How can we control cookies with new EU legislation?

  • On the 25th May in Europe it becomes illegal for any website owner to set a cookie without the PRIOR explicit permission of the visitor. That means when an individual first visits a website that uses cookies they will have to agree to accept the cookies if they wish to use the site. If they refuse the cookies the site becomes blocked.

    According to the legislators at the EU, this helps protect privacy.

    But how can this be implemented within WordPress?

    As I see it, anyone running a WordPress site which is accessed by people in Europe after 25th May will be doing so illegally.

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  • Sorry, but making something pluggable means nothing to me.

    WordPress needs to incorporate user-friendly functionality that covers this issue. This should be within the standard admin menus and cater to users with zero technical knowledge (like me).

    There is no merit in every individual user consulting a lawyer. That would only make lots of lawyers needlessly rich.

    If WordPress doesn’t address this issue adequately, it will no longer meet the needs of European web publishers.

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