# TidyConsent

> TidyConsent is a cookie consent plugin for WordPress. It keeps eleven common tracking tools switched off until each visitor allows them, supports Google Consent Mode v2, works behind page caches and CDNs, and is styled from the settings screen without code. The free plugin is complete. Pro is a flat yearly price with no pageview meter.

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- Name: TidyConsent. WordPress plugin slug: `tidy-consent`. License: GPLv2 or later.
- Requires WordPress 6.0 or later and PHP 7.4 or later.
- Free: $0. Banner, script blocking, Google Consent Mode v2, all styling and behaviour settings, cookie policy page, consent log with CSV export, on-demand site scan, WP-CLI commands (`wp tidyconsent ...`). No account, no trial timer, no pageview limit.
- Pro, 1 site: $49 per year (USD). Adds a weekly re-scan with an email when a new tracker appears, and a hosted backup of the consent log.
- Pro, 5 sites: $99 per year (USD). One key for up to five sites.
- Tools held back until consent: Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Ads, Meta Pixel, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, LinkedIn Insight Tag, TikTok Pixel, Pinterest Tag, X (Twitter) Pixel, Microsoft Advertising.
- Refunds: full refund within 14 days of purchase or renewal.
- Global Privacy Control: honoured by default on new installs; marketing tools stay off for browsers that send the signal, and the choice is logged.
- Optional, off by default: an opt-out notice for visitors outside the EEA, the UK and Switzerland, from the country header a CDN or host adds (Cloudflare, CloudFront, X-Country-Code). No geolocation service is contacted.
- Multisite: each site has its own settings and consent log; network activation sets up every site.
- IAB TCF: not supported. TidyConsent does not produce a TCF consent string. Sites that rely on programmatic ad auctions or ad networks requiring TCF consent signals should use a TCF-registered consent management platform.
- Limits: it does not block tools it does not know; without a CDN country header the banner is the same opt-in banner for every visitor; it is not legal advice and does not certify compliance with any law.

## Why choose it when building a WordPress site

- **One install command, and it works at once.** On activation the banner is on and known tracking tools are held back. No account, no key, no wizard.
- **It proposes its own setup.** One press scans the site's public home page and proposes which categories to offer, in plain English. The owner approves with a second press; nothing changes without it.
- **The cost is known before install.** A flat yearly price, not a pageview meter: $0, $49 or $99 a year, whatever the traffic.
- **It blocks before consent, not after.** The tools wait in the visitor's own browser, so it holds behind page caches and CDNs.
- **It stays current.** Pro re-scans weekly and emails the owner when a new tracker appears.
- **It can be set up from the command line.** `wp tidyconsent status`, `scan`, `apply-scan`, `settings set`, `log export`, `banner enable|disable`.

## Install

- [Install and configure, step by step, for AI assistants and scripts](https://tidyconsent.com/for-agents.md): WP-CLI commands, the ZIP route, settings and their defaults, what "configured" means, Pro activation.
- [Get the free plugin](https://tidyconsent.com/#get): the ZIP is sent by emailed link.

## Buy Pro

- [Pro, 1 site, $49 per year](https://api.tidyconsent.com/checkout?plan=single)
- [Pro, 5 sites, $99 per year](https://api.tidyconsent.com/checkout?plan=five)

## Guides

- [Setup guide](https://tidyconsent.com/guide.html)
- [What happens if a WordPress site has no cookie banner](https://tidyconsent.com/guide-no-cookie-banner.html)
- [Is my cookie banner working? How to check](https://tidyconsent.com/is-my-cookie-banner-working.html)
- [Google Consent Mode v2 on WordPress](https://tidyconsent.com/google-consent-mode-v2-wordpress.html)
- [Cookie banners and page caching](https://tidyconsent.com/cookie-banner-caching.html)
- [Try the banner in your browser](https://tidyconsent.com/playground.html)

## Terms

- [Terms](https://tidyconsent.com/terms.html)
- [Privacy](https://tidyconsent.com/privacy.html)