=== Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner  ===
Contributors: RogierLankhorst, aahulsebos, leonwimmenhoeve, paapst, markwolters, tomeijkelenkamp, hesseldejong, mujuonly, xantek, pierrotevrard, jarnovos, gdom3
Donate link: https://paypal.me/complianz
Tags: cookie consent, GDPR, cookie banner, ccpa, cookie notice
Requires at least: 5.9
License: GPL2
Requires PHP: 7.4
Tested up to: 7.0
Stable tag: 7.5.3.1

Publish your cookie banner or notice in minutes. Automatically scan cookies, and create policies to align with GDPR, CCPA, and Google Consent Mode. 

== Description ==
Complianz is a Google-certified CMP (Consent Management Platform) for automated cookie notice and consent management. Set up a fully customizable cookie banner, auto-scan your cookies, generate customized cookie policy, and align with GDPR, ePrivacy, DSGVO, TTDSG, LGPD (Brasil), POPIA, APA, RGPD, CCPA/CPRA, PIPEDA (Canada), and other privacy laws.
 

Trusted by 1,000,000+ users across 15+ languages, 10+ years of WordPress experience.  Wizard-based easy setup; no coding required.

https://vimeo.com/1138872149

== Why millions of websites choose Complianz  ==

* Fast setup: The guided setup walks you through each step from start to finish. You won’t need any legal or coding knowledge to get started.
* Automatic cookie scan: Complianz scans your site and shows you exactly which cookies and scripts are active, so you’re not left guessing.
* Work with the tools you already use: Connect with tools like Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics. No need to rethink your existing setup.
* Transparent Plans: Complianz free or paid plans don’t have monthly page views or sessions limits, so you can focus on your traffic growth.  

== Features ==

Answer a few questions in the Wizard, scan your WordPress site, and in a few minutes, Complianz sets up your consent settings based on your setup and location. It automatically configures consent settings based on your plugins, services, and region.

= Consent Management =

* Auto-Configuration Wizard: Automatically sets up your site based on wizard questions, website scan (up to 50 posts), and dedicated plugin integrations. 
* Third-Party Cookie Blocking: Blocks cookies from Google Maps, Facebook, Instagram, AdSense, HubSpot, reCAPTCHA, Twitter, ActiveCampaign, and more. 
* Automatic Plugin & Service Detection: Custom integrations for plugins, themes, and services are detected automatically. 
* Blocks iFrames, like YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion embedded videos and Social iFrames e.g. Instagram, Facebook et al.
* Placeholder Support: Shows video stills and individual placeholders for each blocked iFrame or social service. 
* Script Center: Control scripts, iFrames, and plugins per category or service,  — with dependency functionality and placeholder management.
* Proof of Consent: Records user consent following GDPR data minimization guidelines for audit-ready compliance. 
* Periodic Cookie Scan: Automatically scans for changes in cookies, plugins, and third-party services on your site. 
* Auto-Detection: Detects whether your site requires a cookie banner based on your current setup. 
* Analytics Anonymization: Automatically anonymizes personal data for integrated statistics tools when needed.

= Cookie Consent Notice =

* Region-Specific Cookie Banner: Display a cookie consent banner tailored to the EU, UK, US, Australia, South Africa, Brazil, Canada,  — or use one banner worldwide. 
* Subregion Consent Rules: Configure consent per subregion, such as TTDSG/DSGVO for Germany, CNIL for France, or CCPA/CPRA/CTDPA for specific US states. 
* Banner Templates: Choose from multiple layouts: Cookie Wall, Accept/Dismiss, Consent per Category, or Consent per Service.
* Banner Templates include: GDPR-friendly Cookie Wall - Accept/Dismiss - Consent per Category - Consent per Service
* Legislation-Based Dismiss Options: Enable dismiss on scroll, time on page, or both and automatically adapt based on your applicable privacy law. 
* Custom CSS & Templates: Fully customizable cookie banner design with your own CSS and templates.
* WCAG 2.1 AA & ADA Compliant: Cookie banners and legal documents designed following accessibility best practices. 
* No jQuery Dependency: Fast and lightweight. No jQuery required. 

= Privacy Laws & Guidelines =

* Global Privacy Law Support: Ready for GDPR, ePrivacy, LGPD, DSGVO, CNIL, PECR, UK GDPR, UK DPA, CCPA, CPRA, COPPA, PIPEDA, CASL, POPIA, Australian Privacy Act, and the Brazilian General Data Protection Law. 
* Regulation Differentiation: Distinguish between overlapping laws — GDPR vs. DSGVO/CNIL, CCPA vs. DNSMPI, or NRS 603A — based on your visitors’ location. 
* Continuously Updated: Closely follows the latest developments in ePrivacy regulation, cookie law proposals, and global privacy legislation. 

