix: Improved Contact Form 7 reCaptcha compatibility

2.4.4

• Fix: Undefined index: status and subscription

2.4.3

• Fix: Deprecated preg_replace() notice in PHP 8.1

2.4.2

• New: Compatibility with Autoptimize plugin
• Fix: Improved Contact Form 7 reCaptcha support
• Fix: Fixed non-static method cookies_set()

2.4.1

• New: Contact Form 7 reCaptcha support
• Tweak: Switched health status from critical to recommended when Cookie Compliance is not integrated
• Tweak: Add SimeSite=Lax for created cookies

2.4.0

• New: Advanced Multisite support
• Fix: Polylang translation not working for shortcode
• Fix: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘[‘

2.3.1

• New: Option to run consent banner in debug mode
• Fix: Invalid validation of dismissable notices

2.3.0

• New: Compliance Multi-license pricing options
• Tweak: WordPress 6.0 compatibility

2.2.3

• Fix: Undefined notice in WP dashboard
• Fix: Close icon event not firing
• Tweak: Remove aria-label from the close icon
• Tweak: CSS tweaks in the admin

2.2.2

• Fix: Uncrawlable close notice link
• Tweak: WordPress 5.9 compatibility
• Tweak: Prevent displaying the notice in an iframe
• Tweak: Send site language to a web app on signup

2.2.1

• Fix: Missing variable definition in frontend

2.2.0

• New: Option to hide banner for logged in users (Compliance only)

2.1.5

• Tweak: Additional sanitization applied

2.1.4

• Fix: WordPress 5.8 widgets compatibility

2.1.3

• Fix: HTML attributes removed from text strings
• Tweak: Improved sanitization of options

2.1.2

• Tweak: Improved escaping of button labels

2.1.1

• Fix: Security bug related to compliance caching

2.1.0

• New: Introducing Cookie Compliance Free plan

2.0.4

• Fix: Undefined constant HOURS_IN_SECONDS
• Fix: Button style none adding CSS classes “cn-set-cookie cn-button”
• Tweak: Switched the behavior of close icon from accept to reject
• Tweak: Minified frontend and admin js files

2.0.3

• Fix: Cookies accepted function issue when Compliance activated

2.0.2

• Tweak: UI/UX improvements

2.0.1

• Fix: Pending Compliance update blocking the notice
• Fix: PHP Warning: Cannot modify header information
• Tweak: UI/UX fixes for the settings screen

2.0.0

• New: Introducing Cookie Compliance for GDPR/CCPA

1.3.2

• Tweak: Speed up Corona Banner loading by moving JS file to footer with async parameter
• Tweak: Improve buttons CSS padding
• Tweak: Accessibility improvements on links

1.3.1

• Fix: Unable to select Privacy policy link
• Fix: Blank Cookies policy link in a message
• Fix: Undefined index: on_click
• Tweak: Adjusted default opacity back to 100

1.3.0

• New: Introducing Corona Banner that displays data about Coronavirus pandemia and five steps recommended by the WHO (World Health Organization)
• New: Option to set bar opacity
• New: Accept the notice with close icon
• Fix: Policy link added to message without policy option enabled

1.2.51

• Fix: Problems with iOS and OK/Reject button
• Tweak: Added Separate cookie expiry for Reject, props Carlos Buchart

1.2.50

• Fix: The body css class always set to “cookies-refused”
• Tweak: Improve IE & Safari CustomEvent and ClassList support
• Tweak: Change the plugin js init event

1.2.49

• New: Option to accept the notice with any page click
• Tweak: Remove jQuery dependency
• Tweak: Swtich from jQuery to CSS3 animations
• Tweak: Improve the CSS and HTML structure

1.2.48

• Fix: HTML tags stripped from cookie message
• Fix: Link target not accepted in inline privacy link

1.2.47

• New: Option to select the privacy policy link position
• Tweak: Do not relad the page on refuse button click
• Tweak: Added aria-label attribute to cookie notice container

1.2.46

• Tweak: Remove WP Super Cache cookie on deactivation
• Tweak: Remove plugin version from the db on deactivation

1.2.45

• Tweak: Improved WP Super Cache support
• Tweak: CSS container style issue and media query for mobile

1.2.44

• Fix: The text of the revoke button ignored in shortcode
• Fix: Revoke consent button not displayed automatically in top position
• Tweak: Add shortcode parsing for content of [cookies_accepted], thanks to dsturm

1.2.43

• New: Option to revoke the user consent
• New: Script blocking extended to header and footer
• New: Synchronization with WordPress 4.9.6 Privacy Policy page
• New: Custom button class option
• Tweak: Added 1 hour cookie expiry option

