WordPress cookie law plugin
The EU Cookie Directive came into effect on the 26th May 2012. It is concerned with protecting user privacy on the internet and all website owners are required by law to place a message on their website to inform visitors that cookies are in use.
Channel have developed a Joomla Cookie Plugin to help webmasters abide by the European Cookie Directive legislation. We also provide solutions for bespoke and WordPress websites.
Further information on this new European Cookie Directive legislation can also be found at the bottom of this page.
The EU Cookie Directive came into effect on the 26th May 2012. It is concerned with protecting user privacy on the internet and all website owners are required by law to place a message on their website to inform visitors that cookies are in use.
Channel have developed a Joomla Cookie Plugin to help webmasters abide by the European Cookie Directive legislation. We also provide solutions for bespoke and WordPress websites.
Further information on this new European Cookie Directive legislation can also be found at the bottom of this page.
Technical Solutions
Our solution to inform website users displays a banner on our website which clearly informs visitors that cookies are used on our site, with a clickable button inviting visitors to accept our cookies:
Now Joomla 3.0 ready!
We have built this as a joomla cookie plugin which can be installed in your Joomla site. As soon as the plugin is activated it will be displayed on your site. Our free Lite version allows some level of basic control over the content of this banner. We also offer a Pro version for website owners who would like to have more control over their plugin. It offers additional functionality, inlcuding the ability to switch off the Info icon and add rounded corners.
Pro Version Includes:
- Customisable background and text colours
- Different button colour options
- Position at the top or bottom
- Curved corners
- All text easily editable allowing your prefered choice of language to be used in the message
What the plugin does:
- Informs the users the the site uses cookies.
- Remembers their answer.
- Links to your privacy policy page, to which you should add what cookies are used and why.
- It is also a good idea to display otherinformation links, including those showing how to prevent a browser from accepting cookies. This is the approach that we suggest for anyone who does not want cookies.
What the plugin DOES NOT do!
- It does not change the functioning of your web site in any way.
- It does not prevent the web site from setting cookies before the user consents.
- It does not prevent Google Analytics from gathering data.
- So you should let users know that cookies will be set by your site, and they continue to use it on that understanding.
Choosing the right solution…
There are a number of approaches that have been taken to help comply with the cookie legislation:
- Do nothing and hope no one notices.
- Re-write your cookie policy but don’t actually prompt users for consent.
- Implied consent is one approach, meaning that if they use the site and you have told them about the cookies, then their consent has implicitly been given.
- Set the cookies all the same, but tell the visitor with a banner, and ask for consent. (our approach)
- Some options actually prevent the web site from setting any cookies before consent has been given.
If you would like the free plugin please click on the icon or the filename below to save it to your computer.