What about these features?

  • laurentfa

    (@lfalipou)


    6 months, 1 week ago

    Hello Pressidium team,

    I am evaluating two cookie-consent solutions for WordPress: yours and Must
    Have Cookie.
    https://musthaveplugins.com/cookie/
    https://musthaveplugins.com/cookie/documentation

    While comparing them, I noticed several features that appear to be present
    in the other solution but not in yours, including:

    1. Geolocation-based consent rules
    I did not find settings allowing different consent behaviors based on user
    location (for example: explicit opt-in for EU visitors, simplified banner
    for non-EU traffic). Could you confirm whether such a feature exists or is
    planned?

    2. Automatic detection and classification of cookies or third-party
    resources
    Must Have Cookie auto-scans scripts and cookies to help assign them to
    categories. Is there an equivalent mechanism in your plugin?

    3. Continuous automatic scanning of newly added scripts or cookies
    Beyond initial detection, some solutions can automatically identify new
    third-party resources added to the site over time, without requiring manual
    updates to the block list. Does your plugin support this type of ongoing
    scanning?

    4. Automatic removal of previously set cookies after opt-out
    Your plugin supports blocking scripts and reloading them after consent, but
    I did not see confirmation that already-created cookies are automatically
    removed when a user withdraws consent. Could you clarify how this is
    handled?

    5. Advanced in-app browser handling (Facebook, Instagram, etc.)
    Some solutions implement logic to manage cookie banners in embedded in-app
    browsers, which often behave differently from normal browsers. Do you
    currently support this scenario?

    6. Detailed log entries for proof of consent (IP, device info, timestamp)
    I saw that consent records can be exported, but I was not sure about the
    level of detail included. Is there support for more granular logs, such as
    IP address or device metadata?

    For those features that are not available yet, are they planned for future
    releases?

    Thank you in advance for your time and clarification, and I appreciate any
    details you can share to help me evaluate it accurately.

    Warm regards,
    Laurent
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  • Plugin Contributor overengineer

    (@overengineer)

    6 months, 1 week ago

    Hello Laurent,

    Thank you for reaching out and for looking into our cookie consent plugin. I’m happy to clarify how our plugin currently works and what’s on our roadmap.

    1. Geolocation-based consent rules
      I did not find settings allowing different consent behaviors based on user location (for example: explicit opt-in for EU visitors, simplified banner for non-EU traffic). Could you confirm whether such a feature exists or is planned?

    This feature isn’t supported at the moment, but we’re considering it for a future update. It’s currently being tracked on our GitHub issue #62, so feel free to follow along there.

    1. Automatic detection and classification of cookies or third-party resources
      Must Have Cookie auto-scans scripts and cookies to help assign them to categories. Is there an equivalent mechanism in your plugin?

    While the plugin doesn’t support this right now, it’s absolutely on our roadmap. We’re keeping track of it in GitHub issue #141 if you’d like to follow its progress.

    1. Automatic removal of previously set cookies after opt-out
      Your plugin supports blocking scripts and reloading them after consent, but I did not see confirmation that already-created cookies are automatically removed when a user withdraws consent. Could you clarify how this is handled?

    The plugin supports this functionality. To activate it, go to Cookie Consent → General in wp-admin and switch on Auto-clear cookies. After that, cookies will be removed automatically whenever a user opts out of a category in the cookie settings.

    Make sure all relevant cookies are listed under wp-admin → Cookie Consent → Cookies, otherwise they won’t be cleared.

    1. Advanced in-app browser handling (Facebook, Instagram, etc.)
      Some solutions implement logic to manage cookie banners in embedded in-app browsers, which often behave differently from normal browsers. Do you currently support this scenario?

    No special behavior for in-app browser is implemented at this time. The plugin works the same way as it does in a regular browser.

    To better understand your needs, could you let us know what kind of behavior you’d like the plugin to have when it detects an in-app browser? We’ll gladly consider adding this down the road.

    1. Detailed log entries for proof of consent (IP, device info, timestamp)
      I saw that consent records can be exported, but I was not sure about the level of detail included. Is there support for more granular logs, such as IP address or device metadata?

    The plugin records the following information for each consent:

    • Timestamp of when the consent was created
    • UUID for the consent record
    • URL of the page the user was on when the consent was given
    • Location (country code based on one of these headers:
      MM_COUNTRY_CODE, GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE, HTTP_CF_IPCOUNTRY, or HTTP_X_COUNTRY_CODE)
    • Anonymized IP address (using the wp_privacy_anonymize_ip() function)
    • User agent
    • Necessary consent (Accepted or Denied)
    • Analytics consent (Accepted or Denied)
    • Targeting consent (Accepted or Denied)
    • Preferences consent (Accepted or Denied)
    • Timestamp of record creation
    • Timestamp of last update

    Is there anything else you’d like the plugin to record?

    We’re continuously improving the plugin, and some of the features you mentioned are planned for future updates.

    If you have any additional questions, let us know!

    Thread Starter laurentfa

    (@lfalipou)

    6 months, 1 week ago

    Hi Konstantinos,

    Regarding the in-app browser support, the other plugin says:

    • about its own solution: “Enjoy uninterrupted browsing with in-app support across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and more. Unlike other solutions, our platform ensures users only need to give consent once, providing a hassle-free experience that enhances compliance and boosts user trust on all major apps.“
    • about competitors: “Users need to give consent in every session“

    I hope it clarifies what this feature is about.

    Thread Starter laurentfa

    (@lfalipou)

    6 months, 1 week ago

    For 3rd-party embeds, does your plugin handle things elegantly like what you can see here?

    Thread Starter laurentfa

    (@lfalipou)

    6 months, 1 week ago

    Also, Konstantinos, I don’t know if this will interest you, but here is a link to a website that is supposed to test the security of plugins: https://www.pluginscore.com/plugins/pressidium-cookie-consent

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