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Cookie consent for WPML
one banner per language
On a WPML site, every page exists in several languages, and so does your privacy policy. The banner should speak the language of the page, and point to the policy in that language.
By OnTheGoSystems · wpml.org
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WPML
WordPress plugin
- Tested version
- 5.2.0
- How
- Tested on a live site
- Last test
- 2 November 2026
What WPML puts on your pages
- Language switcher
- Links to the other languages. It loads nothing from outside.
- Browser language redirect
- Sends visitors to the language of their browser and remembers it in a cookie that serves the site itself.
- Translated pages and policies
- One page per language, privacy policy and cookie policy included.
What matters for consent with WPML
One page per language
WPML keeps each translation as a page of its own. A translation of your privacy policy can fall behind the original.
The visitor’s language
A visitor reading in German should see the banner in German, with a link to the German policy.
Language cookies
WPML can set cookies to remember the visitor’s language. They serve the site itself and need no consent.
One domain per language
WPML can put each language in a folder, a subdomain or a domain of its own. Cookies belong to one domain: with a domain per language, the visitor chooses again on each one.
Cookie Rocks with WPML
- Lets you edit the banner texts language by language, from its list of languages.
- Points the banner’s policy link to the translation in the language of the page.
What our tests found on WPML
Good to know · Cookie RocksCookie Rocks announces India's language rule with its date
Under Good to know: from May 13, 2027, India lets visitors read the banner and the policy in their choice of 23 languages.
Seen in our tests, 24 October 2026, Cookie Rocks.
Full detail
When the site targets India, the Cookie Rocks 2.8.2 dashboard shows under Good to know that from May 13, 2027 visitors may read the cookie banner and the cookie policy in the language of their choice among 23 languages, English included. It is information, not a task.
Good to know · Cookie RocksCookie Rocks accepts one of several required languages
For Cyprus, the dashboard asks for Greek or Turkish. A site in Greek only gets no language warning.
Seen in our tests, 24 October 2026, Cookie Rocks.
Full detail
When a target country accepts one of several languages, Cookie Rocks 2.8.2 says so. For Cyprus, the dashboard warns that the law asks businesses to inform consumers in Greek or Turkish, in the cookie banner and the cookie policy, only when the site has neither language. A site in Greek only gets no language warning for Cyprus.
Good to know · Cookie RocksCookie Rocks warns when a target country requires a missing language
The warning covers the banner and the cookie policy and states the rule in one sentence. For Romania, Turkey, Kazakhstan and Mongolia, where the rule is less certain, it is informative only.
What to do: Add a version of the site and banner texts in the required language.
Read in its code, 18 October 2026, Cookie Rocks.
Full detail
The Cookie Rocks dashboard warns when a country the site targets requires a language for the banner and the cookie policy that the site or the banner texts do not offer, with the rule in one sentence; for Romania, Turkey, Kazakhstan and Mongolia, where the rule is less certain, the warning is informative only.
Depends on a settingCookie Rocks dashboard flags a missing Romanian version
When the profile targets Romania, Good to know says the law asks businesses to inform consumers in Romanian on the whole site and in the cookie banner.
Seen in our tests, 18 October 2026.
Full detail
When the site profile targets Romania and the site has no Romanian version, the Cookie Rocks dashboard shows, under Good to know, that the law asks businesses to inform consumers in Romanian on the whole site and in the cookie banner. In the code, the notice depends on the site languages and on the banner texts in Romanian.
Good to know · Polylang, WPMLPolicy link follows the new address after a Polylang or WPML URL change
When URL settings are saved, Cookie Rocks forgets the stored policy address, so each language links to its own translation. Before 2.4.0 the main language kept the old address. Tested with both.
Seen in our tests, 15 October 2026, Polylang, WPML Polylang 3.8.11, WPML 4.9.2.
Full detail
When Polylang's or WPML's URL settings are saved, Cookie Rocks forgets the stored address of the cookie policy page, so after a change of URL mode (for example from language in a directory to language set from the content) each language links to its own translation at its new address. Before 2.4.0 the link in the main language kept the old address, which Polylang then redirected. Tested with Polylang 3.8.11 and WPML 4.9.2, in French and English.
How we test it
On a live site
We installed Cookie Rocks on a real WordPress site built with it, kept as its owners set it up, and watched what loads before the choice and after it. Its own features had to keep working, such as forms, videos or a checkout.
- WPML 5.2.0, tested on 2 November 2026.
Multilingual sites
Other plugins of the same kind.
Questions
What if my site uses a language Cookie Rocks does not ship?
The banner shows English until you write its texts in that language, on the Appearance page.
Does a cached page show the right language?
Yes. Each language has its own banner file, so every cached page carries the right one.
Is the choice kept when the visitor switches language?
Yes when your languages are folders of one domain, since the choice is a cookie of that domain. With a separate domain per language, the visitor chooses again on each domain.
Can the banner speak the visitor's language when my site does not have it?
Yes, with the Pro. On the Appearance page, turn on « Show the banner in the visitor’s browser language » (off by default). The banner then uses the browser language among the 54 shipped, even without a version of the site in that language. The cookie and privacy policies still follow the page.
What happens after the 30-day trial?
The banner, your visitors’ choices and your proofs of consent keep working. Without a key, most settings lock, updates and support stop. Take a key at any time and everything opens again.
For WPML sites
One banner, every language.
the right policy, every time
Every feature of the complete plugin on your multilingual site for 30 days, no card.
- During the trial: everything, including the full settings and the scans
- After 30 days without a key: the banner, your visitors’ choices and your proofs of consent keep working
- What waits for a key: most settings, updates and support
Get your trial key
Your e-mail and your site. Your key arrives as soon as you confirm your e-mail.