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Very effective solution

2012-06-04 - Steve

Thanks for delivering another really useful addition to the J community. I have tried some of the other extensions and they all seem to have their downsides.

e-Privacy seems to be the most effective solution I have tried. It's also the easiest to install.

I have a couple of suggestions which I think would help improve the plug in.

It would be nice to have the ability to set the text in the frontend notification from the extension manager parameters, rather than editing the language file directly.

It would also be nice to have an option to assign a url or an article id for the sites cookie policy, which would then render a link in the frontend notification.

The ability to show or hide the link to the EU directive would also be a handy option to have.

Nice work and thanks for sharing.

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I LIKE IT!! Language, no. I am sticking with language files because you can use the language manager to override the English text, and other language files to enable other languages Cookie policy link and option to disable the law link is great. Look for that in the near future.

Works straight out of the box

2012-06-05 - Genevieve Cooper

This is a very useful plugin. I had to contact the designer because I had a problem with my template which meant the plugin didn't show up and he got back to me very quickly and explained what I needed to do to fix my template and get the plugin to work.

After that it was all plain sailing and easy to use.

Only one working for me

2012-06-05 - Martin

This is a great plugin! The most popular plugin didn't work on none of my sites, this one works perfect. There was a small problem with the language cookie and Michael fixed that in a few hours. Also the fact that it works with language files for the text makes it very easy to use it for a multi-language site. And last but not least: this is the only non-commercial cookie plugin at this moment.

Great Extension and Great Support

2012-06-06 - Mark Johnston

Does exactly what it says it will do. Currently the only non-commercial cookie warning available on the JED.

Had a slight issue with installation, due to the particular configuration of my site but a quick e-mail to the author and he resolved it the same afternoon. It doesn't get better than that!

great plugin...

2012-06-07 - Patrick Schouten

A great plugin that is easy to instal.
A pitty that I have to change language files to change the message.
And it would be realy great when the visitor is acccepting cookies to set a cookie for this. The status is now not remebered for ever.

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Starting with version 1.6, a cookie is set to prevent display after cookies have been accepted. It is a 30 day self-renewing cookie. As far as the language files go, I'm offering this as a multi-lingual extension. I can't very well have an editable text field for every language - so I went with the language files. I wish I could please everyone... Using the language manager and overriding the English strings is really the way to go. It's easy and reliable! Best of all - it survives upgrades!

Overall superb

2012-06-08 - Bert Aarts

Michael Richey did an excellent job with developing this plugin. I did a lot of testing on Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Chrome. Did not come across any problems. Support, assistance is superb. Thanks!

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The public will never see 90% of my work, as I generally work on internal tools for my customers. When I can, I turn those tools into free extensions. My reputation is built with free extensions for Joomla, so it's very important to me that I protect that reputation. I think I'm doing a good job.

Impressed with excellent plugin and support

2012-06-09 - Jason Holt

The plugin does what it says. Easy to install and configure.

I had a minor issue which the dev fixed within hours (on a weekend).

Highly recommended on all counts.

Excellent

2012-06-10 - Steve Smith

Absolutely gold so simple to install and use top marks for a great plugin :)

Great Plugin, great support

2012-06-11 - marianna

In the Netherlands there is a new law about cookies, that is why I needed a plugin. This one absolutely fits the job. I always read the reviews before even contemplating installing an extension. This plugin is everything is says and does. I had some issues regarding long-term cookies and also if cookies were actually placed on the computer, I received quick and great support resolving the few issues I came across.

Simply a great plugin

2012-06-12 - Sanjay

A great plugin for free. It does work as it claims. Please install the recommended plugin to show the message properly.

Please keep it up.

Great plugin & service

2012-06-14 - Smart Ass

Plugin works great(now).

At first there was a little problem with it, so I mailed Michael, and within the shortest period of time, he replied with an updated version of the plugin attached to the e-mail, which works perfectly.

Keep up the excellent work and support !

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This plugin is under ACTIVE development. In addition to bug-reports, I take feedback and suggestions.

Amazing

2012-06-14 - Jp Archer

This Module does exactly what it says on the tin, it perfectly sorts out this cookie law making your website abidable. Defiantly recommend you download this its free and easy to use too!

Cache problem

2012-06-15 - Paolo

This plugin is interesting, but has a problem: when the "System - Cache" plugin is enabled, the message is not always shown to new visitors.

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Version 2 will solve that problem. Expect to see it by Wednesday next week.

Worked straight away

2012-06-18 - Eric Leboeuf

Installed and activated the plugin. Worked straight away.

At last I now comply with this (stupid) law !!!

Very timely extension - and so easy to set up!

2012-06-20 - Wynchcote Websites

The ePrivacy Directive is very new and rather a pain, but as a web designer feel I have to set an example to my customers - and this great plugin does a good job. Best of all is the great support. I received a reply from Michael within hours and his response was spot on - problem solved - cannot praise highly enough! Excellent contribution to the JED.

Very, very good!!!

2012-06-22 - Buzter

Exactly what I was searching for:

We have two different websites. One needs cookies for using shopping cart etc. Now the cookie is only set if the user agrees. Very good!

The other website doesn't need cookies at all. But joomla sets a session cookie all the time. Now this cookie is blocked. And because I didn't activate the modal message plugin and my template doesn't have a system message area, our visitors are not asked for agreeing in cookies - they just don't see it - and the session cookie isn't set at all - it's just don't needed.

Thanks for this great and non-commercial solution to all my problems. Keep up the good work.

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I'm glad you described the way you're using it on your second site. The new version is coming soon, and I didn't design it to be used that way - but I will now make some modifications so it can be configured for use as a cookie blocker only.

Does what it says!

2012-06-26 - Alan Lord

Many thanks for this extension.

It works. Is easy to install (and customise).

A couple of small suggestions for future would be to:

1. allow back-end configuration of some of the front-end language strings, especially "PLG_SYS_EPRIVACY_MESSAGE"
2. and to be able to turn off the post-acceptance messages and buttons.

Those are only niggles really, thanks again for a very useful and nicely crafted Joomla! extension.