= Legal Documents =

* Cookie Policy Generator: Generate a Cookie Policy with an easy wizard, drafted by an IT law firm. 
* Do Not Sell My Personal Information: DNSMPI Page for CCPA/CPRA – if required. (Now called Opt-out Preferences.) 
* Terms and Conditions are available in a separate plugin: [Complianz – Terms and Conditions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/complianz-terms-conditions/)

= 250+ Service & Plugin Integrations =

* Cookie Database Integration: Cookie Database Integration: Prefills cookie data from cookiedatabase.org, provides clear, transparent descriptions, and keeps everything continuously updated. 
* WordPress Privacy Features: Export and erase personal data directly from your WordPress dashboard. 
* Analytics & Tag Manager Support: Built-in support for Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Matomo, Matomo Tag Manager, Clicky, Yandex, Jetpack, and Burst Statistics. 
* Cookie Categorization: Categorize cookies using Tag Manager or the built-in Script Center. 
* Integration with the [WP Consent API](https://wpconsentapi.org/)
* WP Consent API: Full integration with the WP Consent API for consent state sharing across plugins. 
* Plugin Compatibility: Works with Gutenberg, Elementor, Divi, WPBakery, WooCommerce, Gravity Forms, WPForms, Contact Form 7, MonsterInsights, Forminator, HappyForms, Easy Digital Downloads, WP Google Maps, CAOS, and many more. 
* Theme & Page Builder Tested: Tested with popular WordPress themes and page builders. 
* Gutenberg Blocks: Includes native Gutenberg Blocks for easy content integration. 

== Support ==

Get help through the WordPress.org forum. You can check the documentation or browse existing threads or open a new one if you need more support.  

Share a clear description of your issue and the team will get back to you as soon as possible.  

== Useful Links ==

* [Support Forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/complianz-gdpr/)
* [Github](https://github.com/complianz/complianz-gdpr/)
* [MU Plugins](https://github.com/complianz/complianz-integrations)
* [Documentation](https://complianz.io/docs/)
* [Developer's Guide](https://complianz.io/developers-guide-for-third-party-integrations/)
* [Legal Definitions](https://complianz.io/definitions/)
* [Translate Complianz](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/complianz-gdpr/)

== Premium Features ==

Go beyond the basics with the full website scan, advanced tools for legal documents, and premium support. 

= Cookie Consent Notice =

* Improve conversion with A/B testing: Test different cookie banners and measure which ones lead to higher consent rates.

= Consent Management =

* Records of Consent: Keep records of your consent management changes and user’s consent registration. Integrates with Proof of Consent.
* Respects the Do Not Track settings and Global Privacy Controls in end-users' browsers. 
* Geo IP Cookie Consent: Display the correct Cookie notice based on IP location, but only if a banner is needed. 
* Google Consent Mode: Use Consent Mode by Google with Google Tag Manager or Google Analytics to optimize ad performance with compliance. No further set-up needed. 
* Integration with TCF v2.0: An IAB Europe Consent Framework for publishers. Registered CMP ID: 332 
* Data Request Forms and Registration 


= Privacy Laws & Guidelines =

* Simultaneously select USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, Brazil and the EU as targeted regions with conditional Consent and dedicated Cookie Banners. 
* Support for GDPR / ePrivacy - European Union with Extension for Switzerland.
* Support for USA / CCPA/CPRA/CPA/CTDPA/NRS 603A/UCPA/VCDPA
* Support for UK-GDPR / PECR and ICO Guidelines - United Kingdom.
* Support for PIPEDA and CASL - Canada.
* Support for Privacy Act 1988 & Australian Privacy Principles
* Support for POPIA, the South African Protection of Personal Information Act
* Supports The “Marco Civil” and the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD)

= Legal Documents =

* Privacy statements (EU, CA, UK, AU, ZA, BR & USA).
* Cookie policy (EU, UK, CA, AU, ZA, BR & USA).
* Impressum (Germany & Austria) & Imprint for world wide use.
* Disclaimer
* Terms & Conditions Integration
* Processing agreements (EU, UK, CA, AU, ZA, BR & USA).
* Dataleak reporting tools (EU, UK, CA, AU, ZA, BR & USA).
* Supports CCPA Consent and Legal documents.
* COPPA ready with Children's Privacy Policy (USA)
* Children's Privacy Policy (UK,CA & AU)

= Support & Updates =

* Premium Support from our amazing team.
* Premium updates, new languages, features, regions and more to create the Ultimate Privacy Suite for WordPress.

== About Complianz ==

Check out other plugins developed by Really Simple Security as well: [Really Simple Security](https://wordpress.org/plugins/really-simple-ssl/)

Complianz is on [GitHub](https://github.com/complianz/complianz-gdpr) as well!

