FAZ Cookie Manager vs iubenda | All-in-one Compliance for GDPR / CCPA Cookie Consent + more

Tired of cookie consent plugins that lock essential features behind paywalls, require cloud accounts, or send your visitors’ data to third-party servers? FAZ Cookie Manager is a WordPress plugin that helps you implement cookie consent and privacy workflows for international regulations — completely free, with no strings attached. No account to create. The plugin requires no cloud service connection. Basic features like consent logging and geo-targeting are included — no premium plan needed. Core consent features run on your own server, and you own all your data. Why FAZ Cookie Manager? Most cookie consent plugins follow the same pattern: a free version with crippled features, and a paid tier starting at $10-50/month that unlocks what you actually need (cookie scanning, consent logs, Google Consent Mode, IAB TCF). FAZ Cookie Manager breaks that model: Cookie scanner — Scans your site directly from your browser. No external service, no API limits, no waiting. Cookie Policy generator (NEW in 1.16.0) — Build a jurisdiction-aware Cookie Policy page directly from your admin. Pick GDPR / CCPA / LGPD, fill in your company details, and publish via the [faz_cookie_policy_complete] shortcode. Output is multilingual (en, it, fr, de, es, pt-BR, bg), pulls the live cookie inventory from the scanner, and ships with a non-removable disclaimer that the templates are starting points, not legal advice. The standalone [faz_cookie_table] shortcode (and the matching Gutenberg block) still works for embedding just the cookie list. Consent logging with CSV export — Every consent is recorded locally in your database. Export anytime for audits. Google Consent Mode v2 — Sends all 7 consent signals to Google tags. No premium required. IAB TCF v2.3 — Full Transparency and Consent Framework API and UI, built in. To operate as a recognised CMP in the IAB framework you must enter your own registered IAB Europe CMP ID; without one the TCF interface stays inactive (no TC string is produced) so invalid signals are never broadcast to vendors. Geo-targeting — Show banners only to visitors from regulated regions (EU, California, etc.). 180+ languages — Translate every string in the banner, or use one of the built-in translations. Script blocking — Tag any script with data-faz-tag to block it until the right category is accepted. Microsoft UET/Clarity — Consent integration for Microsoft advertising and analytics tools. Revisit consent widget — Floating button lets visitors change their preferences anytime. Accessibility-focused — Keyboard navigation (Tab, Enter, Escape), screen-reader support, mobile responsive. Helps with these frameworks This plugin assists consent and privacy workflows. It does not itself create, provide, or guarantee legal compliance, and you remain responsible for the final configuration for your site and jurisdiction. GDPR (EU General Data Protection Regulation) — Opt-in consent, granular categories, right to withdraw CCPA / CPRA (California Consumer Privacy Act) — “Do Not Sell or Share” opt-out link ePrivacy Directive (EU Cookie Law) — Consent-based script blocking support Italian Garante Privacy — 6-month consent expiry setting and consent logging controls EDPB Guidelines — No scroll-as-consent, no pre-checked categories, equal button prominence options LGPD (Brazil General Data Protection Law) — Consent-based model POPIA (South Africa Protection of Personal Information Act) — Opt-in consent Try it Live Try FAZ Cookie Manager in WordPress Playground — no account, no install, runs entirely in your browser. How it works Install and activate — the cookie banner appears immediately with sensible defaults Scan your site to detect cookies automatically Customize the banner design, text, and colors to match your brand Enable Google Consent Mode or IAB TCF if you use advertising tools Monitor consent analytics on the dashboard Core banner functionality runs on your WordPress site. Optional update/download features may contact GitHub, IAB Europe, MaxMind, ip-api.com, ipinfo.io (opt-in VPN detection), or the AMP CDN depending on which features you enable and use. Cookie Policy generator (1.16.0+) Need a Cookie Policy page that explains the cookies your site sets, the jurisdiction it operates under, and who the visitor should contact about their data? FAZ Cookie Manager 1.16.0 ships a dedicated Cookie Policy admin tab plus the [faz_cookie_policy_complete] shortcode. Jurisdiction-aware — pick GDPR (EU/EEA/UK), CCPA/CPRA (California), or LGPD (Brazil). Each jurisdiction ships its own template scaffold with the legal references and required sections for that framework. Multilingual (7 languages out of the box) — en, it, fr, de, es, pt-BR, bg. Override per render with [faz_cookie_policy_complete lang="it"] or let the visitor’s browser language pick. Auto-populated cookie inventory — the rendered policy pulls live from wp_faz_cookies, so any cookie discovered by the scanner shows up at the next render with its category, duration and description, in the active language. Filled with your company data — name, address, DPO email, third-party services, retention period: stored in faz_cookie_policy_data option, edited via the admin form, never seeded from admin_email or blogname (PII protection). Non-removable