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1. I've built this to be a multi-lingual extension - so adding a text field to allow editing of that string would be great - except that I would need to include one for every possible language. The language manager has a facility to override individual language strings. It's easy and fast and the recommended method. 2. You could add: div.plg_system_eprivacy_declined, div.plg_system_eprivacy_accepted { width:0px; height:0px } to your template css and those messages would go away...well, they would still be there and fulfill the requirements of the javascript, but they wouldn't be visible. It would work for every display method except the "System Message" method. 3. Thanks for the great review!

Premium Grade Extension for free

2012-06-30 - Klaus-E. Klingner

As most other extensions from Michael this is an absolute premium grade extension for free!! Drops in nice and easy, and with the documentation available on the site using all of its capabilities is a breeze.

I also found Michael very responsive to questions and bug reports! The fixes were in my mailbox just a few hours after I submitted them. This is customer support you have to pay for at other sites (and don't receive .... )

Keep up the great work!

Quality I've some to expect

2012-07-02 - David Boggitt

You can rely on Richeyweb extensions. You can rely on the fact that they work, the fact they they are under continual development, the fact that Michael is always willing to help and the fact that he won't rest until they're as good as they can be. If that wasn't enough for you, check out the pricetag...

Thanks always,

Dave.

wonderful extension

2012-07-03 - Remko

It's working perfect! A lot of compliments for made such good plugins/modules. Only thing I want to ask for if it is possible te place a message at the position of an cookie-accepted modules. I would encourage the users to accept the cookies. At this moment they do not know what they are missing.

But this is, in my opinion, the last step te absolute perfection :)

Thanx for coding and sharing!

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Technically, I'm not sure how that could be accomplished correctly. There is another extension in this category that uses that approach - but while their plugin replaces the module content - it doesn't prevent those modules javascript from loading. So - while the module doesn't appear - the javascript loads and the cookies still arrive. I'm thinking about it, but until I'm 100% sure that I have a method to do it successfully, it will remain on the drawing board. Thanks for the great review!

Thank you!

2012-07-03 - Stu

Really pleased with this extension, does exactly what I need.
I had to mess around choosing which style to use (in my case the ribbon) and positioning, but that was fully explained in the documentation. If you are have trouble getting it to work, I suggest just trying different locations for the module (for me it was Position 2 which is breadcrumbs on my template) and the style. This is no refection on the extension, but more to do with your preference of location and template.
Good work.

does what it says on the tin

2012-07-05 - Chris Mullett

Easy to install, configure and use. What more can I say.

Very solid piece of work

2012-07-05 - Finlay Finlayson

This extension is rock solid. Installed quickly and functioned exactly as described. The only thing I'm having trouble with is configuration to suit my site. I can't find any detailed instructions on this and I've been in an out of all the extension files, and the admin panel, without success. I want to:

1. Turn off the module title bar (none of my site modules show the coloured title bar, so this one is now standing out and looks odd).

2. If 1 above isn't possible I want to change the title from mod_eprivacy to 'Cookie Info' but I can't find any language files. Where are the language strings kept?

3. As in 2, I want to amend the language string in the ribbon, but can't find the language files to change the text.

I'd appreciate some guidance on this. Thanks. Excellent coding work on this.


I wrote to Michael and he kindly send me this reply:

"Your concerns are easily addressed. I'll answer them in order.

1. The module title placement is a function of the template. I can't control that. This is how it's configured: Within the template index.php file, is a series of statements. The display of the module depends on the structure of these statements. Additionally, you can choose the title display within the module configuration, just below the module title, you can choose "Show Title" show or hide.

2. The title - you can change it to whatever you like. "mod_eprivacy" is just what the installer names it during install - it serves no purpose other than to fulfill the requirement that the module has a title.

3. The language file for that is located in /administrator/languages/en-GB/en-GB.plg_system_eprivacy.ini

I would suggest using the language manager to override the language string instead of rewriting the language file. If you rewrite the language file, then install an update later - all of your changes will be lost. Using the language manager to override the string will survive future updates. "

Excellent Extension

2012-07-06 - Keith

Thanks for an great extension.
Easy to install.
Problem with one Joomla 1.5 site that turned out to be a template problem not an extension problem. Very quick and helpful response from developer.
The template was missing the line
which hsould have been above, , once this was added the extension worked perfectly.

Excellent plugin and support

2012-07-06 - Kees van Dongen

Very nice module/plugin and really fast and good support! Just what I needed.

I had some trouble with some browser and with this very fine support every works like a charm!

Easy to use and setup

2012-07-06 - G Arch

I found this an easy to use extension. The instructions are clear and accurate. The various options were helpful to meet the design needs of my site.

For me, I would have liked the ability to turn off the message that appears after accepting/declining cookies. i.e I would prefer that once the user has made their choice no further messages are displayed.

I haven't yet worked out how to switch that part off - most likely due to me not reading/understanding correctly.

However functionally this extension is much better than some other EU-Directive extensions that I've seen.

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This extension is fully MVC. This means that you can override the module output to omit the parts you don't want to use. You could do this by copying /modules/mod_eprivacy/tmpl/default.php into your /templates/yourtemplate/html/mod_eprivacy/default.php Then edit default.php to remove the divs with classes "plg_sys_eprivacy_accepted" and "plg_sys_eprivacy_declined" Overrides are super easy and really useful once you get the hang of them.

Great support

2012-07-07 - Tom Paterson

I needed to change the position to which the plug-in had defaulted to displaying the e-privacy messages to the end user. (Joomla v1.5)

Emailed Mike for assistance, which he kindly replied within a few hours. Great support for a great extension!!
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FYI - That is part of the template index.php file. it is the system message area.

Look for

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The code that doesn't appear in this review is for a jdoc:include statement. Since code isn't exactly allowed in reviews, I'll type it here as best I can without using the punctuation that makes it complete. jdoc:include type=message Add some quotes around message, and prefix it with a less than sign, follow it with a slash and a greater than sign - and you'll have the complete code. It should be located above/before the type=component statement.

Good extension

2012-07-08 - Steve

This is a great extension that adds the cookie warning very nicely.
Took a little playing around to figure the best position for the module.
I did find that trying to hide the post acceptance message worked to a point but although the message was hidden as far as the template was concerned the space for it was still allocated causing an unwanted blank area on my site.
I solved this by placing the module in a "bottom" area so it did not affect other content
The plugin worked best in the "Page Ribbon" mode which gives a hard to miss warning across the top of the website
A little CSS sorted out alignments and now I am quite happy with the result.
Thanks for providing a quality addition.

