# CookieTractor #
* Contributors: cookietractor
* Tags: cookie banner,cookie consent, GDPR, cookie policy, cmp
* Requires at least: 5.7
* Tested up to: 6.9
* Stable tag: 1.1.4
* Requires PHP: 7.2
* License: GPLv2 or later
* License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

CookieTractor – The User-Friendly Cookie Banner

## Description ##

CookieTractor offers an intuitive and accessible cookie consent solution designed to help your WordPress website comply with privacy regulations such as the GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive. Our cookie banner ensures that no cookies requiring consent are set until the visitor has made their choice, providing a seamless and compliant user experience.

Visit our [website](https://www.cookietractor.com?utm_source=wordpress&utm_medium=plugin&utm_campaign=plugin_directory)

## 🎯 Features ##

**🛡️ Legal Compliance**
With CookieTractor, your website meets the requirements of the ePrivacy Directive and GDPR.
No cookies that require consent are set until the visitor has made their choice – unlike many simpler solutions.

**♿ Great Accessibility**
CookieTractor makes it easy for everyone to understand cookie choices.
✅ Clear, plain language
✅ Keyboard/screen reader support
✅ WCAG 2.2 AAA compliant
✅ Perfectly mobile-friendly 📱

**🧠 Simplest Possible Choice**
Visitors can choose:
✔️ Accept all
✔️ Only necessary
For those who want to customize – no problem. It’s just as easy, with no hidden settings or confusion.

**🔍 All Cookies Explained**
Curious visitors? CookieTractor provides details on every cookie.
🔁 Monthly site scans
🧠 Pre-filled info for common cookies
✍️ Easily customize descriptions for your own cookies

**🔄 Change Consent Anytime**
Visitors can change their cookie choices at any time.
🔗 Add a “change consent” link wherever you like (e.g. footer).
CookieTractor makes sure you’re compliant.

**🌍 Multi-Language Support**
Running a multilingual website?
CookieTractor supports 29 languages including:
🇬🇧 English, 🇸🇪 Swedish, 🇩🇰 Danish, 🇫🇮 Finnish, 🇳🇴 Norwegian, 🇫🇷 French, 🇩🇪 German, 🇮🇹 Italian, 🇪🇸 Spanish, 🇨🇳 Chinese, 🇯🇵 Japanese, 🇰🇷 Korean – and many more!
Don't see your language? Let us know and we’ll add it!

**🎨 Customizable Appearance**
Make the banner match your website!
🎨 Customize colors, fonts, border radius
💻 Write custom CSS for advanced styling

**🎥 YouTube and Vimeo Integration**
YouTube and Vimeo set cookies automatically.
🎬 CookieTractor blocks them until the visitor accepts marketing cookies.
🛑 ➡️ ✅ Visitors can choose to accept and view videos.

**⚡ High Performance**
Cookie banners must load fast – and ours does.
🚀 Optimized code
📦 Less than 20 kB
🌐 Served via ultra-fast CDN
🗂️ Option to restrict to EU servers for extra compliance

**🌱 Low Climate Impact**
Efficient code = greener web 🌍
🍃 60–80% smaller file size than competitors
📉 Less data = less energy used
✅ A better choice for the environment

**🇸🇪 A Swedish Solution**
💡 100% Swedish innovation
📁 All data stored on EU servers

**💰 Pricing**
✅ 30-day free trial – no credit card required!
💳 After that, pay securely via card.
Simple, transparent pricing.

**⚙️ Installation**
📝 Sign up at [cookietractor.com](https://www.cookietractor.com?utm_source=wordpress&utm_medium=plugin&utm_campaign=plugin_directory)
🧰 Follow the simple setup instructions
🎨 Customize your banner’s appearance
🔌 Copy the code snippet into your WordPress site

**🤖 WP Consent API**
Fully integrated with [WP Consent API](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-consent-api/) to standardize the consent communication between WordPress Plugins.

Full installation guide available at: [cookietractor.com/setup-instructions](https://www.cookietractor.com/setup-instructions?utm_source=wordpress&utm_medium=plugin&utm_campaign=plugin_directory)

**🆘 Support**
Have questions or need help?
📚 Check out our [FAQ](https://www.cookietractor.com/faq?utm_source=wordpress&utm_medium=plugin&utm_campaign=plugin_directory)
📬 Or contact us directly through our [website](https://www.cookietractor.com?utm_source=wordpress&utm_medium=plugin&utm_campaign=plugin_directory)

**👨🏼‍💻 Shortcodes**

`[cookietractor_popup text="Open cookie settings"]`
Opens the cookie popup for visitors to change there consent.

`[cookietractor_declaration]`
Renders our cookie declaration table on your page

== External services ==
This plugin might connect to the CookieTractor API to fetch consent, cookie and status information. It also include frontend-scripts from the following domains to render the cookie consent screen and optionally the cookie declaration:

* cdn.cookietractor.com
* cdn-eu.cookietractor.com

This service is provided by [CookieTractor](https://www.cookietractor.com?utm_source=wordpress&utm_medium=plugin&utm_campaign=plugin_directory): [terms of use](https://www.cookietractor.com/terms-of-use?utm_source=wordpress&utm_medium=plugin&utm_campaign=plugin_directory)

## Screenshots ##

1. Banner example
2. Consent overview
3. Cookies list
4. Edit banner content
5. Adjust banner design
6. Website settings
7. Instructions for installation

## Changelog ##
Here you can see the changes made in each release of the plugin.

### 1.1.4 ###
Tested on WordPress 6.9, updated "Tested up to" in readme.

### 1.1.3 ###
Updates to readme

### 1.1.2 ###
Updates to the readme, include more files in release

### 1.1.1 ###
Updates to the readme

### 1.1.0 ###
Added support for [WP Consent API](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-consent-api). Just install `WP Consent API` into your website to activate the integration.

### 1.0.3 ###
Fixed an issue where the script was only loading on the front page instead of across all pages.

### 1.0.2 ###
Readme updates

### 1.0.1 ###
Readme updates

### 1.0.0 ###
Release date: April 23 2025
Initial release that supports adding the header scripts to your WordPress site based on settings. Also included shortcodes for opening the popup and rendering cookie declaration.