EU Cookie Law

Hiya Darren,

this plugin indeed uses cookies like a lot of other instances (like Google Analytics etc.). If you want to comply strictly with the EU cookie Law you should have already a warning in place (like for example this plugin does for you: https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/cookie-warning/).

Do you think it might be a good addition to have this functionality in the plugin itself as well?

Cheers!

Yes, I know it has been “the law” for a while but many have “forgotten”.

There’s a bigger rush now that Google is reminding everyone with the threat of “action” undefined for non compliance.

I further understand that the problem is many “cookie plugins” just don’t work properly (both delivering cookies before the warning and/or not working with caches etc).

It doesn’t help not knowing which plugin can take priority, as it is no good having a cookie warning/opt out/opt in if you’ve (the site) already delivered a lot, upsetting Italian bureaucrats in the process.

So a) decent cookie warning / opt out plugin that works would be desirable by someone and b) confirmation that this plugin can “work” with any opt-outs is good. If you can do both, why not ??

The suggested plugin should solve your problem for right now, blocking access till you’ve accepted it or otherwise will redirect you away from your site. Since this is indeed as you say an issue for everything (even Google Analytics), I think the best way is to install that one to cover all your needs.

Integrating this into Inbound Rocket, might make sense but indeed like you say there are other plugins out there who might place cookies as well. So a separate solution for this would be the best fitting for your need.

We will put it on the backlog as well for future development, but I think right now things like MailChimp are of bigger need ??

This whole EU cookie rule is a nonsense anyway, made worse with it being different by country (why, Italy, why) as many of the cookie plugins decide to serve cookies up before the alert, which is against the Italian rules. I doubt the Italian navy will come and shoot at me from the lakeside, but…

This plugin seems to be the best performing so far in my trials and is being updated “Italy Cookie Choices (for EU Cookie Law)” although, bizarrely, at the time of writing it works on desktop theme but not mobile.

Can’t blame your plugin for that

Now, if eventually adding such a feature is “easy” within yours, it is a good value add and may draw others in at the same time.

BW, Darren