CookieAdmin – Cookie Consent Banner
CookieAdmin provides easy to configure cookie consent banner with GDPR and CCPA law support.
Solid choice
CookieAdmin is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 400K+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 3 days ago, and scores 72/100 on our health check.
- Proven at scale on 400K+ active sites
- Actively developed — last update 3 days ago
- Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
- Momentum — downloads up 188% vs the previous 30 days
- Very few reviews so far
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where CookieAdmin stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| banner | #7 |
| consent | #7 |
| cookie | #10 |
| GDPR | #61 |
| notice | #29 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 4 reviews
About CookieAdmin – Cookie Consent Banner
From the official readme · v1.2.4Description
CookieAdmin is a Lightweight, Bloat-free & easy to use Cookie consent banner plugin which allows you to display a personalized banner on your website for your visitors to choose which cookies they would like to use.
Admins can customize the UI of the consent banner for the frontend to match with their website / brand identity.
CookieAdmin supports categorization of cookies and scanning of cookies used on their website. Users can choose to Accept All, Reject All or choose cookies categories to be loaded.
Free Features :
- Customizable Consent Form
- Preview Consent Form from admin panel
- Anonymized User IP
- Basic Cookie Scanning
- Categorized cookies list for users
- GDPR & US State Laws support
- ADA, EAA & WCAG Compliant
Pro Features :
- Advanced Cookie Scanning
- Google Consent Mode v2
- Microsoft Clarity Consent Mode v2
- Content Blocking
- Geo Taregeting
- Sub Domain Consent sharing support
- User Country Detection
- Multilingual – 17 Languages supported
- Do not sell my Information
- Polylang support
- WPML support
- Consent Logs
- Export Consent Logs
- Global Privacy Control(GPC)
- Shortcode [/] Examples below :
- Shortcode to render all cookies in tabular format :
[cookieadmin_render] - Shortcode to render cookies from selected categories in tabular format :
[cookieadmin_render categories=”functional,analytics,marketing”]
Supported Languages (requires pro) :
- English
- Bulgarian
- Chinese
- Czech
- Dutch
- French
- German
- German Formal
- Hungarian
- Italian
- Japanese
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Portuguese Brazilian
- Romanian
- Russian
- Slovak
- Spanish
- Turkish
- Canadian French
- Lithuanian
Installation
Upload the CookieAdmin plugin to your site, Activate it.
That’s it. You’re done!
Changelog
1.2.4
- [Improvement Pro] Added Code Signing: Every update now verifies the code signature to ensure secure updates.
1.2.3
- [Improvement] We have improved the accessibility of the Cookie Modals.
- [Bug fix] Banner loading excluded from the Divi editor mode.
- [Improvement] Now patterns can be added to identify scripts while manually adding/editing cookies.
- [Pro Feature] Google advance consent mode (google tags can be excluded for script blocking).
1.2.2
- [Pro Feature] Geo Targeting, apply rules based on the visitors geo location.
- [Pro Feature] Now supports string translation via WPML.
- [Bug Fix Pro] There was an issue while adding the cookies manually from Scan Cookies page, that has been solved.
- [Bug Fix] There was an issue in the block script, that has been solved.
1.2.1
- [Pro Feature] Do no sell form support has been added, websites under US Privacy laws can use it to be compliant with the law.
- [Pro Improvement] Support for Polylang has been added.
- [Bug Fix Pro] Reconsent Icon was adding double slashes in its URL, which was being flagged by some SEO checkers, this has been fixed.
- [Bug Fix] There was an issue where if Block scripts was enabled, it was breaking some Page builders, this has been fixed.
1.2.0
- [Improvement] Block Scripts can now be disabled using an option in the settings, and now also handles the blocking of inline scripts.
- [Improvement] More insightful widgets has been added to CookieAdmin dashboard.
- [Bug Fix Pro] There was an issue with Content blocking with a few page builders, this has been fixed.
1.1.9
- [Pro Feature] Content Blocking: Admins can prevent content services like, Youtube, Vimeo, Google Maps and few other services from loading until, user accepts the required cookies.
- [Pro Feature] Subdomain Support: If enabled, user consent preferences are shared and respected across all subdomains.
- [Bug Fix] GPC override option was not visible, if the form of Preference was changed, this has been fixed.
- [Improvement] Improved User Interface.
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FAQ
CookieAdmin – Cookie Consent Banner: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 26, 2026
Is CookieAdmin free?
Yes. CookieAdmin is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is CookieAdmin safe to use in 2026?
CookieAdmin is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 400K+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 3 days ago, and scores 72/100 on our health check.
How many websites use CookieAdmin?
CookieAdmin is active on 400K+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,209,199 times since it launched in July 2025. It was downloaded 154,224 times in the last 30 days.
Does CookieAdmin work with WordPress 7.1?
Yes. The developer has tested CookieAdmin up to WordPress 7.1.2, the latest release. It requires WordPress 4.4 or newer.
What PHP version does CookieAdmin need?
CookieAdmin requires PHP 7.0 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was CookieAdmin last updated?
The latest version, 1.2.4, was released on September 23, 2026 (3 days ago).
Who makes CookieAdmin?
CookieAdmin is developed and maintained by Softaculous.
What are the best alternatives to CookieAdmin?
The most popular alternatives to CookieAdmin are Image Widget (100K+ installs), Simple Banner (50K+ installs) and AdRotate Banner Manager (20K+ installs).
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