IMPORTANT! Complianz | GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent can help you meet compliance requirements, but the user must ensure that all requirements are met.

Complianz provides your Cookie Policy with comprehensive cookie descriptions, supplied by cookiedatabase.org, operated by Complianz B.V. The plugin sends the results of Complianz' local or advanced website scan to Cookiedatabase.org, for the sole purpose of providing you with accurate descriptions and keeping them up-to-date on a regular basis. The advanced website scan can be initialized after authentication and consent for security purposes.

We collect for research purposes:

* Cookie names
* Domain that provides the cookie names
* Plugin list on the domain

For more information:

* Cookiedatabase.org - [Privacy Statement](https://cookiedatabase.org/plugin-use-of-cookiedatabase-org-privacy-terms/)
* Cookiedatabase.org - [Terms and Conditions Database](https://cookiedatabase.org/terms-of-use/)
* Cookiedatabase.org - [Terms of Use API](https://cookiedatabase.org/terms-of-use-api/)

For security purposes, we authenticate the advanced website scan with:

* Email address

The advanced website scan collects public data from the user’s site, stores it for one hour, and then discards it without analysis.

For more information:

* Advanced website scan Complianz.io - [Privacy Statement](https://complianz.io/legal/privacy-statement/)
* Advanced website scan Complianz.io - [Terms of Use API](https://complianz.io/legal/terms-of-use/)

[Contact](https://complianz.io/support/) us if you have any questions, issues, or suggestions. Complianz | GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent is developed by [Complianz B.V.](https://complianz.io).

== Installation ==
* Go to “Plugins” in your WordPress Dashboard, and click “Add new”.
* Click “Upload”, and select the downloaded zip file.
* Activate your new plugin.
* Use our tour to get familiar with Complianz.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==
= Knowledgebase =
Complianz maintains a continuously growing knowledgebase about GDPR, including subregions e.g. DSGVO and CNIL, CCPA, PIPEDA, COPPA, POPIA & other specific laws on [complianz.io](https://complianz.io)

= Is my website GDPR, COPPA, CCPA, DSGVO, TTDSG, AVG, CNIL, UK-GDPR, PECR, CASL, LGPD, POPIA and/or PIPEDA compliant with this plugin? =
We cannot guarantee compliance for your website. A correct configuration of this plugin by a website administrator is always required.
= When do I need a Cookie Notice? =
Complianz | GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent will determine this automatically based on the laws of the region or regions, where most of your visitors come from.
Regarding CCPA/CPRA, you always have to show which cookies you are using but there's no obligation in asking consent.
= Do I always need a consent checkbox on contact forms? =
Not always. The Complianz Privacy Suite Premium plugin can determine if you need this, based on your answers in the wizard. It mainly depends on the type of information and the reason why your visitor use the contact form.
= What is the GDPR? =
The GDPR is a regulation within the EU law on privacy and data protection for any citizen within the EU and European Economic Area. It aims primarily on giving control to individuals over their personal data. The GDPR also addresses the export of personal data outside the EU.
= What is the CCPA? =
The CCPA (Californian Privacy Act) is a law set up by the Californian government. The law is adjudged to be one of the toughest and farthest-reaching consumer privacy laws in the US. It is mostly focused on giving insights on what personal data business gather and how to protect and control these personal data.
= What is COPPA? =
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) is a law designed to protect the online privacy of children under 13. It was set up in the 1990's and states that website owners have to meet certain requirements regarding visitors with the age under 13.
= What are PECR & UK-GDPR? =
PECR (UK) covers the use of cookies and similar technologies for storing information and accessing information stored, on a user’s equipment such as a computer or mobile device.
= What are the Privacy Act 1988 & Australian Privacy Principles =
To comply with the Australian privacy laws a website operator should present a cookie policy and/or a privacy notice before or, if that is not practicable, as soon as practicable after, your website collects personal information about an individual.
= What are PIPEDA & CASL? =
Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) and Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) require a website operator to obtain consent, either implied or express consent with a dedicated cookie statement.
= What POPIA (POPI Act)? =
POPIA is the acronym for the South African PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION ACT. Similar to the GDPR, the UK-GDPR, and the Brasilian LGPD, it promotes the protection of personal information processed by public and private bodies, regulates the cross-border flow of personal information, and outlines the rights of data subjects.
= What are “Marco Civil” and the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD)? =
The Brazilian General Data Protection Law is similar to the GDPR, the UK-GDPR it promotes the protection of personal information processed by public and private bodies, regulates the cross-border flow of personal information, and outlines the rights of data subjects. The Marco Civil is the Brazilian name of the Brazilian Civil Rights Framework for the Internet a counterpart to European's "ePrivacy", although not similar.
= Can I create a Cookie Wall with this plugin? =
With some custom CSS this is possible, but we do not consider a cookie wall to be GDPR compliant, so it's not actively supported. We do, however, have the option to create a Soft Cookie Wall. Which blocks interaction with the website, but dismissing remains a possibility.
= Is Complianz free =
Yes. Complianz Free includes a fully functional cookie banner, automatic cookie scan, script blocking, privacy policy generator, and support for GDPR, CCPA, and ePrivacy. There are no consent record limits. Premium adds multi-site, A/B testing, TCF, and advanced features. 
= Will Complianz slow down my site? = 
No. Complianz is built for performance. The plugin is lightweight and self-hosted, so there are no external API calls that slow your page load. Your Core Web Vitals stay intact. 
= Is Complianz really self-hosted? = 
Yes. Unlike most consent management platforms, Complianz runs entirely on your WordPress server. No visitor data is sent to external servers. This means you don’t need an additional data processing agreement for the plugin itself.
= Does Complianz support Google Consent Mode v2? = 
Yes. Complianz has built-in support for Google Consent Mode v2. It automatically communicates consent status to Google services, including Google Analytics, Google Ads, and Google Tag Manager. Consent Mode v2 helps marketers recover lost conversion signals and improve campaign performance while respecting users’ consent choices. 
= Does Complianz work with WooCommerce? = 
Yes. Complianz integrates with WooCommerce, including support for tracking pixels, payment gateways, and marketing scripts commonly used in e-commerce stores. 
= How does Complianz handle different countries? = 
Complianz uses geo-based detection to show the correct consent banner for each visitor’s location. EU visitors see an opt-in banner (GDPR), US visitors from California see a CCPA notice, and visitors from other regions see the appropriate format.
= Can I use Complianz on multiple sites? = 
The free version works on a single site. Complianz Premium supports WordPress multisite networks and includes features for managing consent across multiple domains. 