legal disclaimer — every generated policy ends with a footer making explicit that the templates are starting points, not legal advice. The disclaimer is hardcoded in the renderer (not in the template files) so section overrides cannot suppress it. Versioning hash — a data-faz-policy-version attribute on the rendered article tracks template + data drift over time. Display-only fields (the visible “Last updated” date) are excluded so the hash doesn’t change daily. Filter for site builders — faz_cookie_policy_data lets you inject custom placeholders before template substitution. Backwards compatible — the long-standing [faz_cookie_policy] shortcode (with site_name / contact / show_table attributes from 1.7.0) is unchanged. The standalone [faz_cookie_table] shortcode and matching faz/cookie-table Gutenberg block still work for embedding just the cookie inventory table. Multi-banner geo-routing vs multilingual content (1.14.0+) These are two orthogonal features that combine freely — multi-banner is per country, multilingual content is per language inside each banner. Multi-banner geo-routing picks WHICH banner profile to serve based on the visitor’s country. Typical setup: a strict GDPR banner for EU/EEA/UK and a CCPA opt-out banner for California (or any other per-region compliance profile). Country resolution chain: Cloudflare CF-IPCountry header (opt-in via the faz_trust_cf_ipcountry_header filter) → MaxMind GeoLite2 → ip-api.com fallback. Each banner row carries its own target_countries list and a priority integer for overlap resolution. Multilingual content lives INSIDE each banner. A single banner stores translations of its title, description and button labels for as many languages as you enable on the Languages page. The language displayed to the visitor is resolved CLIENT-SIDE from navigator.languages so a country-targeted banner can still be served from a full-page cache (LiteSpeed / WP Rocket / Cloudflare APO) and the right language renders on hydration. Practical example: an install needs only TWO banner rows, not eight. One EU-targeted GDPR banner with English + Italian + German + French + Polish translations inside, and one US-targeted CCPA banner with English + Spanish translations inside. The country selects the banner; the browser selects the translation inside the banner. Visitors hitting the right cache key get the right banner + the right language. External Services GitHub / Raw GitHubusercontent (Open Cookie Database) Used to refresh the built-in cookie definitions snapshot for the optional auto-categorize feature. Triggered when: you click the definitions update action in the Cookies screen. Data sent: your server IP address and standard HTTP request headers. Service URLs: * https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fabiodalez-dev/Open-Cookie-Database/master/open-cookie-database.json Terms of Service / Privacy Policy: * https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/github-terms/github-terms-of-service * https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-privacy-statement IAB Europe / vendor-list.consensu.org Used to download the Global Vendor List and purpose translations for the optional IAB TCF feature. Triggered when: you manually update the vendor list, and weekly while IAB TCF is enabled. Data sent: your server IP address and standard HTTP request headers. Service URLs: * https://vendor-list.consensu.org/v3/vendor-list.json * https://vendor-list.consensu.org/v3/purposes-en.json Privacy Policy: * https://iabeurope.eu/privacy-policy/ MaxMind Used to download a GeoLite2 database for optional geo-targeting. You choose the edition in Settings → GeoIP Database: the smaller Country edition (default, country-level only) or the larger City edition (adds region/subdivision data for sub-national province/state routing such as Quebec Law 25). City is a much larger download; pick it only if you rely on region-level routing. Triggered when: you enter a MaxMind license key in Settings and start the database download. Data sent: your server IP address, the license key you provide, and standard HTTP request headers. Service URL: * https://download.maxmind.com/app/geoip_download Terms of Service / Privacy Policy: * https://www.maxmind.com/en/terms-of-use * https://www.maxmind.com/en/privacy-policy ip-api.com Used as a fallback geolocation lookup for the optional geo-targeting and multi-banner geo-routing features, only when MaxMind is unavailable. Triggered when: a frontend page renders the banner while geo-targeting / multi-banner geo-routing is enabled AND neither the Cloudflare CF-IPCountry header (opt-in) nor the MaxMind GeoLite2 database produces a result. The visitor’s IP is sent to ip-api.com for country resolution; the resolved country code is cached in a transient (hash-keyed by IP) for one hour to avoid repeating the lookup. Data sent: the visitor’s IP address and standard HTTP request headers. Service URL: * http://ip-api.com/json/{ip}?fields=countryCode Terms of Service / Privacy Policy: * https://ip-api.com/docs/legal ipinfo.io (geo-routing v2 only) Used for VPN/proxy/Tor detection when the admin opts in to enhanced geo detection via Settings → Geo-routing → ipinfo settings. The plugin sends the visitor IP to ipinfo.io to determine whether the visitor is masking their location; when VPN is detected, the