Yablonsky Cookie Consent for WordPress v1.0.5
First public development release of Yablonsky Cookie Consent for WordPress.
This release provides a self-hosted cookie consent banner and Google Consent Mode v2 integration layer for WordPress websites.
Added
- WordPress-native plugin bootstrap.
- Admin settings page.
- Public cookie consent banner.
- Cookie settings modal.
- Necessary, Analytics, Marketing, and Functional consent categories.
- Basic Google Consent Mode v2 support.
- Consent-controlled Google Tag Manager loading.
- Cookie and localStorage consent persistence.
- Policy version support.
- Configurable banner copy, button labels, category text, modal labels, status labels, and policy links.
- Custom CSS support through settings.
- Google Consent Mode v2 default denied state.
- Documentation for installation, configuration, Google Consent Mode, validation, privacy limitations, and development context.
Fixed
- Preserved existing settings during plugin updates and future partial form changes.
- Avoided duplicate consent update calls when saved consent is restored.
- Cleaned up debug behavior before public repository release.
Public release hygiene
- Public product name aligned with the Yablonsky naming standard.
- README aligned with the Yablonsky public README standard.
- Public repository kept generic and reusable.
- No production site domains, client-specific strings, local setup scripts, real Google IDs, real tokens, email addresses, or private configuration values included.
- Public documentation written in clean English only.
Validation
Validated before release:
- Public repository structure.
- WordPress installable ZIP structure.
- README structure and public positioning.
- Public hygiene checks for local/client-specific strings.
- Email address and mailto checks.
- Cyrillic and Lithuanian character checks.
- ChatGPT code fence metadata check.
- Documentation file references.
- License file presence.
- GTM and GA4 test flow on a real WordPress site.
- Consent-controlled GTM loading after user consent.
Important limitation
This plugin helps make a WordPress website Google Consent Mode v2 ready and supports cleaner Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Google Ads conversion tracking setups. It cannot guarantee Google Ads account, campaign, or landing page approval.
Installation
Upload the installable plugin ZIP through WordPress admin:
Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin
Then open:
Settings → Yablonsky Cookie Consent
Author
Developed and maintained by Yablonsky.io.
AI tools and automation platform: ai.yablonsky.io.