== Changelog ==
= 7.5.3.1 =
* August 18th, 2026
* Fix: Fatal error ("Undefined constant") when generating the US Cookie Policy, caused by a stray character introduced in 7.5.3.

= 7.5.3 =
* August 17th, 2026
* Feature: Optional opt-in consent for the US region. Sites targeting California can switch the entire US region to opt-in from the wizard, blocking statistics and marketing scripts until consent is given. US legal documents update automatically to match.
* Enhancement: Added a global setting to show or hide the Website Scan column in the Posts and Pages overview.
* Enhancement: Complianz metaboxes are now compatible with the Remote Table of Contents block editor experience.
* Fix: Cookie banner stylesheet was served over http, causing a mixed-content block on https sites (regression since 7.5.1).
* Fix: X (Twitter) widget loaded from platform.x.com was not blocked before consent.
* Fix: Script Center scripts using legacy string enable/async values were not rendered correctly.
* Fix: Corrected US English spelling in the US-region legal documents.
* Fix: Corrected a typo in the Spanish Cookie Policy translation.

= 7.5.2 =
* August 3rd, 2026
* Security: Fixed a PHP Object Injection vulnerability in the cookie banner settings.
* Security: The consented-content REST endpoint no longer returns content of password-protected posts.
* Security: Hardened the YouTube integration against SSRF — server-side fetches are restricted to YouTube hosts.

= 7.5.1 =
* July 27th, 2026
* Feature: Google Tag Gateway support — Consent Mode is now applied correctly when Google Analytics or Google Tag Manager loads through a first-party Tag Gateway URL.
* Feature: Amazon consent signal integration — marketing consent is now passed to the Amazon ads library on consent and revoke.
* Enhancement: WordPress 7.0 Interactivity API router navigation for the cookie banner is now an opt-in setting under Settings → General. When disabled (default), a compatibility fallback is used on all WordPress versions.
* Enhancement: Removed the discontinued Burst Statistics integration and cross-promotion code.
* Security: The premium upgrade installer now requires the install_plugins capability and only downloads packages from the official vendor API.
* Fix: Fatal error "Class cmplz_wsc not found" during background Website Scan on sites without an active admin session (regression since 7.5.0).
* Fix: Corrected lawful basis options for Brazil region, ensuring the privacy statement renders the selected basis accurately.
* Fix: Cookie banner stylesheet and consent state were not restored after WordPress Interactivity API client-side navigation (WP 6.9+).
* Fix: Cookie banner buttons could wrap text unexpectedly on narrow banners.
* Fix: Improved keyboard focus trap handling in the cookie banner for better accessibility.
* Fix: The website scan could write scanned page HTML into the statistics settings.