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I like the page ribbon too! The JS Confirm option demands that a user make a choice before they can continue - so it's a very unique option. I tried to come up with many options for display, so the site administrator had a choice - as well as styling options. Thanks for the great review!

The Best Extension Available For EU Cookie Compliance By Far!!

2012-07-11 - Damien 'Beezle' Shipley

This extension is easily the best available for user level cookie control to comply with the new EU rules regarding cookies. It's easy to install, easy to use and will be up and running within moments of it being integrated into your Joomla CMS. On top of it's user friendly setup, it is massively customisable and has many different options to play around with to get it to look and feel just how you want it to. Then, just when you thought that would be it, the product support is fantastic and extremely fast!

So, if you've already spent money on a 'Commercial' option, you're seriously missing out as so far, nothing I have tried even comes close to this. Also, remember guys, if you like the product leave a review or even better, make a donation and buy Mike a beer!

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Normally I like Guinness, but lately I've enjoyed an ale called Land Shark. Thanks!

Option to Hide "Decline" button

2012-07-14 - osman007

Can you make an option to hide the Decline button or When someone click on the Decline button he'll redirect to an external link/website.

And if someone click on the Accept button, the page refresh it self, so the user visit is also log to analytics...

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This extension is built with the MVC pattern, which allows a site owner to override the output of the module. Simply copy /modules/mod_eprivacy/tmpl/default.php into /templates/YOURTEMPLATE/html/mod_eprivacy/default.php and modify it to your satisfaction. To keep the extension operational in IE6 and IE7, you must leave the div with ID "plg_system_eprivacy" And (for the very reason you gave) as of version 2.3, the plugin auto-refreshes the page when a user accepts cookies.

Great support!, very functional, looks could be better

2012-07-20 - moos

I want to comply to what is necessary by law. So I started to look at e-privay plugins. Did not want to kick off spending money for something that is not that important to me (as my site is absolutely non-intrusive considering the information and cookies involved). I installed Mike Richey's plugin. Discovered some issues, sent a message to the developer, and within minutes (absolutely true) got response. And Mike started to work on it. Two days later he had sorted out several things, and improved the plugin. It was not only that he likes to help you, but he also wants to make his product perfect.
Must say, that there are some commercial plugins which look nicer. But this one really does what is promised, and if not Mike takes care of it. Of course you have to customise some text if you are critical about how you present your website's content .... who's talking...
Importantly, visitors are able to reconsider their choice on cookie acceptance at all times. This is visitor friendly, of course, and shows you are serious about e-privacy/cookie use. A job well done and ongoing progress if you run into issues.

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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. I apply that to the support I give, as well as the promises I make. I provide good support because I expect good support. Thanks for your great review!

Does what is says on the tin

2012-07-23 - David

Easy to install.
Worked perfectly and did what it said.
No cookies until agreed.
Excellent work from the author. I shall be donating as soon as I finish writing this review.

Top notch

2012-07-30 - Joe Collins

As always RichyWeb delivers a top notch product and doesn't force people to pay for his services, especially considering this will be required on all EU websites within 12 months.

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I feel it necessary to clarify. I do not charge for my software - but I do charge for my services. My extensions in the JED are like a business card. Many of the extensions I've released were paid for by my customers, who chose not to purchase exclusive rights - or wanted the extensions released for free.

Its a Good Plugin

2012-08-02 - Les

I toyed with ignoring this directive and just not have the cookie thing. I didn't like so many of the ones I saw on other peoples sites.

In the end I looked at doing it and decided on this plugin because it actually just drops into my template layout and when I used it with the cookies disabled it did no harm to some fairly complex billing and client data sections so, its now in use.

Thanks for a nice clean and simple solution.

Many thanks, Impressed with product and service

2012-08-05 - Rudy Deuninck

My experience with the product is excellent, had a question for Michael and had a response within 24 hours plus included was the fix to my request.
It does not get better than that. At the moment I am using 2 products from Michael 1) EU e-Privacy 2) Splash page. Impressed with both, they do exactly what is advertised they are supposed to do. My gratitude to the developer.

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I want my extensions to be the best they can be. When users report bugs, it helps me to make them better. Thanks for the bug report - and the great review! P.S. SplashR is on the operating table now getting a major upgrade. If you thought it was useful before, this new version will blow you away.

Amazing

2012-08-08 - Goims

The fact it integration with Joomla works perfectly even if you use an intermediate access level.
Several choices for the module.
If you have a Joomla site, this plugin is essential. Simple as that.
Perfect

Verry verry good!

2012-08-13 - key4succes

Hi everyone,
I have used this plugin in joomla 1.5.
There where some minor problems but Michael helped me with these.
Support and plugin are excellent!
Have you made your donation yet? I have.
Michael, again thank you for your support.

Great module.

2012-08-13 - Mark

Thank you for such a great and simple extension - does exactly what it needs to and offered me many ways of adding it to my site. I went for the module position which fitted my website perfectly.

Had a few niggles with it on a couple of pages, contacted Michael and he had it fixed very promptly. A++

Great module, but one remaining question...

2012-09-03 - GertE

This is a very nice plugin! One question remains: how can I get rid of the ever-remaining question to "reconsider cookies" when a visitor declined to accept?

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Lets see... You could modify the CSS - which I provide within the plugin configuration, or you could override the output - because I conveniently wrote the extension using the MVC pattern specifically so this could be done, or you could have asked a question of me directly - which would have preserved my extension rating.

Great, highly customisable plugin!

2012-09-09 - Graham Smith

I looked at commercial EU Privacy plugins, but this non-commercial one looked really good, so I decided to give it a go. I was very impressed with not only how well it worked, but also how nicely it had been designed so it could be very easily customised. I've been able to get the cookie messages looking exactly the way I want them, thanks to the nicely designed CSS.

The other really neat future is the very granular control you have over which content is displayed to users who have either accepted, or rejected cookies. This really puts the plugin head-and-shoulders above the rest in my opinion, as it means I can effectively disable *any* third-party content on my site which sets cookies using joomla view levels, which ensures no cookies will be set for users who have rejected cookies.

The only issue I've encountered with the plugin, is when a user, who has accepted cookies, clears their browser cookie cache (but not their DOM Storage cache). This results in the plugin thinking the user has accepted cookies, but the site does not display any of the cookie-reliant content. I've e-mailed the author about this issue with a hope that there might be a fix.