1.2.42

• New: Introducing [cookies_accepted][/cookies_accepted] shortcode
• Fix: Infinite cookie expiry issue

1.2.41

• Fix: Infinite redirection loop with scroll enabled

1.2.40

• Fix: Div align center on some themes
• Tweak: Extended list of allowed HTML tags in refuse code
• Tweak: Minified CSS and JS

1.2.39

• New: Option to reload the page after cookies are accepted

1.2.38

• Tweak: Move frontend cookie js functions before the document ready call, thanks to fgreinus
• Tweak: Adjust functional javascript code handling
• Fix: Chhromium infinity expiration date not valid
• Fix: Remove deprecated screen_icon() function

1.2.37

• Tweak: Add aria landmark role=”banner”
• Tweak: Extend cn_cookie_notice_args with button class

1.2.36.1

• Fix: Repository upload issue with 1.2.36

1.2.36

• Fix: String translation support for WMPL 3.2+
• Fix: Global var possible conflict with other plugins
• Tweak: Add $options array to “cn_cookie_notice_output” filter, thanks to chesio.
• Tweak: Removed local translation files in favor of WP repository translations.

1.2.35

• Tweak: Use html_entity_decode on non-functional code block
• Tweak: get_pages() function placement optimization
• Tweak: Filterable manage cookie notice capability

1.2.34

• Fix: Empty href in links HTML validation issue

1.2.33

• New: Greek translation thanks to Elias Stefanidis

1.2.32

• Fix: Accept cookie button hidden on acceptance instead of the cookie message container

1.2.31

• New: Non functional Javascript code field
• Fix: Minified Javascript caching issue

1.2.30

• Fix: jQuery error after accepting cookies

1.2.29

• Tweak: Add class to body element when displayed
• Tweak: Italian translation update

1.2.28

• New: Option to set on scroll offset

1.2.27

• Tweak: Correctly remove scroll event, limit possible conflicts
• Tweak: Italian translation update

1.2.26

• Fix: Accept cookies on scroll option working unchecked.
• Fix: call_user_func() warning on lower version of WP

1.2.25

• New: Option to accept cookies on scroll, thanks to Cristian Pascottini

1.2.24

• New: Option to refuse to accept cookies
• New: setCookieNotice custom jQuery event
• Tweak: Italian translation updated, thanks to Luca Speranza

1.2.23

• New: Finnish translation, thanks to Daniel Storgards

1.2.22

• Tweak: Swedish translation updated, thx to Ove Kaufeldt

1.2.21

• New: Plugin development moved to dFactory GitHub Repository
• Tweak: Code cleanup

1.2.20

• New: Option to select scripts placement, header or footer

1.2.19

• New: Danish translation, thanks to Lui Wallentin Gottler

1.2.18.1

• Fix: Quick fix for 1.2.18 print_r in code

1.2.18

• New: More info link target option
• Tweak: Additional HTML ids, for more flexible customization

1.2.17

• New: Hebrew translation, thanks to Ahrale Shrem

1.2.16

• Tweak: Dutch translation missing due to a typo

1.2.15

• New: Danish translation, thanks to Hans C. Jorgensen
• Fix: Notice bar not visible if no animation selected

1.2.14

• New: Hungarian translation, thanks to Surbma

1.2.13

• New: Croatian translation, thanks to Marko Beus

1.2.12

• New: Slovenian translation, thanks to Thomas Cuk

1.2.11

• New: Swedish translation, thanks to Daniel Storgards

1.2.10

• New: Italian translation, thanks to Luca
• Tweak: Confirmed WP 4.0 compatibility

1.2.9.1

• Tweak: Enable HTML in cookie message text
• New: Option to donate this plugin 🙂

1.2.8

• New: Czech translation, thanks to Adam Laita

1.2.7

• New: French translation, thanks to Laura Orsal
• New: Deleting plugin settings on deactivation as an option

1.2.6

• New: German translation, thanks to Alex Ernst

1.2.5

• New: Spanish translation, thanks to Fernando Blasco

1.2.4

• New: Added filter hooks to customize where and how display the cookie notice

1.2.3

• New: Portuguese translation, thanks to Luis Maia

1.2.2

• Fix: Read more linking to default site language in WPML & Polylang

1.2.1

• Tweak: UI improvements for WP 3.8

1.2.0

• Fix: Cookie not saving in IE
• Fix: Notice hidden under Admin bar bug
• Tweak: Improved WPML & Polylang compatibility

1.1.0

• New: Rewritten cookie setting method to pure JS
• Fix: Compatibility with WP Super Cache and other caching plugins

1.0.2

• New: Dutch translation, thanks to Heleen van den Bos

1.0.1

• Tweak: Changed setting cookie mode from AJAX to JS driven

1.0.0

Initial release