= 7.5.0 =
* June 17th, 2026
* Feature: New Website Scan column in the post overview showing the scan status of each post.
* Enhancement: Notices when webshop pages, custom post types or a high post volume require the advanced Website Scan.
* Enhancement: The cookie scan focuses on posts and pages for faster, more relevant results.
* Enhancement: Website Scan errors are now visible in the plugin log.
* Enhancement: Daily background website scan and cookie change check run via WP-Cron without requiring an admin session.
* Enhancement: Added wpml-config.xml to improve WPML compatibility for plugin strings.
* Enhancement: Daily cleanup of expired transients and obsolete placeholder images.
* Accessibility: Improved screen reader support for cookie banner and manage consent button.
* Accessibility: Fixed cookie banner reflow at high zoom levels (400%+).
* Accessibility: Fixed interactive consent category controls in cookie banner and cookie policy.
* Fix: Scan progress could keep polling indefinitely when the scan found no cookies.
* Fix: Updated "Dismiss on Timeout" tooltip and GEO IP setup error message.
* Fix: Support web components in cookie blocker placeholder regex.
* Fix: Remove unnecessary jQuery dependency from DNSMPD script.
* Fix: Consent area block content not served when block is nested.

= 7.4.7 =
* June 1st, 2026
* Security: Fixed DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
* Security: Cookie scanner and Cookiedatabase sync now require WSC authentication. Unauthenticated installs see a locked state with onboarding prompt.
* Enhancement: Improved WSC onboarding modal — simplified dismiss logic, single-option state with automatic migration from legacy options.
* Enhancement: Added integration notice for FunnelKit.
* Enhancement: Updated default cookie banner color scheme to improve accessibility contrast.
* Accessibility: Fixed heading hierarchy in cookie policy page.
* Fix: Mixed languages on cookie policy page when syncing non-English cookies from Cookiedatabase.
* Fix: WSC credentials not cleared from database after reset.
* Fix: PHP 8.1 deprecation notices in cookie blocker and WSC authentication handler.

= 7.4.6 =
* April 13th, 2026
* Fix: Prevent PHP warnings when cookiedatabase.org returns a malformed or unexpected response during sync.
* Security: Fixed unauthorized access to post content via REST API endpoint.
* Enhancement: Updated Gutenberg blocks to API version 3.
* Fix: Resolved infinite page reload loop triggered by auto-dismiss on scroll or timeout.

= 7.4.5 =
* March 16th, 2026
* Feature: Added WCAG color contrast calculator to color picker.
* Feature: New plugin integration: Pinterest for WooCommerce.
* Add: Add Tennessee (TIPA), Minnesota (MCDPA), Maryland (MODPA), Indiana (ICDPA), Kentucky (KCDPA), Rhode Island (DTPPA) to the US Privacy Policy.
* Accessibility: Improved cookie banner keyboard navigation and focus trapping.
* Security: Fixed Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.
* Fix: Improved script detection for WP Google Maps Plugin.
* Fix: Record of consent table display and cookie banner array comparison.
* Fix: Conditionally hide script header option for integrations that handle tracking implementation.
* Fix: Processing agreement file upload validation and DOCX mime type.
* Fix: Website Scan onboarding modal not checking for new installations.
* Fix: Remote scan issues in non-standard WordPress setups.
* Fix: Added necessary classes to email and website labels in Cookie Policy.
* Fix: Added missing Website Scan options to uninstall routine.
* Fix: Website Scan email case sensitivity in authentication.
* Fix: Custom cookies and services now display all fields (retention, purpose, function, service type, privacy URL) in non-English languages.
* Fix: Support form description.
* Fix: Hide link section in blocked content when no cookie-statement is found.
* Fix: Old links and typos.

= 7.4.4.2 =
* December 16th, 2025
* New: Complianz logo.

= 7.4.4.1 =
* December 3rd, 2025
* Improvement: Tested up to WordPress 6.9.
* Fix: Updated integration with the WP Google Maps Plugin.

= 7.4.4 =
* November 18th, 2025
* Feature: Microsoft Clarity Consent Mode V2 integration.
* Fix: Old documentation links update.
* Fix: Website Scan cleanup causing fatal error when license class unavailable.
* Security update: Shortcode stored Cross-Site scripting.

= 7.4.3 =
* October 30th, 2025
* Enhancement: Added `cmplz_prevent_get_shortcode_page_id` filter to allow developers to prevent execution of `get_shortcode_page_id`.
* Enhancement: Optimized DNSMPD export for large datasets.
* Enhancement: Updated mPDF library for improved PHP compatibility (7.4 to 8.4)
* Improvement: Updated services: Vimeo, X (Formerly Twitter), Linkedin. Added Snapchat.
* Improvement: Added FunnelKit and updated Wp Google Maps integration.
* Accessibility: Improved link semantics and aria-labels for “Read more” and cookie banner links
* Fix: Correct typos and spelling errors.
* Fix: Google Analytics, fixed "empty additional tag" issue.


