Consent Warden

Consent Warden adds a clean, accessible cookie consent banner to your WordPress site. Visitors see a simple Accept button with an optional link to your privacy policy. Once accepted, the banner disappears and consent is remembered for up to a year.

Free edition features:

• Accept-only banner — no unnecessary complexity
• Three layout positions: bottom bar, bottom-left card, bottom-right card
• Customisable heading, message text, and button label
• Optional privacy policy link (URL and link text)
• Six colour options: background, text, link, accept button, button text, and hover
• Configurable consent expiry (1–3650 days, default 365)
• Fires a cwarden:consent JavaScript event on accept — hook your own scripts to it
• Accessible: role="region" and aria-label on the banner element
• Zero external dependencies on the frontend
• Consent stored in a cwarden_consent cookie with SameSite=Lax
• No data sent to the server — consent stays on the visitor’s device

Upgrade to Standard or Pro for:

• Granular consent categories (Analytics, Marketing, Preferences) with per-category toggles
• Script blocking — prevent third-party scripts from loading until consent is given (soft dequeue and hard HTML rewrite)
• Google Consent Mode v2 integration (gtag / GTM)
• Full consent log — record and review visitor consent decisions
• Geo-targeting — show the banner only to visitors in targeted regions (EU, UK, US, Brazil, and custom country lists)
• Automatic cookie scanner — passively discover and categorise cookies set on your site

Learn more about the Standard and Pro editions at https://linuxgnut.com/projects/consent-warden/