All in all a brilliant plugin which does as good, if not better job than some of the commercial samples I've seen!

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I will have a fix for that scenario soon. Thanks for the great review!

Excellent extension - just hte job

2012-09-20 - Kev Horler

Thanks you, fantastic plugin, does just what it says on the tin, easy to use, easy to style, works without any hassles.

Highly recommended. many thanks

Excellent extension...beats all the others that I've tried

2012-09-25 - G Douglas Shiell

This is the fourth extension that I have tried, and it clearly beats all the rest for ease of use and function.

I would like to see an option to display the Accept/Decline block prominently at the top (and disappearing when one of the selections is made) with the "reconsider" block less prominently displayed at the bottom. This may be covered somewhere else in these reviews, and I'll plough through them to see if I understand them!

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You might try using the ribbon display option, with the module placed in an inconspicuous place. This way, the "accept cookies" request is prominent (at the top) with the reconsider/remove is placed in a less prominent position.

Excellent plug-in and support

2012-09-26 - Antoine Oberije

Installed it, configured it as mentioned in the documentation and it did not work as expected. So raised a support question, which was answered within a day, mentioning some very useful tips. After upgrading my sites to another server (done by the provider), the plugin was working as expected.

great extension

2012-09-26 - gerasimos

3 minutes and you've done. You have all you need.

The only point is that although I've created el-GR files by translating the en-GB.plg_system_eprivacy.ini file, the letters are not somehow "compatible" and strange symbols are shown in place of the greek letters.

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You might want to verify that your editor is saving the file with the UTF-8 format.

package joomla 2.5 eu privacy

2012-09-29 - webmasterab

Dear,

I take great pleasure in using EU privacy package for joomla 2.5
Now I notice that when the module shows
that every page change just flashed with the choice option
and this choice you made

Really it flash briefly further works fine

Just brilliant!!

2012-10-01 - Jim Monaghan

I installed EU e-Privacy Directive today after realising that the exsting solution I had might not be good enough.

This extension covers it all. I used the the top ribbon oprion and displayed the module in my side menu section. I was able to remove /and or edit the displayed text to suit my site. I can't believe how good this is!! I included an opacity section in the ribbon CSS files which lets me see the web site header behind the cookie banner. After accepting cookies the module content updates and if I then choose to click remove cookies the module then displays a enable cookies button. Then when clicking "enable cookies" button up pops the ribbon bar again. It is just fantastic and thank you so much for this.

Excellent product and support

2012-10-01 - Keith Young

The package contains plugin and module so that the user can accept cookies and subsequently delete and reconsider if they so wish. Installation was straightforward. I had a few issues with configuration but the author was very helpful and supportive. I would advise anybody to read the documentation carefully - life would have been easier had I done so! I can recommend this extension.

Fantastic -Easy to use and set up

2012-10-01 - John Bland

Fantastic product, easy to set up and looks professional.
One question, if we want to edit the text shown in the ribbon, which is the correct file?

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The best thing to do is use the Language Manager - Overrides within Joomla /administrator. It's easy and it survives extension/joomla updates!

Thank you

2012-10-07 - Beanie

I wanted to ensure that my website was compliant and followed "professional trend" with other websites and so I looked for a Cookie Compliance extension.

This extension is absolutely brilliant for ease of use, particularly with the support I received from Mike by Email.

Cross Browser Compatibility is not an issue with this extension. Thanks again to Mike for being most helpful and for a brilliant extension.

Great Extension

2012-10-22 - liam1994

Great extension helped me greatly while updating my site to comply with the EU laws along with a basic installation and set-up process with the J1.5 version

Nice :)

2012-11-19 - Steve M

Exactly what I've been looking for, very easy to install and configure on V2.5 - excellent, thank you!

It works, but not totally

2012-11-25 - Harm Hofstede

It works, but not totally
On my website the blue bar doesn't disappear after accepting cookies.

And on the iPad I accept cookies, but the notification doesn't disappear.

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Works fine on my 2 ipads, running IOS5.1 and IOS 7.

Great extension and free!

2012-11-27 - Ewan van Rooyen

Very good and easy to implement.

One question though. Is it possible to direct users to a specific page when they don't except the cookies? At the moment it directs users to the log-in page.

Thanks for a great extension.

works but breaks opencart/jcart store

2012-12-06 - Maciej

A very nice plug-in that I highly recommend to everyone except those who use opencart extension for Joomla called Jcart. In my case eprivacy prevented some customers from accepting cookies, so their shopping cart appeared intermittently empty after adding item to it. There was no known solution for opencart that worked to solve this. I don't need to explain how confusing that might be for a shopper, so I just had to switch eprivacy off, but still use it on other websites with no problems to report. Hope this might help some people using jcart in solving their issues with empty basket.

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Any extension that relies on cookies will be affected by my extension blocking all cookies. That wasn't clear?

Very Good!

2013-01-23 - Stefano Bettocchi

I found your extension really good!

I also translated into Italian this excellent form and its plugins.

Thank you for your work. Nicely done.

Just what I needed

2013-04-12 - Jim Kennedy

I needed to always block session cookies for the front end user. Simple configuration, a couple clicks and I had what I needed.

Good but not perfect

2013-05-06 - J Dickens

This worked okay and has lots of features.

It blocked Google cookies until the user accepted cookies, but all other cookies were set prior to consent.

This is probably okay in the UK where the ICO has accepted presumed consent.

But whilst the package has lots and lots of useful features, an option for presumed consent is not one of them.

I was able to get two display modes working - modal and ribbon and with the options for CSS styling this was enough flexibility.

If either a presumed consent option is added or if its improved so that it blocks all cookies as advertised (is this even possible???) I'd continue to use it.

As it is I am not sure whether it is even possible to block all third party cookies.

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Regarding cookies not blocked - you may have had session cookies already present or cookies from a subdomain (which are inaccessible). I worked very hard to be certain that I was not making a claim that I couldn't back-up when I said it blocks all cookies. And regarding implied consent - yeah, ICO changed the rules mid-game and I haven't adapted. There are a few other free extensions in this category that operate only in the implied consent model, so you have options. Thanks for the review! As a developer, I can tell you that the ratio of reviews to downloads is very very low.