= 7.4.2 =
* July 11th, 2025
* Translations: Updated translations.
* Accessibility: Improved cookie banner for better accessibility.
* Fix: Backend not loading due to missing dependency on WordPress versions lower than 6.6.

= 7.4.1 =
* June 18th, 2025
* New: Notifications system.
* Update: Other plugins suggestion component.
* Improvement: Website Scan, added site creation.
* Improvement: Dailymotion integration.
* Improvement: Google Recaptcha integration.
* Improvement: Clarity integration.
* Security update: Authenticated (Translator+) Stored XSS.

= 7.4.0.1 =
* April 14th, 2025
* Improvement: Tested up to WordPress 6.8
* Fix: Fixed missing "Details Per Purposes" section.

= 7.4.0 =
* March 31th, 2025
* Improvement: refactored translations of Complianz due to Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time notice
* Improvement: updated translations
* Improvement: onboarding to authenticate website scan trigger changed

= 7.3.1 =
* March 5th, 2025
* Fix: removed admin redirect for cmplz_admin redirect solving issues with manageWP and forceful scan onboarding.
* Enhancement: Add support for New Jersey, Iowa, Delaware, New Hampshire, Nebraska state privacy laws.
* Enhancement: Email obfuscation now uses HTML entities and CSS to prevent spam bots from reading the email address.
* Enhancement: Google Tag Manager script placement can now be dynamically set to load in the header or footer based on user preference, addressing Google Diagnostics warnings.
* Enhancement:Small labels and descriptions adjustments.

= 7.3.0 =
* February 12th, 2025
* Enhancement: Website Scan, added services detection.
* Enhancement: Improved Omnisnippet compatibility.
* Enhancement: Removed "BETA" references on Google Consent Mode V2 to reflect its finalized status.
* Enhancement: Removed the soft cookie wall preview functionality and updated its description.
* Enhancement: Added new Tips & Tricks.
* Enhancement: Updated email field validation to allow the use of certain special characters.
* Fix: Resolved issues with vendor links by improving the parsing logic to handle commas in vendor names or URLs correctly.
* Fix: Triggered GeoIP database installation to ensure proper functionality during upgrades.

= 7.2.0 =
* December 16th, 2024
* Feature: Website Scan
* Enhancement: Introduced the cmplz_after_css_generation hook to improve CSS file management
* Enhancement: Language file updated
* Fix: translations https://complianz.io/doing-it-wrong-notice

= 7.1.5 =
* November 13th, 2024
* Fix: update bf dates

= 7.1.4 =
* October 28th, 2024
* Improvement: Add support for Montana, Oregon, and Texas state privacy laws enhancement.
* Improvement: Add support for Microsoft Ads UET consent mode.
* Fix: mPDF custom tempdir cache cleanup.
* Fix: Correct cmplz_transients handling in post save process.
* Fix: Ensure complete data removal on Complianz uninstall.
* Fix: Update email validation for longer TLDs.
* Fix: Label adjustment.

= 7.1.0 =
* May 14th, 2024
* Improvement: Updated Google Site Kit integration
* Improvement: Detection of pages with shortcode query improved for sites with a lot of pages
* Improvement: limit above query to pages only, props @georgestephanis
* Fix: get_required_pages not existing for documents rest_api endpoint, causing a fatal error
* Fix: Data is shared with this service not saving in cookies overview

= 7.0.5 =
* April 29th, 2024
* Fix: compatibility with Meta Slider plugin
* Fix: unexpected behaviour when editing a new, unsaved script block in the script center
* Fix: Detection of Really Simple SSL pro in other plugins section
* Fix: don't replace style src with #, as this reloads the entire page as style src, props @smerriman
* Fix: prefill administrator email in onboarding email
* Fix: undefined array key placeholderContent in Block Editor block

= 7.0.4 =
* March 9th, 2024
* Fix: Purposes were incorrectly set to 'disabled', while there should only be a condition limiting it to the US region only, props @cdhodgdon
* Fix: Pixelyoursite + pinterest function name incorrect, props @theogk

= 7.0.3 =
* March 5th, 2024
* Improvement: clean up MPDF temp directory after pdf generation
* Improvement: set aria label on x close button from banner
* Fix: deleting cookies with disallowed cookie names causing fatal error, props @baffled
* Fix: missing cmplz_deny_all() function for expired cookies with a changed cookie policy id.
* Fix: cmplz_set_category_as_body_class() also iterating over objects instead of just class names, when parsing the body classes, props @tomnoir
* Fix: due to changed setting usage, Complianz assumed TCF active in some situations, causing the banner editor not to function properly, props @vania2008, @jeanfrancois7

= 7.0.2 =
* February 28th, 2024
* Fix: force the 'wizard_completed_once' to be true for upgrades to 7.0.2, to prevent issues with banner not showing after upgrade, props @cometto, @riroweb2022, @katynen, @julianulmer, @iviadvagency