most-protective rule-set is applied regardless of the visitor’s apparent country. Triggered when: a frontend page renders the banner AND the admin has configured an ipinfo API key AND has explicitly attested to having a DPF / SCC / DPA agreement with ipinfo.io for cross-border data transfer of EU/UK visitor IPs. Without the admin opt-in, ipinfo is NEVER called. Data sent: the visitor’s IP address (in cleartext, as required by ipinfo’s lookup contract), the configured API key, and standard HTTP request headers. The plugin caches the VPN classification locally for 24 hours hash-keyed by the IP (with monthly salt rotation) so repeat visitors do not trigger fresh calls. Service URL: * https://ipinfo.io/{ip}/privacy Terms of Service / Privacy Policy: * https://ipinfo.io/terms-of-service * https://ipinfo.io/privacy-policy * DPA (Data Processing Agreement) available on request: https://ipinfo.io/contact Plugin REST endpoint /faz/v1/banner (public) Used by the plugin’s own front-end JavaScript (script.js) to fetch the per-language / per-country banner payload after the page has loaded. This is an INTERNAL endpoint hosted by the plugin on the same WordPress install — no third-party network call leaves the visitor’s browser to a remote service. It is documented here only because the response carries bannerSlug and activeLaw, two strings that describe which banner profile and which legal regime (gdpr / ccpa) currently applies to the visitor. Triggered when: the front-end banner script bootstraps on a page that has multi-banner geo-routing active. Data sent: only what the visitor’s browser already sends with any page request to the same origin. The plugin does not forward the request to any remote service. Service URL: * https://{your-site}/wp-json/faz/v1/banner AMP Project CDN Used only on AMP pages when the AMP consent integration is active, to load the official amp-consent component required by AMP. Triggered when: an AMP page renders the AMP consent banner. Data sent: the visitor IP address and standard browser request data to the AMP CDN. Service URL: * https://cdn.ampproject.org/v0/amp-consent-0.1.js Documentation / Privacy: * https://amp.dev/documentation/components/amp-consent * https://policies.google.com/privacy Note on third-party domain strings inside the plugin codebase The plugin source includes several third-party domain names (e.g. js.stripe.com, connect.facebook.net, cdn.jsdelivr.net, unpkg.com, googletagmanager.com, etc.) as string patterns for two purposes: Script-blocking detection patterns — used to identify analytics, advertising, and tracking scripts that the site administrator’s other plugins may inject, so we can block them until the visitor has given consent. The plugin itself does not load any of these scripts. Whitelist defaults — domains such as unpkg.com/, cdn.jsdelivr.net/, fonts.googleapis.com/, www.google.com/recaptcha/api, etc. are seeded as default whitelist entries so the script blocker leaves them alone unless the admin explicitly removes them. They are configuration data, not outbound HTTP calls. The only outbound HTTP requests this plugin makes are the six documented above (Open Cookie Database, IAB GVL, MaxMind, ip-api.com fallback, ipinfo.io VPN detection (opt-in), AMP CDN). All six are gated behind explicit administrator action or an enabled feature. The internal /faz/v1/banner endpoint described above is hosted by this plugin on the same site — no third-party network call leaves the visitor’s browser to a remote service. Cache Plugin Compatibility When multi-banner geo-routing (1.14.0+) is active, the rendered HTML can legitimately vary by visitor country. This plugin asks the page-cache layer to bypass caching on those requests by emitting: Cache-Control: no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, max-age=0 Pragma: no-cache X-LiteSpeed-Cache-Control: no-cache Vary: CF-IPCountry (when the trust filter faz_trust_cf_ipcountry_header is enabled) DONOTCACHEPAGE, DONOTCACHEOBJECT, DONOTCACHEDB PHP constants (industry-standard bypass hints) do_action( 'litespeed_control_set_nocache', ... ) when LiteSpeed Cache is installed Verified compatible (no extra configuration needed) LiteSpeed Cache — uses the explicit litespeed_control_set_nocache action + X-LiteSpeed-Cache-Control header. WP Rocket — honors DONOTCACHEPAGE natively. W3 Total Cache — honors DONOTCACHEPAGE / DONOTCACHEOBJECT natively. WP Super Cache — honors DONOTCACHEPAGE natively. Hummingbird (WPMU DEV) — honors DONOTCACHEPAGE natively. Cloudflare APO — honors the Cache-Control: no-store header. With CF in front, also enable the trust filter so the Vary: CF-IPCountry header is emitted and CF caches per-country variants instead of bypassing entirely. Known limitations CDNs without origin Cache-Control honoring (e.g. some legacy CloudFront configurations) — verify the response Cache-Control header reaches the edge. If not, add a CF-IPCountry or country-based cache key rule at the CDN level. Minor / regional cache plugins (Comet Cache, Cachify, Swift Performance Lite) — not formally tested. Most still honor DONOTCACHEPAGE; verify by inspecting the response Cache-Control on a country-targeted page. Override the bypass logic per request via the faz_country_dependent_banner_output filter (return false to force the cache to ignore the country dimension on a specific URL).