A must have!

2013-05-31 - Veso

Excellent plugin with all the options that suit your template/style available in module/modal popup/ribbon and what not, all stylable to suit your, your client, and EU needs. And the best part - its free. 10/10.
Keep it up & thanks a lot!

Does what it says on the tin

2013-06-02 - Michael Mason

Good extension although not excellent as I had to go away and do some research.

I had it installed and working in seconds.

Following on from that I tested using a proxy browser and the message displayed so I went and installed the GeoPlugin mentioned. That solved that problem.

I then accepted the cookie from an EU IP and was presented with the reverse option so I wrote some fairly basic CSS to hide that once the cookie was accepted.

Overall a good extension and as the CSS dividers were separated for accepted and not accepted messages it was an easy fix to hide the message once a user had accepted the message.

Perhaps a clear form of contacting support would help for future development as this is by far one of the better Cookie Policy extensions available.

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Thank you for mentioning that you were able to hide the decline and reconsider options. I made them visible because I wanted the extension to provide full circle options to the end user - they would always be able to reverse their decision. My site has a contact link visible on every page (look for the big envelope icon on the top of every page)

Great module

2013-06-02 - telacc

Great module. It does what it says. On thing though I have some difficulties with "formating", design of the module/messages. One section about formating the elements (delete cookie confirmation window is soooo wide :) )in documentation page would be great. Great module for stupid law.

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Documentation link on this page, and linked from the page where you downloaded the extension.

Perfect :)

2013-06-26 - Paul Harris

Thanks - I needed a way to cover my website for the (silly) EU cookie laws and that's exactly what the plugin did !
Couldn't be more pleased - thank you!

Nice module

2013-06-29 - Matej Kršinar

Nice and simple module, I also have translated it into Slovenian language. The only thing that bothers me is that, when I post a link on Facebook to an Joomla article, insted of text of an article it displays a text about cookie law...

Reply

It should be noted that this user is using the Joomla 1.5 version of the plugin - which was discontinued when Joomla 1.5 reached end-of-life and has not been updated to provide the modern message methods of more recent versions.

Good plugin!

2013-07-17 - Christopher

It works perfectly. Only, I found it quite hard to find the .ini-file in order to translate the plugin. I wonder why it is placed in the admin-language folder.
Maybe the developer should write a note in the documentation ...

Very nice extension

2013-08-16 - rob-van-baal

This extension is very flexible in the way the "Cookie Message" to the end-user is shown. Sky is the limit. Always fits in your template.
Base package I downloaed is in English and since I was so exited about the product, I've created the Dutch translation for Richie. Hope you will integrate it soon! Highly recommended for all EU Joomla websites.

Quick and effective

2013-08-23 - vicky

Perfect! Installed and up and running in seconds. Looks professional, does the job a treat. Thank you so much!

Just perfect, does exactly what it says!

2013-09-04 - Anze

Perfect extension, that gets the job done! At first I had some difficulties implementing due to our hosting not supporting php 5.3, but when we switched hosts it turned out it works like a charm!

Thanks again for a great plugin!

e-privacy help desk

2013-10-16 - Guy De Kock

I wanted to translate the frontpage message. I contacted Michael and I had in no time an answer and solution!! Great and fast service. Everything I wanted to know works fine!
Many thanks for this fine extension.

Essential

2013-12-24 - Louis Hoebrechts

I think Michael Richey is an essential developer for Joomla!

Excellent support : that's real meaning of to be "responsive" !
;o))

Works really well :-)

2013-12-30 - John Vesey

Works exactly as described and the ability for a viewer to review their decision is top-drawer.

Another excellent extension from Michael Richey :-)

Excellent support

2014-01-10 - Rayvenhaus

NOt only does this do what it says out of the box, when I installed it on my Joomla 3.2 since I discovered an error. I wrote to the author and within 24 hours not only had he discovered the error but fixed it and sent me the revised package before it was released.

Incredible support!!!!

excellent : works also 1.5!

2014-02-22 - lili

Thanks a lot!

works like a charm!

I did try also your version for the J!1.5. It does work so well that I'm not able to front-end anymore ;-) I can connect but since it doesn't keep the cookies). I did not get any message, there is no option on the plugin. It would be super to add also just a short notice for 1.5. But I do understand that this version is now obsolete.

In brief thanks a lot, no problem with 2.5!

Simple and efficient

2014-04-06 - Tim Harrison

Simple and efficient
Just as the title says, really. This is a simple and effective way to comply with EU regulations regarding cookies on web sites.

The process is as follows:

1) Open and read the instructions on the developer's web site.

2) Install the .zip file you downloaded

3) Enable the module

4) Configure the plugin... I used the "ribbon" which is sufficiently prominent without being obtrusive

5) Forget about non-compliance with EU regulations (whether you agree with them or not!)

I've donated to the developer(s) - I'd suggest you do the same to support their work and show your appreciation.

Awesome

2014-04-26 - sam99969

I love you!!: ¨Just block all cookies. No option to accept.¨

Good extension

2014-06-17 - Robert

Thank you very much for this extension. It works well on a client's website without any problems whatsoever. It would be nice, however, to be able to set a different language for the message - Spanish, French, Portuguese, German and so on.

Otherwise I'm really happy with it.

Reply

My extension uses standard Joomla translation files. For convenience, I placed all user-visible text in the plugin translation file: /administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.plg_system_eprivacy.ini Copy the filename to the appropriate language folder, change its name to match the language code and translate away.

Many thanks!

2014-07-25 - Franck Sinimalé

What else ?
Works out of the box, and fine with the ribbon display type option on a responsive template made with T3 framework.
Please keep going on!

Front end log-in isues

2014-08-15 - mike bosher

Have one issue with this very good plugin have it installed on a Joomla 3 site where I require user front end log-in access when this plugin is enabled you can not log-in front end for some reason
Mike

Reply

This is part of the plugin operation. Until a user accepts cookies, they cannot login. No cookies means no session cookie either. Without it, no login. Please retract or alter your review, as this is covered in the documentation.

Great plugin, also with Joomla 1.5

2014-08-20 - Vittorio Rossi

I've several sites I created years ago in Joomla 1.5. They work fine and I have no time to invest in upgrading them.