= 7.0.1 =
* February 27th, 2024
* Fix: catch COMPLIANZ class not loaded yet in cmplz_get_option, props @sizilianischekueche, @franktomas, @martinellimarco, @boinich

= 7.0.0 =
* February 27th, 2024
* New: Rework codebase to React Framework
* New: Hybrid cookie scan
* New: Menu-item 'Tools'
* New: Set cookies on root domain
* New: Search for plugins and services
* New: Statistics block on dashboard
* New: Onboarding
* New: consent mode
* New: Greenshift + YouTube integration
* Improvement: INP performance optimisation
* Improvement: catch not isset region
* Improvement: add banner title to css class
* Improvement: extend YoTuWP blocklist
* Improvement: whitelist video lightbox in Beaver Builder
* Improvement: allow text in Clarity ID input field
* Improvement: DNSMPI feedback on form
* Improvement: Dropped temp dir from MPDF generation, props @piccart
* Improvement: use custom transient to lower number of database requests
* Improvement: Added a filter to delete Records of Consent if older than X days
* Improvement: E-mail obfuscation now uses the antispambot() function
* Improvement: Consent area on a Twitter embed no longer links to Twitter
* Improvement: Improvement: Added translatable aria-label
* Fix: Elementor popup blocked content not unlocking on refresh
* Fix: per site activation of single site plugin on multisite
* Fix: include banner id in cache key for page links, to ensure different banner data is respected across banner ids.
* Fix: jQuery exists check in Elementor integration

= 6.5.6 =
* Improvement: prevent administrator from saving javascript in the css editor

= 6.5.5 =
* October 12th, 2023
* Fix: also clear localstorage & sessionstorage with cookie shredder
* Fix: With only Canada in opt out mode selected, the question 'will you self host Google Fonts' was not visible
* Improvement: setting a class on the parent div of a placeholder with height inherit resolves css issues on some themes, props @maxineblack
* Fix: compatibility with WP Rocket when some iframes are lazy loaded, but not all.

= 6.5.4 =
* September 20th, 2023
* Improvement: upgrade MPDF version to 8.1.3
* Improvement: prefix 'request' to prevent conflicts with weglot
* Fix: bug in Divi Recaptcha integration
* Fix: Block Editor dropping styles when in unsynced mode
* Fix: Consent Mode moved to banner_loaded hook to ensure loading

= 6.5.3 =
* 08-08-2023
* Improvement: Tested up-to WordPress 6.3

= 6.5.2 =
* 11-07-2023
* Fix: catch missing $slug when another plugin drops the slug property

= 6.5.1 =
* 10-07-2023
* Improvement: restore php 7.2 support in burst installer
* Improvement: catch server configurations not supporting webp
* Improvement: catch not existing file when generating webp
* Improvement: catch not existing $slug property in auto updates check
* Improvement: catch not existing ID in wordpress $post when checking for summary divs

= 6.5.0 =
* 04-07-2023
* New: placeholders converted to wepb, loaded with lazyloading, props @james-feaver, @asafm7
* Fix: CAOS host analytics locally integration fixed after constant was dropped
* Fix: DNT caused wp_has_consent to always return false, which should not be the case if consent is given on a service specifically
* Fix: no rt_ prefix on Tag Manager events
* Fix: PHP 8.2 warnings of dynamically created properties
* Fix: When TCF active, in some cases this could cause a cmlz_accept_all not defined error
* Fix: Fatal error in Wizard when using "Falang", props @chabass
* Fix: cookies can not able to run in some cases due to missing variable declarations, props @sira1967

= 6.4.7 =
* June 14th, 2023
* Fix: WordPress 6.2 version moved the Privacy Policy function to a different file. Added fallback for older versions.
* Fix: The fix for the Classic Editor bug which removes summary/details html elements, caused an issue when the post content is empty.
* Improvement: if configuration by Complianz is set to false, the gtag id was added anyway, but empty.
* Improvement: strings in UK cookie policy translatable, which shouldn't be the case.

= 6.4.6 =
* Improvement: unhide pagination on data requests page.
* Improvement: Jersey and Guernsey included
* Improvement: move nonce check to earlier in the process
* Improvement: only show notice about duplicate statistics implementation if stats are actually used.
* Improvement: Easy Liveblogs integration
* Fix: Workaround for strange issue where the Classic Tiny MCE editor strips the summary/details tags from the unsynced legal documents html

= 6.4.5 =
* Security: CSRF fixed
* Fix: type=module support for scripts other than inline scripts
* Fix: new shortcode handling for consent area not working for some plugin shortcodes, split in two options: default, the old one, optionally the clientside version.

