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Custom Cookie Message

Installing and activating the plugin will automatically make it appear with the default content and styling.

Active installs20+10+ tier
Downloads · 30d67▲ +13.6% vs prev. 30d
Rating—0 reviews
Health score24/100At risk
All-time downloads10.9KSince Oct 2016
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP 4.9PHP 5.6+
Downloads · 7d15▼ -11.8% week over week
Our verdict

Consider an alternative

Custom Cookie Message shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 20+ sites and was last updated 6 years ago, and scores 24/100 on our health check.

  • Small user base (20+ active installs)
  • Very few reviews so far
  • No update in 6 years
  • Only tested up to WordPress 5.5 (latest is 7.1)

How does it stack up?

Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support

Daily downloads

246Jul 18Aug 31Oct 15
Yesterday2
Daily average (1y)2
Peak day22Dec 24, 2025
Last 12 months715

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where Custom Cookie Message stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
consent >100 3,598 Best consent plugins →
cookie >100 3,400 Best cookie plugins →
cookie bar >100 911 Best cookie bar plugins →
custom >100 10,000 Best custom plugins →
message >100 10,000 Best message plugins →

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

  • 2.4100.0%

About Custom Cookie Message

From the official readme · v2.4.10

Description

Installing and activating the plugin will automatically make it appear with the default content and styling.

Custom cookie message is compatible with multilanguages where all you have to do is translate the strings of the cookie message as you would with any other strings. In plugins such as WPML or Polylang the cookie message strings show up just as other strings and are ready to be translated.
Custom cookie message is also compatible with multisites. The location of the message is customizable as well as the content and styling. The settings can be found under settings -> cookies.

Features

We have a list of cookies by default so the customers can delete them if they want to, and you can expand this list using this filter:

add_filter( 'default_advertising_list_filters', 'add_som_cookies_name_to_default_list' );

/**
 * To expand advertising cookies list
 * @param $default_cookies
 *
 * @return array
 */
function add_som_cookies_name_to_default_list( $default_cookies ){
    $default_cookies[] = 'cookie_name';

    return $default_cookies;
}

Default cookies list:

_ga,_gid,_hjIncludedInSample,_hjid,1P_JAR,APISID,CONSENT,HSID,NID,SAPISID,SEARCH_SAMESITE,SID,SIDCC,SSID,UULE

Installation

  1. Add the plugin custom cookie message to your plugins map
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. Locate the options in settings -> Cookies. Default location, content and styling is set but can be customized.

Changelog

2.4.10

  • Update – updated package.json file.
  • Fix – Fix npm build job.
  • Fix – Fix the Javascript error when using srcElement.
  • Adding – A default period (a week) has been added to keep cookies stored in case the user does not enter a value.
  • Adding – Added a special field for the word ‘OR’ to make it translatable.

2.4.8

  • Update – updated webpack package

2.4.7

  • Fix – new version added.

2.4.6

  • Fix – Fixed the empty array in class-removecookie.php

2.4.5

  • Fix – Fixed a js bug with duracelltomi-google-tag-manager plugin

2.4.4

  • Fix – Fixed shortcodes functionality in Content Options.
  • Fix – Fixed [“opt_in_opt_out”] warning empty value.

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

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FAQ

Custom Cookie Message: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 16, 2026

Is Custom Cookie Message free?

Yes. Custom Cookie Message is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is Custom Cookie Message safe to use in 2026?

Custom Cookie Message shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 20+ sites and was last updated 6 years ago, and scores 24/100 on our health check.

How many websites use Custom Cookie Message?

Custom Cookie Message is active on 20+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 10,855 times since it launched in October 2016. It was downloaded 67 times in the last 30 days.

Does Custom Cookie Message work with WordPress 7.1?

Custom Cookie Message is officially tested up to WordPress 5.5.23, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.

What PHP version does Custom Cookie Message need?

Custom Cookie Message requires PHP 5.6 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.

When was Custom Cookie Message last updated?

The latest version, 2.4.10, was released on September 1, 2020 (6 years ago).

Who makes Custom Cookie Message?

Custom Cookie Message is developed and maintained by johansylvan.

What are the best alternatives to Custom Cookie Message?

The most popular alternatives to Custom Cookie Message are CookieAdmin (400K+ installs), WP Consent API (200K+ installs) and TermsFeed AutoTerms: Privac… (70K+ installs).

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