ATR Cookie Notice vs SameSite Cookies

ATR Cookie Notice is a powerful and user-friendly cookie consent management plugin designed to help WordPress websites align with the Israeli Privacy Protection Law (PPL), including Amendment 13, and related privacy best practices. The plugin provides a customizable cookie banner with granular consent options for different types of cookies. Key Features Israel Privacy Law Aligned – Oriented to Israel’s Privacy Protection Law (PPL), including Amendment 13 Granular Cookie Control – Separate consent options for Essential, Analytics, and Marketing cookies Customizable Design – Full control over colors, positioning, and styling with WordPress color pickers Live Preview – Real-time floating preview that updates as you customize settings Customizable Content – Full control over banner text, buttons, and footer HTML with token support Multiple Banner Positions – Bottom, top, or overlay positioning options Auto-hide Functionality – Optional automatic banner dismissal Responsive Design – Works perfectly on all devices and screen sizes RTL Support – Proper right-to-left language support Multilingual Support – Built-in Hebrew and English translations Developer Friendly – Extensive hooks and filters for customization Privacy Policy Integration – Built-in privacy policy management with customizable footer Cookie Expiry Management – Configurable consent duration Debug Mode – Development tools for testing and troubleshooting Consent Modes – Choose between Full (blocking non-essential until consent) and Simple (informational only) Tools – One-click “Purge caches and refresh assets” with cache busting, styling reset to defaults Cookie Categories The plugin manages three main cookie categories: Essential Cookies – Always enabled, required for basic website functionality Analytics Cookies – Optional, for website analytics and performance monitoring Marketing Cookies – Optional, for advertising and marketing purposes Customization Options Visual Customization – WordPress color pickers for primary color, text color, background color with live preview Position Control – Choose from bottom, top, or center overlay positioning Behavior Settings – Auto-hide delay, cookie expiry duration Custom CSS – Add your own styling rules Default States – Set default consent states for each cookie category Content Customization – Customize banner text, buttons, and footer HTML with token support ({site_name}, {privacy_url}, {privacy_link}) Styling Presets – Light, Dark, Minimal, High Contrast presets for quick setup Privacy & Compliance Consent Management – Proper consent tracking and storage Privacy Policy – Built-in privacy policy templates in Hebrew and English Data Protection – Secure handling of user consent data Regulatory Alignment – Oriented to Israel’s Privacy Protection Law (PPL), including Amendment 13 (not legal advice) Developer Features WordPress Coding Standards – Follows WPCS and best practices Extensive Hooks – Customize behavior with WordPress actions and filters Clean Code – Well-documented, maintainable codebase Performance Optimized – Minimal impact on site performance Perfect for businesses, agencies, and developers who need a reliable cookie consent solution aligned with Israeli privacy law that can be easily customized to match any website design. Liability Statement This plugin is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind, express or implied. It is intended to help site owners align cookie consent UX and behavior with Israel’s Privacy Protection Law (including Amendment 13). It does not constitute legal advice, nor does it guarantee compliance. You are solely responsible for verifying your legal obligations and configuring the plugin to meet your specific requirements. The author and contributors are not liable for any damages, losses, or non-compliance resulting from the use of this plugin.

This plugin adds the “SameSite” cookie flag to WordPress’s authentication cookies. On supported browsers (all current IE, Edge, Chrome, and Firefox), this can effectively prevent all Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks throughout your WordPress site. SameSite cookie flag support was added to PHP on version 7.3, but this plugin ships with a workaround to support all PHP versions WordPress supports. There is no administrative UI provided: Activate this plugin, and you are all set! You can configure the SameSite flag value from your WordPress configuration file. You cna pick a value from Lax (default), Strict, or None. You can read about SameSite cookies here. To configure the SameSite flag value, edit your WordPress configuration file (wp-config.php), and add the following lines right above /** Sets up WordPress vars and included files. */. define( 'WP_SAMESITE_COOKIE', 'Lax' ); // Pick from 'Lax', 'Strict', or 'None'. Note that only the authentication cookies are affected. Regular cookies that your installed plugins set will not be affected, nor provide any meaningful value with SameSite flags.