Real Cookie Banner: GDPR & ePrivacy Cookie Consent

85 Quality Score

Active Installs

23/30

With 100,000 active installs it sits well behind Complianz (1M) and CookieYes (1M), indicating a more niche audience that specifically wants GDPR/ePrivacy depth rather than mass-market simplicity.

Update Freshness

25/25

Last updated July 2026 and tested against WordPress 7.0, so the codebase is clearly current and the team is shipping actively.

User Rating

15/15

488 ratings averaging 98 out of 100 is exceptional and suggests the user base that has adopted it is highly satisfied with the consent workflow.

Support Health

8/15

Only 2 support threads exist, both resolved, which gives a perfect resolution rate but the tiny sample size means real-world support responsiveness is hard to judge.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Requires PHP 7.4+ and WordPress 5.9+, tested on WP 7.0, so it covers a broad modern install base without excluding most current hosting environments.

Scores higher than 95% of indexed plugins

About

Obtain GDPR (DSGVO/RGPD) and ePrivacy Directive (TDDDG/TTDSG, LOPD-GDD, DTA) compliant consents in your cookie banner. More than just a cookie notice!

Active Installs 100k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.9/5

Last Updated 2026-09-24 6:35am GMT

Requires WordPress 6.1+

Tested Up To 7.1.2

Requires PHP 7.4.0+

Security History

5 known vulnerabilities, all patched

5 Medium

Most recent: October 23, 2025

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Real Cookie Banner: GDPR & ePrivacy Cookie Consent <= 5.2.4 - Authenticated (Admin+) Server-Side Request Forgery via scan-without-login Endpoint Medium

October 23, 2025 Patched in ["5.2.5"] CVE-2025-12136

Real Cookie Banner: GDPR & ePrivacy Cookie Consent <= 5.1.5 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

May 12, 2025 Patched in ["5.1.6"] CVE-2025-1485

Real Cookie Banner <= 3.4.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Medium

December 23, 2022 Patched in ["3.4.10"] CVE-2022-4507

Real Cookie Banner <= 2.18.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Medium

June 14, 2022 Patched in ["2.18.2"]

WordPress Real Cookie Banner: GDPR (DSGVO) & ePrivacy Cookie Consent < 2.14.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Medium

February 7, 2022 Patched in ["2.14.2"] CVE-2022-0445

What It Does

Real Cookie Banner manages GDPR and ePrivacy cookie consent for WordPress sites by detecting scripts that set cookies and blocking them until the visitor agrees. It provides a configurable cookie banner, consent logging, and pre-built content blocks for over 200 services so site owners can meet European data protection rules without writing custom code. The plugin handles the technical work of scanning, categorizing, and suppressing third-party trackers until permission is granted.

Who It's For

This plugin is best suited for site owners serving visitors in the EU, EEA, UK, or Switzerland who need compliant consent management and do not want to manually map every script on their site. It fits well with small to mid-sized businesses, blogs monetized through ads or affiliate links, and WooCommerce stores that need a defensible consent record. Developers and agencies handling privacy compliance for clients will also benefit from its service detection and content block system.

Who Should Skip It

If your site receives no traffic from jurisdictions with cookie consent laws (EU, UK, Brazil, etc.), this plugin adds unnecessary complexity and front-end weight. Solo bloggers running a simple static site with no third-party trackers will get more value from a lighter banner-only plugin or none at all.

The Bottom Line

Real Cookie Banner earns a quality score of 84.59/100 and delivers serious GDPR and ePrivacy compliance tooling with a stellar 98% user rating. Its smaller install count and tiny support footprint mean you are trusting a focused team rather than a massive community. If European compliance is your primary concern and you want script-blocking depth over a slick UI, this is a strong choice.

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