I looked for a plugin which could easily allow me to comply with the EU cookie policy and found this one, which is still available in Joomla 1.5 compatible version.

It takes just a few minutes to download and install it, so in half an hour I have been able to put this message on all my sites.

It works as it should: just display a warning message and wait the user to click on the button.

I am a professional software consultant, and I know the effort which may be required to release a tested software.
Since this is free, I gave a small donation to the developer, hoping this will help him in maintaining his software library.

Magnificent plugin!

2014-09-18 - Adriano Esposito

Really complete and really well documented (except for language support). Five stars!

Reply

I replied to your email about language support. This extension uses standard Joomla language files for true multi-language capabilities, nothing is hard-coded or fixed to a particular language.

Great Plugin

2014-09-22 - Frank Bertram

I have been using this plugin for a few years now on a couple of websites. It does exactly what it says. The only problem I have is that (novice) users do not understand they have to accept the cookies first before they can login. This is also because so many sites stick not to the rule and install cookies no matter what the user says. They simply inform the user that they are going to use cookies.
I like the approach an I like the configurability.
Lots of succes!

Reply

If your server supports it, you can hide the login form until the user accepts cookies. The process is documented on my site.

Good plugin

2014-10-09 - Fernando Angulo

It does what it states.

The only thing is that some functionaily is not optional. It would be great being able to deactivate the cookie deleting process once the user has accepted.

Reply

Once the user has accepted, cookies are allowed. Also, there is a setting for a long term cookie which prevents the plugin from showing to a user who has already accepted. This cookie renews each time the user visits a page on the site.

Great!

2015-04-23 - paolo

Functionality

thanks, simple and powerfull

Ease Of Use

number 1

Works out of the box, missing

2015-05-09 - Jeyjoo

Functionality

Too invasive! Forces user to click confirm/decline. Better - "Continued navigation of this site is seen as acceptance of our policy"

Ease Of Use

Super easy

Great

2015-05-11 - Elena

Functionality

Totally

Ease Of Use

Easy

Support

I don´t know

Documentation

Good

Is it possible add a new type of acceptance like a scroll with the mouse?

2015-05-14 - Francesco

Functionality

Good

Ease Of Use

Easy

Most effective Cookie plugin

2015-05-20 - Nicola

Functionality

It really blocks cookies (third parties too) since the user gives its consent.

Ease Of Use

Very simple to use, many useful options and customizations

Support

Good support. I had a question about languages overrides and the Developer answered and solved my question problem !!!

Documentation

I followed the documentation step by step and I had all working well. Then I did some personal Css customization and the job is well done

accept by scroll

2015-05-23 - alonso

Functionality

In Italy accept can also be made simply scroll the page. It would be perfect if you could integrate this function (optional) for page ribbon

Ease Of Use

ok

Reply

That kind of defeats the purpose. It can be done easily, but I won't be writing that functionality. If you want to implement it - more power to you.

Problems with google analytics cookies

2015-05-28 - elis

Functionality

The plugin works like a charm

Ease Of Use

and is very easy tuo use, customize and translate.

Reply

3rd party cookies are hard to control. I can block them, but once they're on your computer I can't remove them (because of the javascript "Same Origin" policy) Likely, you already had the analytics cookies and you're still seeing them. If you clear cookies for your site (and verify that you got them all) and test again, you'll see that my extension blocks them until cookies are accepted. If not, contact me through my site and we can figure it out together.

great but

2015-06-02 - gianluca

Functionality

it works great.

Ease Of Use

very easy. download it and is on line in a few clicks

Support

can I change the text? and if how?
any way to remove the "You have allowed cookies to ..... This decision can be reverses"?

Great extension, but now the contact form doesn't work

2015-06-05 - Francesco

Functionality

Full of very good options, but if a user doesn't accept cookies, also session cookies are blocked, so Joomla contact form does not work.

Ease Of Use

Very easy

Support

I'm sure it is good and the developer will find a solution for the contact form. I think there should be a choise to block only some cookies

Documentation

Very well done

Reply

That is correct, and a great many other things may not work. For example - the session cookie is required for login and filtering operations as well. I am working on a method to identify the session cookie and isolate it from the process that prevents cookies (as an optional configuration, of course) This extension was written with maximum paranoia, knowing that government offices and officials cannot be trusted.

Good. What about implied consent?

2015-06-20 - bruno

Functionality

Very good

Ease Of Use

Not so easy to implement the third party bloc

Support

Good

Documentation

Good. Perhaps more customization of the module

Reply

I have been involved in litigation over computer data (as a forensic examiner) and I don't particularly trust lawyers or politicians, especially when they claim to "interpret" a law differently than it's written. I chose to write this extension using the most strict (literal) interpretation of the law, which says users must agree before receiving cookies. Sorry about the complexity of the extension.

Ideal and flexible solution

2015-06-22 - Jaimie Dijstra

Functionality

Works straight out of the box after a little configuration

Ease Of Use

Plenty of options to style and get the functionality you need, the back end configuration information is straight forward

Support

Not needed

Documentation

Had everything I needed and straight to the point.

Great plugin!

2015-07-28 - J. de Lange

Functionality

First module/plugin that works as it should. Cookies are blocked until they are accepted. Only the link to cookie policy doesn't work.

Ease Of Use

Easy to install, very easy to configure....had to look a bit for the translation files. Maybe add the location to the documentation?

Documentation

Very clear, step by step guide for all options.

Does what it is supposed to do

2015-07-28 - Johan Hammarström

Functionality

Strange things happens sometimes - the module show ALL options instead of the one it should show. The link to external policy doesn't work.

Ease Of Use

You need to alter texts etc in language files etc. Otherwise an ease.

Support

I have written to the developer regarding the issue with the link mentioned above - let's see his answer before setting a score...

Documentation

Rather good.

Reply

You emailed the question only 25 minutes ago - and now you've submitted a review claiming that I didn't answer you quick enough? I replied within 2 minutes of receiving your email! The problem you're having with the policy link is that your template designer z-indexed an element above the policy link.

Grate module/plugin

2015-08-06 - Eduard Daniel Anghel

Functionality

Except a broken link to EU e-Privacy Policies all works fine. I duplicate and translate front-end language ini file and now is grate!

Ease Of Use

Intuitive menu in plugin setup, with predifined CSS options. Each one easy modificable!

Documentation

Simple and efficient!

