Civic Cookie Control

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1. ★★★★★ Chise Hachiroku

   3.4y ago

   First of all, it is really simple to configure, and is able to really block cookies based on user’s choices. Its free version is already packed with all the essential features that a personal or commercial website would ever need. Secondly, it is a solution trusted by many organisations, including the Information Commissioner’s Office and NHS Inform of Scotland, quite a piece of mind that it complies with GDPR.

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2. ★★★★★ bsthp

   5.6y ago

   We have been installing this Cookie Script on all our client websites for some time now. Previously, installing it manually, now via the easy to use Plugin. They have always offered prompt support for any questions I have had. Importantly, this Plugin actually works! It does what it is meant to do. There are other solutions out there, which on the surface, may look appealing. However, try testing them to see if they actually work. You will be surprised!

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3. ★★★★★ seanfod

   5.8y ago

   The team at Civic Uk provided us with excellent customer service and advice. The plugin worked out of the box but we did need some help configuring it and had a plugin conflict that they flagged up for us and told us how to resolve the situation. The support we recieved was quick and professional. A well deserved 5 stars from us. Thank you.

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4. ★★★★★ dpmcalister

   5.9y ago

   It just wouldn’t work on my site and when I contacted their support, they basically said that it doesn’t support IAB properly.

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5. ★★★★★ salubritas

   6.3y ago

   Buggy cookie control plugin. Rude support who deny that there could possibly be any bugs just because lots of people use it. WTF? Takes a lot of time to set up (which is OK) but that investment is wasted when they deny the possibility of bugs, even when the same bugs occur on their own website!

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6. ★★★★★ Mickeydblv

   6.4y ago

   I’ve been reviewing and bodging various GDPR ‘solutions’ to get the right mix and this one will work with adRoll, I’m lead to believe. I had cause to contact the developers and the response was so quick! Great support – get it before it gets too popular. Very pleased with this – thanks team! This topic was modified 6 years, 3 months ago by Mickeydblv. Reason: additions

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7. ★★★★★ ACS

   6.5y ago

   This plugin, out of many out there, does actually work to allow or disallow the dropping of GA or GTM cookies as per user consent. In my experience not many do actually work. Support has been very quick from the team in terms of helping me correctly configure the plugin to work for my site too. I have another 3 sites that I will use the Pro licence plugin on. Many thanks!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.55 Added ccCookie. Added secureCookie. 1.55
2. — Version 1.54 Security improvements. Tested up to WordPress 6.9. 1.54
3. — Version 1.53 Tested up to WordPress 6.8.2. Requires PHP 7.4 or higher. 1.53
4. — Version 1.52 Integration with the WP Consent API plugin. 1.52
5. — Version 1.51 Added the “Wrap Inner HTML” field. The title on the Cookie Control banner has become an H1 title for accessibility reasons. In some cases this might affect SEO. If you want to change it to another heading level, set “Wra 1.51
6. — Version 1.50 General fixes to GOVUK layout. 1.50

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 5.3 Civic Cookie Control <= 1.53 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2025-12-30 CVE-2026-22348 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.53 Patched in 1.54

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2024-11-29 3K+ → 2K+ down after 194 days in tier
2. 2024-05-19 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2024-05-18 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2 days in tier
4. 2024-05-16 2K+ → 3K+ up after 2 days in tier
5. 2024-05-14 3K+ → 2K+ down after 10 days in tier
6. 2024-05-04 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2024-05-03 3K+ → 2K+ down after 177 days in tier
8. 2023-11-08 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Asesor de Cookies RGPD para normativa europea 20K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B
• Pressidium Cookie Consent 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags B
• Flexible Cookies 4K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A
• Show Me The Cookies 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A
• Cookie Notify 400+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
• Klaro Consent Manager 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D

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Civic Cookie Control: 2K+ active installs, 3.9★ (7 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/civic-cookie-control-8