= 6.4.4 =
* Fix: catch not existing post_data if post structure is not following WordPress standards
* Fix: exclude bricks builder from cookie blocker
* Improvement: AddToAny integration updated, props @micropat
* Improvement: wording and links in Canadian Cookie Policy
* Improvement: mailchimp woocommerce integration feature activation after consent
* Improvement: updated classic consent area to the same new structure as the new Gutenberg consent area
* Improvement: script type module support in cookie blocker
* Improvement: exclude cornerstone builder from cookieblocker
* Improvement: new cmplz_upload_dir and cmplz_upload_url filters, to allow overrides of the plugin folders.
* Dropped: Ultimate Add ons for Elementor integration, due to incompatibility issues

= 6.4.3 =
* Improvement: add exclude cookies filter
* Improvement: add support for parent/child themes, props @dominiccarrington
* Improvement: incorrect bold paragraphs in Privacy Statement for Children
* Improvement: clear blocked scripts cache on ajax save in script center
* Improvement: hubspot integration improved
* fix: cmplz-consent-area shortcode reload loop because of hardcoded marketing category, props @matthiaswagner

= 6.4.2.1 =
* New: branding update

= 6.4.2 =
* Security update: authenticated Stored XSS issue
* Fix: disable cookie banner option in wizard didn't load the complianz.js scripts, causing placeholders not to work when activated.
* Fix: After switching to unlinked status in a legal document, purpose paragraph got dropped
* Fix: not all categories within services showing in cookie policy overview
* Fix: isset check on get_field_type function, props @moxymore
* Fix: not translatable VAT ID string
* Fix: With Global Privacy Control or Do Not Track enabled, and the user accepting an embedded service, the service was blocked again after a pageload.
* Improvement: allow custom directory for cookie banner css generation
* Improvement: catch open basedir restriction
* Improvement: catch not existing accept button during initial cookie scan (no banner active yet)
* Improvement: function cmplz_has_consent() in 'other' region returned false when no cookies present, while it should return true in that case.
* New: Buttonizer integration
* New: hCatpcha for WordPress

= 6.4.1 =
* Improvement: do not copy over async attribute to prevent issues re-initializing scripts in some setups
* Improvement: get_cookie() function performance, props @lucastello
* Improvement: add space behind contact details on policy
* Improvement: add our own 'manage_privacy' capability, as the wordpress core manage_privacy_options is not implemented consistently with other capabilities
* Improvement: catch not set array class-document.php 1820
* Improvement: hide blocked iframes until they're consented to, for better UX
* Improvement: PHP 8.2 compatibility
* Improvement: export datarequests on symlinked folder setups (BASE_PATH -> ABSPATH)
* Fix: links to processing agreement create page broken
* Fix: Divi Recaptcha support
* Fix: WP Go Maps Pro update
* Fix: cosmetic change: cmplz_functional should always be allow, props @jidwictut9
* Fix: when editing consent in unsynced mode in Gutenberg, content went missing because of automatically wrapping with divs by gutenberg and missing key props
* New: Agile Store Locator integration
* New: Omnisend Connect integration

= 6.4.0 =
* Fix: function name error in microsoft ads integrations, props @mustafauysal
* Fix: GPC & DNT in opt out regions not respected, props @ahegyes
* Improvement: conditional scroll into view on consent area shortcode, props @falkemediawy
* Improvement: MPDF update, props @sviluppomania
* Improvement: catch CURL errors because of local SSL issues, add to system status
* Improvement: return # for not existing page id in case of generated docs by complianz, but not actually generated
* Improvement: Fire load event in divi integration after consent

= 6.3.9 =
* Brought version in sync with premium version
* Improvement: Add classes to address details
* Improvement: auto installer for Really Simple SSL multisite compatible
* Improvement: add filter to allow filtering data-request email recipient 'cmplz_datarequest_email'
* Improvement: translatable URLs in polylang
* New: Microsoft Ads/Microsoft Clarity integration
* Fix: some scripts not executing properly because of copying data-service & data-category attributes props @sophiaknows, @hamil1
* Fix: new added query added to cookie block exclude to ensure Avada live builder works, props @franck_b, @markusand

== Upgrade notice ==
* Please backup before upgrading.

== Screenshots ==
1. Complianz Dashboard: Your privacy HUB
2. The Wizard: Generate a cookie policy and configure consent management to your specific needs. 
3. Automatic Cookie Scan: Weekly scan of your website to keep you up-to-date!
4. Customize your Cookie Banner: Including template styles and a range of styling options, WCAG conform. Custom CSS available for full control!
5. Integrations: Dedicated integrations with the most popular plugins, themes and services. Feature requests are possible!
6. Placeholders: Still images for video placeholders and individual placeholders for social media widgets. Fully customizable as well!
7. Legal Documents: Dedicated legal documents per region. Generated by you through the wizard, drafted, and updated by our IT Law firm.