Not good for me

2015-09-03 - Zinia

Functionality

Problems with original message coming up briefly each time on slower connections even after "I agree"or "I decline" has been clicked.

Ease Of Use

Not difficult to use except for the problem mentioned in functionality which made it impossible for me to use.

Support

Not great support but then it is a free extension.

Reply

My website has a support forum, a ticket system and a contact form - If you had used any of them, I would have responded.

More than you expect from a free extension!

2015-09-12 - MBS-dcc

Functionality

Comes exactly as advertised! Works fine, got plenty of options. Adapting to Multi-Language-Support needs some knowledge, but is no big deal!

Ease Of Use

Download, install, activate, use it.

Support

Can not quantifiy this one.... didn´t need any so far. But I guess, it should be alllright...

Documentation

Online documentation covers only the basics... could be more detailed, but is more than sufficent if you need a working solution only.

Reply

It is built with multi-language support in mind. The documentation addresses this.

Excellent

2015-10-26 - Konstantinos

Functionality

Excellent

Ease Of Use

Excellent

All what we need...

2016-02-01 - Daniel Siegle

Functionality

It works as expected, we can't configure to allow cookies during the waring, sending of Mail in Joomla not possible in case user not accept.

Ease Of Use

Very easy to install and use

Support

Two eMails, no answer

Documentation

Documentation available on the WebSite

cookies Eu

2016-06-09 - stavros

Functionality

I had another from the internet but functioned well, but the google wrote my description of cookies and so I switched with this extensions.
This works but I can not translate it into Greek and has not been able to put it in the footer.

Ease Of Use

easy

Support

no need

Documentation

no need

Reply

The documentation describes how translations are made.

Not full compatible with K2

2016-06-24 - JECyf

Functionality

It works fine and do the cookies control well but I found it incompatible with K2 RSS generated page.

Ease Of Use

I think is easy to use with some Plugin display types. With other configuration settings default css isn't enough and you need to change it.

Support

Not available

Documentation

Not available

Reply

I will look into the K2 issue

Problems with Joomla! 3.6.x

2016-10-03 - mino

Functionality

Good

Ease Of Use

Good

Best cookie warning for EU and the resto of the world!

2017-01-09 - puma-it.ie

Functionality

This is the only extension, as far as I know, that works with GeoPlugin, to display the warning only for visitors from the EU !

Ease Of Use

Several option, well documented. Room enough for styling and customisation

Documentation

Good documentation online

problem with joomla 3.6.5

2017-01-31 - franco

Functionality

I tryed this extensione with joomla 3.6.5 but there are some problem, I hope the developer will fix them

Ease Of Use

yes

Reply

What bug are you talking about? There is only one open bug report, related to jQuery, and it doesn't affect operation. It's important to report bugs in detail rather than a vague bad review.

Does exactly what it is supposed to

2017-09-28 - Rafael

Functionality

Good, work good out of the box

Ease Of Use

Yes, easy

The best solution according the EU cookie directive

2017-11-11 - Christian Brand

Functionality

Many different ways to display the legal notices. This should fit for all requirements.

Ease Of Use

Easy installation, easy setup, nothing went wrong.

Documentation

Everything well explained. No questions left. :-)

Almost perfect but ....

2017-12-11 - blog_elimu_pl

Functionality

It works with GeoPlugin, to display the warning only for visitors from EU. There is big problem. This plugin still use Mootools, not good.

Ease Of Use

Yes, lots of settings. But Mootools should be replaced with JQuery.

Support

No used.

Documentation

Good.

Reply

I needed a faster rewrite, so I did it in jQuery - from 88K to 11k total JS package size.

never ending cookie messages

2018-02-05 - Michael Eichhorn

Functionality

This extension will never stop displaying a cookie message, regardless if users accept or decline cookies. If you want that, it is fine

Ease Of Use

installing is easy and done within seconds

Support

Support is very fast and friendly. But he did not understand that people just want to see that cookie message once instead of eternally.

Documentation

no documentation needed but there is one

Reply

I'm sorry that you were not satisfied with the many, many replies to your request to support using this extension in a contra-indicated manner. I will not be in any way responsible for penalties incurred for e-Privacy/GDPR non-compliance (fines of up to 4% of annual returns.) There are other extensions available to fill that niche. The law requires users be presented with a method to opt-out, which my extension is designed to facilitate.

Many options and fantastic support

2018-02-05 - David Krause

Functionality

Many display options (ribbon, module, etc.) plus customizing of CSS possible...

Ease Of Use

download and installation fast and without problems.
Easy way to translate to German via ftp (look at the online manual)

Support

Individual problems solved. Thank you very much!

Documentation

there exists an ONLINE MANUAL...which is easy to understand.
And a FORUM for questioning :-)

Solid and highly functional and important (regarding EU law) extension. Support is TOP.

2018-02-18 - ModDM

Functionality

This extension works great. Highly functional. The developer seem to have thought of everything. Useful settings and it's well updated.

Ease Of Use

Typically an extension that you set up once, and then you never have to set it up, it will do its work. Usage as simple/complex as you want.

Support

The support is TOP. The developer things with the client when you have questions and you get good and useful advise as well.

Documentation

Good documentation, especially a VERY good and serious video, all professional.

Simple extention which made my life easier

2018-04-23 - Bob

Functionality

This is a simple extension which functions from the very beginning: Install it, activate it, customize it.

Ease Of Use

It is enough if you have a basic Joomla understanding, no special skills are needed if you just want it function.

Support

GREAT SUPPORT! Immediate reaction although the mistake was mine,the author solved it for me. What can one wish more?!

Documentation

As The extension is pretty simple, the documentation as well. even as low lvl programming understanding, you understand what's to be done

Excellent extension and support

2018-05-12 - GFT Blues

Functionality

The 3.7.3 release works really well

Ease Of Use

Just install it and you are done.

Support

Exceptional support, beyond any expectation!

Documentation

Very good

Not working on Gantry at all

2018-05-26 - Rade

Functionality

Sorry but none of the "Display type" works on Gantry based templates. 4.x series

Ease Of Use

You must search for all plugins in plugin directory.

Reply

Only one user has reported an issue while using a Gantry based template, and it was resolved after they figured out that they had forgotten to enable the e-Privacy AJAX plugin. So, no problems for Gantry templates if the documentation is followed. I check my forums every day, and you never asked for support. The extension is still free, care to try again?