The iubenda plugin is an all-in-one, extremely easy to use 360° compliance solution, with text crafted by actual lawyers, that quickly scans your site and auto-configures to match your specific setup. It supports the GDPR (DSGVO, RGPD), UK-GDPR, ePrivacy, LGPD, CPRA / CCPA, CalOPPA, PECR and more, and seamlessly integrates with the latest versions of Google Consent Mode and IAB’s TCF. It allows you to: ⚡️Scan your site and have solutions auto-configured to match your site’s specific needs. 🚀 Easily generate a fully customizable cookie banner, manage cookie consent and store legally required GDPR consent proofs for cookies. Generate a CCPA notice with working DNSMPI link as legally required. Activate IABs TCF to maximize ad earning. 🚀 Quickly generate a fully customizable privacy and cookie policy. Auto-detect user location and auto-applies the correct data privacy settings (needed if you have users from multiple regions like the US and the EU). 🚀 Capture, store and manage GDPR consent records for your webforms. 🚀 Effortlessly generate professional Terms and Conditions to protect you from liabilities and more. Translate all documents with a single click (supports 10 languages). Compatible with Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) And of course, basic set-up is completely free. Features This all-in-one plugin lets you integrate all iubenda compliance solutions in a single install and basic set-up is completely free. ⚡️ The plugin scans your site and auto-configures everything based on your site’s specific needs. ⭐ All our solutions are fully responsive (perfect for all screen sizes) and WCAG Level AAA Compliant. They’re auto-updated when the law changes so that they’re always up-to-date and our built-in site scanner runs periodic scans on your site and alerts you if it detects something that should be added to your compliance documents. Our solutions support the GDPR (DSGVO, RGPD), UK-GDPR, ePrivacy, LGPD, CCPA / CPRA, VCDPA, CalOPPA, PECR and more. Privacy Controls and Cookie Solution Includes cookie banner/CCPA notice, and cookie consent management (blocking scripts until consent is collected as legally required). Free basic setup and full CCPA support. Easy and guided set-up: Analyzes your site and auto-configures everything to make set-up as easy as possible. Fully customizable cookie banner – change functionality, design, location, colors, add your logo and more. Asynchronously re-activates cookie scripts once consent is collected (no page reload needed). Lightning-fast: won’t affect page performance. Auto-detects and blocks a wide range of 3rd party scripts like Google Analytics, Google Maps, Facebook and Instagram widgets, Youtube, Twitter, PayPal, Disqus, Outbrain, AdRoll, Kissmetrics, Freshchat and more. Allows you to provide your users with granular, per-category preference control (e.g. basic functionalities, experience enhancement, targeting & advertising) Google Consent Mode (both Basic and Advanced implementations; no extra setup required): Enables efficient conversion tracking even without user consent for cookies and tracking technologies, enhancing Google Analytics and Ads performance. Integrates with IAB’s Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) to maximize ad revenue (needed if your site uses ad networks like Google ads and more) Compatible with Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) Allows you to auto-detect and limit prior-blocking and cookie consent requests only to users from the EU – where this is a legal requirement for GDPR compliance – while running cookies scripts normally in regions where you are still legally allowed to do so. Features an easy-to-use interface for entering custom scripts and iframes Cookie database feature allows you to auto-set cookie lifetime information. Display CCPA / CPRA notice and opt-out link as required by the California Consumer Privacy Act Provides cookie consent analytics for high-traffic sites. Detects bots/spiders and serves them a clean page so that your SEO efforts are never compromised Privacy and Cookie Policy Generator This solution lets you generate professional privacy and cookie policies in minutes. Super easy interface, guided process, fully customizable All legal text written by actual legal professionals Quick select from over 1900 clauses or create custom clauses Activate cookie policy in a single click Site Scanner to quickly detect which services/ clauses you need to add to your policies. One-click translation. 