The GDPR is the law on the protection of personal data, which entered into force in 2018, which regulates the privacy of citizens who give their consent to the processing of personal data at European level. What does it entail? All visitors to the website must confirm that they wish to consent to the processing of personal data by displaying a clear and defined Privacy Policy, in which to indicate the data that will be collected and stored and for how long, giving visitors the opportunity to deny or modify consent to the processing of personal data at any time. This applies not only to personal data but also to combined data such as IP storage via cookies.
How to make WordPress sites compliant with the GDPR?
The site must be GDPR compliant in every respect, in particular it is necessary to check:
- User registration forms
- Comments
- Contact forms
- Traffic log analysis
- Plugins used
- Tools used to carry out e-mail marketing
To adapt the WordPress site you will therefore have to check:
- Privacy Policy
- The cookie consent banner and related settings
- The way to manage and store sensitive data
WordPress: the best GDPR plugins
To adapt your WordPress site to the GDPR, plugins are fundamental help tools that make it easier to manage information.
What are the best plugins for the GDPR?
- Cookie Notice for GDPR
The dFactory Cookie Notice for GDPR plugin allows you to customize the message and buttons (also activating the refusal for non-functional cookies), give the user the possibility to revoke the consent or set the automatic acceptance when scrolling the page. You can configure it under Settings – Cookie Notice of your WordPress dashboard, customizing the message and buttons.
- GDPR Cookie Consent
The WebToffee GDPR Cookie Consent plugin allows you to customize the message in the banner, automatic scroll acceptance, various shortcodes for links or buttons. By offering the “Accept” and “Reject” options, the user will be able to continue browsing your site without the cookies collecting their data. In the Cookie List section you can add, view your cookies and modify the list using a simple shortcode.
- Iubenda Cookie Solution for GDPR
Iubenda Cookie Solution for GDPR is an online tool capable of automatically generating Privacy and Cookie Policy. It provides a fully customizable cookie banner and manages consent independently, updating itself every time changes to the regulations are made.
With these plugins, adapting your WordPress site to the GDPR will certainly be easier.
