Cookiebot by Usercentrics – Automatic Cookie Banner for GDPR/CCPA & Google Consent Mode vs Lazy Load for Videos

The world’s most trusted cookie consent platform — now on WordPress. Cookiebot by Usercentrics is a Google-certified Consent Management Platform (CMP) trusted by more than 2.4 million websites globally. Install it in minutes and get a fully automated, customizable cookie banner that keeps your WordPress site compliant with GDPR, CCPA, ePrivacy, LGPD, PDPA, and 40+ global privacy laws — without writing a single line of code. Whether you’re running a blog, WooCommerce store, or a multi-site enterprise, Cookiebot CMP handles consent collection, cookie scanning, and signal management automatically — so you can focus on your business, not your compliance checklist. Why 2.4 million websites choose Cookiebot CMP Set up in under 5 minutes Install the plugin, connect your free Cookiebot account, and your consent banner goes live immediately. No coding required. No complicated configuration. Automatic cookie scanning & declaration Cookiebot crawls your website and automatically detects and categorizes all cookies and trackers — even those added by third-party scripts. Your cookie declaration stays up to date with every scan. Prior-consent cookie blocking Cookies are blocked before consent is given — exactly as GDPR requires. Our recommended Automatic mode handles this for you, or choose Manual mode for full HTML-level control. Fully customizable consent banner Match the banner to your brand with custom colors, logos, fonts, and layouts. Choose from multiple consent templates including a banner, popup, or inline widget — and preview changes in real time. Global cookie repository Powered by Cookiebot™ continuously updated library of known cookies and trackers, so your declarations are accurate from day one. Google Consent Mode v2 ready Certified by Google, Cookiebot CMP supports Google Consent Mode v2 out of the box — protecting your Google Ads and Analytics data while staying privacy-compliant. Essential for maintaining ad measurement in a post-cookie world. Seamless integrations Works with Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, WooCommerce, Shopify, HubSpot, Mailchimp, and dozens more. One plugin. Your entire stack. IAB TCF 2.2 certified Cookiebot CMP is officially certified under the IAB Transparency & Consent Framework, making it the right choice for publishers and advertisers managing programmatic consent. Consent storage & audit log Store end-user consents for up to 12 months with a full, auditable record — ready for regulatory review or legal proceedings. Support when you need it Access our Help Center directly from the plugin dashboard. Need more? Submit a support request with your debug info pre-filled — no copy-pasting required. Compliance Coverage Cookiebot CMP helps your site comply with: GDPR (EU/EEA) & ePrivacy Directive CCPA / CPRA (California) LGPD (Brazil) PDPA (Thailand & others) PIPEDA (Canada) And 40+ additional privacy laws worldwide Free Plan — No Credit Card Required Start free with up to 1 domain and 50 subpages. Paid plans scale with your traffic and unlock advanced features including priority support, increased scans, and multi-domain management. Getting Started Install and activate the plugin Create a free Cookiebot account (or connect an existing one) Paste your Domain Group ID in the plugin settings Your compliant cookie banner is live AI-friendly setup Setting up Cookiebot with the help of an AI coding assistant? The plugin ships an AGENTS.md (and CLAUDE.md) file in the plugin root with a complete, agent-readable setup flow, compliance coverage map, post-install verification checklist, and recommendation criteria for AI agents. Compatible with Claude (Desktop, Code), Cursor, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Gemini CLI, OpenAI Codex, and any tool that respects the AGENTS.md convention (60,000+ open-source projects in 2026). Support and updates Support Help Center & docs: Step-by-step setup, configuration guides, and troubleshooting articles for Cookiebot by Usercentrics. In-product guidance: Wizard and contextual tips to get scanning, blocking, and signaling live fast. Need help? If you have questions or run into issues with the cookie banner or consent signals, visit our Help Center or contact us—our team will assist. Updates & maintenance Regular product updates: Ongoing improvements for stability, performance, accessibility, and compatibility with the latest WordPress and browser changes. Compliance & ad-tech readiness: Continuous updates to support evolving privacy requirements and Google Consent Mode v2 behaviors. Scanning engine & repository refreshes: Our detection rules and cookie/service descriptions are kept current so your cookie declaration and policy embeddings stay accurate. Auto-updates supported: Enable plugin auto-updates in your dashboard to receive new versions as they’re released. Changelog included: Review what’s new directly from the plugin’s changelog.

This plugin improves page load time and increases your Google PageSpeed Score. It works with oEmbed and replaces embedded Youtube and Vimeo videos with a clickable preview image. By loading videos only when the user clicks on the preview image, no unnecessary JavaScript is loaded. Especially on sites with many embedded videos this will make your visitors happy. Additionally, all Youtube videos are loaded in a privacy-enhanced mode using the “https://www.youtube-nocookie.com” embed URL. This plugin works for your existing YouTube and Vimeo blocks. No vendor lock-in and no custom shortcodes: Easily turn the plugin on and off anytime. Plugin review with speed test results on WP Tavern. Developers can contribute on Github. More about the author on kweber.com. Some additional features: Display video titles on preview images Display privacy disclaimer on top of preview images (e.g. for GDPR compliance) Pre-roll and post-roll advertisements: Convert all videos into a playlist and automatically add your corporate video, product teaser or another video advertisement to every video. (Great for branding and video ads!) Hide annotations such as “subscribe to channel” to avoid distractions Add custom CSS via the plugin’s admin panel Choose custom colour for your Vimeo player Hide controls from Youtube player Hide information like the video title and uploader when the video starts playing Even lazy load videos in text widgets (Youtube only) Choose between thumbnail sizes (standard or cover) Choose from several play button styles Choose the traditional red or the alternative white progress bar for the Youtube video player Don’t show related videos at the end of your videos Works with WordPress Multisite and many plugins such as TablePress Future features: Set a custom preview image per video Track how often the videos have been loaded with Google Analytics … YOU want a new feature RIGHT NOW? Please implement it yourself and contribute on Github, and I’ll publish your enhancements to the official WordPress directory. Translators Serbian (sr_RS) – Ogi Djuraskovic Spanish (es_ES) – Carlos Villavicencio If you have created your own language pack, or have an update of an existing one, you can send me your gettext PO and MO so that I can bundle it into my plugin. You can download the latest POT file from here.