10 languages supported: English-US, English-UK, Italian, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Dutch. One-click activation for country/ region-specific text. Compatible with Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) Documents are remotely updated when legal requirements change Manage documents for multiple sites from a single dashboard White label option allows you to seamlessly integrate your privacy policy text into the body of your webpage Consent Database Collect consent, document opt-ins and opt-outs via your web forms. This solution smoothly integrates with your consent collection forms to auto-create legally required GDPR and LGPD consent records. About Legal requirements and Consent Records These records should include a userid, timestamp, consent proof, record of the consenting action, and the legal documents available to the user at the time of consent, among other things. This plugin is THE most complete solution for recording, sorting and maintaining GDPR & LGPD records of consent for optimal privacy compliance. The plugin also boasts built-in compatibility with WordPress comment form, Contact Form 7, Elementor forms and WP Forms plugins for your convenience, but can be manually integrated with any type of web-form and can even store consent proofs for consents collected offline (e.g in-store sign-ups) via WP media upload. It’s auto-compatible with and allows super easy mapping of Contact Form 7, WP Forms, WordPress comment, Mailchimp for WordPress, Germanized for WooCommerce, Elementor forms and WooCommerce checkout forms Also allows manual integration with any type of web-form For each consent, track the form/wording the user was prompted with at the time of the consent collection Accurate timestamping and recording of consenting action Flexibly upload any form of proof of consent or legal notice, including a PDF if consent was collected offline It provides a high granularity: map individual form fields, exclude fields (like password inputs), add legal notices available at the time of consent collection, indicate double opt-in, set preferences and more REST HTTP API and JS SDK, to give you total control and how and when consent is stored Store multiple preferences for each user (e.g. if you have multiple newsletters or opt-ins) Features an easy-to-use interface for entering custom scripts and iframes It provides API input field for quick and easy activation Terms and Conditions Create your terms and conditions in minutes. Customizable from hundreds of combinations, available in 10 languages, powerful and precise — our solution is capable of handling even the most complex, individual scenarios. Optimized for e-commerce, marketplace, SaaS, apps and more. Easy, guided set-up Expertly crafted at the hands of our international legal team Pre-defined scenarios modules for everything from basic disclaimers to copyright licenses, account terminations rules, product-comparison, age-related disclaimers, virtual currency, and more. Plug-and-go integrations for popular eCommerce solutions like Shopify, Wix, Squarespace, Weebly, WooCommerce, PrestaShop and more One-click translation (10 languages supported EN-US, EN-UK, IT, FR, ES, DE, PT, PT-BR, RU, NL) Compatible with Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) Manage documents for multiple sites from a single dashboard White label option allows you to seamlessly integrate your privacy policy text into the body of your webpage iubenda and Third-party services The iubenda plugin makes use of two iubenda services: A service named Quick generator that allows you to login/signup on iubenda.com and creates privacy policies for your website right from the plugin. The service is publicly available and described in detail on the official documentation page on the iubenda website. An internal service to scan the user’s website and detect the correct data privacy settings to be applied, depending on the website location. External CSS and JS assets used in the plugin or applied to the user’s website by iubenda are delivered either by cdn.iubenda.com or cdn.ampproject.org (only when the AMP settings are activated). Any services available at cdn.iubenda.com are provided by iubenda and the respective privacy policy applies. Any services available at cdn.ampproject.org are provided by Google and the respective privacy policy applies. If you integrate the Privacy Controls and Cookie Solution to allow your website to request and manage consent for the use of cookies and similar technologies, when the final user navigates on your website/application, then the Privacy Policy of iubenda Privacy Controls and Cookie Solution applies. Similarly, when you integrate the Consent Database tool to keep track of the user’s consent activities and store the information necessary to record evidence of that consent, then the Privacy Policy of iubenda Consent Database applies. For further details on the iubenda tools and services privacy policies please refer to the privacy policy on the iubenda website. About iubenda We help companies all over the world to keep their websites and apps compliant with international privacy laws for optimal peace of mind. More here. Languages Our services are currently available in the following languages: English US and UK Italian French Spanish Portuguese Brazilian Portuguese German Dutch Russian Support & Updates All our solutions and plugins are regularly updated and well maintained to ensure that you’re always protected. You can access our friendly support in multiple languages (currently EN, IT, DE, FR, PT, PT-BR) via [email protected], our onsite chat (just click the green Help button on the right side of the page). Other links: Documentation Feedback & Support forum