Cannot submit any review..

2018-05-26 - ruggero

Functionality

After enabling the plugin I was "logged out" both back-end and front-end a there's no way to log-in.. tha's all.

Ease Of Use

I can't access my site, so I can't comment.

Support

No sense to ask for support when I'm still wondering how to access my site.

Documentation

No sense.

Reply

I answer a dozen support requests on my website daily - since GDPR, half of them are for this extension. If you had asked for support, you would have received it.

not recommended

2018-05-27 - mzperx

Functionality

Activated the plugin, can't reach backend of site anymore.

Ease Of Use

...not even from different browsers & incognito mode and after having deleted all cookies.

Documentation

Description of the issue in the doc didn't help me solve my problem.

Reply

You didn't report a bug, so how can I help you? I answer a dozen support requests each day, most are resolved the same day. I released 10 new versions of this extension since GDPR went live, resolving reported issues.

Really extraordinary

2018-05-28 - Bernd Birkicht

Functionality

Almost all what is needed. May the logging could be anonymised (last byte) in future (would be great).
Responsive message would be nice too.

Ease Of Use

More or less easy, if you are good in english and be patient and accurate reading the good documentation.

Support

Stunning! Very fast. Very reliable. Very consumer oriented.

Documentation

Very good video-tutorial. Very good writtten documentation.

In the beginning it was really good

2018-05-28 - Nico

Functionality

The plugin is good.
It blocks the cookies.
But the updates made it terrible and there is no older version available.
I deinstalled

Ease Of Use

very easy to use

Support

support?
i was trying to register on his website with 2 different email addresses.
I received no email and can't login...

Documentation

quite good

Reply

Please understand that I am unpaid for every second of time I spend writing and supporting this extension. While this extension is free to you, it's not free for me to give it to you. It costs me time and money to give this extension away. If you would like to pay me to write a version for your out-of-date version of Joomla, I would be happy to give you a quote.

Simple and to the point

2018-06-01 - Nicholas Dionysopoulos

Functionality

It blocks all cookies. Even Joomla's login cookie which is exempt by the ePrivacy directive. Hence the lower mark.

Ease Of Use

Fairly easy. If you decide to use the ribbon display, though, your hands are tied since the HTML markup is generated in JavaScript.

Documentation

It answered all my questions. Very well written! Thank you!

Reply

I was aiming for both GDPR and e-Privacy compliance with this, which is why I block all cookies until consent is given. I consider these marks high praise coming from you! I'll keep working to make it better.

Does what it says on the tin + excellent support

2018-06-03 - ab853

Functionality

Excellent, blocks all cookies - even Joomla's session cookies, which Joomla unfortunately does not allow you to block - until consent

Ease Of Use

Good

Support

Amazing support. Very active support forum and quick to help.

Documentation

Good, and plenty of it (and videos), but I feel it needs consolidating and to be kept up-to-date with new features.

If you take EU privacy laws seriously one cannot do without..

2018-06-04 - Pieter Groeneweg

Functionality

The functionality is in line with EU legislation. It allows for access levels "accept cookies" and "unaccept cookies"

Ease Of Use

When you know how to work with user groups and access levels also know language overrides (for non en sites) it is a no brainer to setup.

Support

Michaels support is great and very fast. He was fixing bugs faster than I was able to respond to his messages.. SUPER!

Documentation

Documentation is online and is complete. If you know Joomla! you know what to do. There is also thorough explanation in the popover/tooltips

Perfect, a very good free extension

2018-06-09 - Daniele

Functionality

Complete extension for the management of cookies; it can block cookies before having consent from the visitor, also third parties cookies.

Ease Of Use

The developer uploaded several videos explaining functionalities and setup; he is also very active in his support forum. Easy to setup.

Support

Very good, for any problem you can contact the developer from his forum.

Documentation

Several tutorials available, videos and examples. Step by step videos to setup everything you need

works perfect and easy to use

2018-06-14 - pixelstext

Functionality

As more is known about the cookie policy, the extension is continuously developed.

Ease Of Use

no problem

Does what it says.

2018-06-19 - Chris Harfield

Functionality

Continually developed. I have used it for a while and have updated as updates have been released.

Ease Of Use

Simply install, configure to your requirements and you are away.

Support

Responded swiftly and concisely.

Documentation

All you need (and in most cases, you won't need it).

Works perfect!

2018-06-22 - Rudolf Boogerman

Functionality

Lots of options.

Ease Of Use

Not difficult to use.

Documentation

Extensive documentation

comprehensive and works as expected

2018-06-24 - carin

Functionality

Everything a site needs for GDPR cookie handling.

Ease Of Use

It is a complex matter but this extension is easy to use and straight to the point.

Support

Just brilliant.

Documentation

Complete.

Great!

2018-10-17 - Jonny

Functionality

Very simple and effective way to allow users to choose to use cookies or not.

Ease Of Use

Very simple to implement.

Support

Superb: no interaction with the developer requires.

Documentation

All issues I ran into were properly documented, but I needed the documentation...

Best cookie controle extension

2018-12-25 - Lars

Functionality

Great functionality.
All cookies are blocked until the the user decides differently.

Ease Of Use

Easy to use from both front-end and back-end.
First time installers might have to read the documentation to get it right.

Support

I havn't had the need for support yet, which might indicate that support cases are solved quickly.

Documentation

Great.
Everything needed to get all up and running are included in the documentation.

One of the best, but have some isssues

2019-04-05 - idnib

Functionality

Works good and easy, but some users seem to have problems now to log-in and on Chrome they get the message they are not authorised.

Ease Of Use

Easy enough, but you have to figure out a bit how the module is being displayed.

Support

Good. If you have a legit question, you'll get an fair answer.

Documentation

Good enough

Looks like abandoned extension

2021-08-21 - Arturo

Functionality

I really do not know this extension functionality because I were unable to configure it properly.

Ease Of Use

I decided to uninstall it and now can not access admin pannel. Looks like deleting 2 plugins and 1 module is not enough to get rid of this.

Support

The support forum is full of spam links, looks like the site was abandonned time ago.

Documentation

The documentation for installlation looks decent but there is no mention how to uninstall.
I`v got probles once I uninstalled this component