Introduction

CookieRay is a self-hosted WordPress cookie-consent and privacy plugin. It helps you collect, record, and respect visitor consent for cookies and tracking scripts on your WordPress site, and it keeps all of that data inside your own database.

What CookieRay is

CookieRay gives you the tools commonly needed to support GDPR, CCPA, and ePrivacy consent workflows directly inside WordPress:

• A configurable consent banner with card and bar layouts, nine positions, a live preview, and four consent categories.
• Script blocking so tracking scripts only run after the visitor agrees, with Log Only and Strict modes.
• Google Consent Mode v2 support.
• A cookie scanner and a cookie inventory to discover and document the cookies your site sets.
• Consent logs, including CSV exports and PDF receipts.
• A dashboard with a checklist and a summarized score, plus scan history and settings.

Self-hosted and private by design

CookieRay is fully self-hosted. All consent records, cookie data, and scan results stay in your site’s own database. There is no external SaaS dependency and no telemetry sent back to CookieRay servers. You own your data and it never leaves your infrastructure.

What it does and doesn’t do

CookieRay surfaces consent signals and helps you organize the technical side of cookie compliance. It does not replace legal review.

• It does help you block scripts, gather consent, categorize cookies, and keep records.
• It does not guarantee compliance or provide legal advice. Whether your site is compliant depends on how you configure CookieRay and on your specific legal obligations.

Treat CookieRay as a practical toolkit. Final compliance decisions should always involve your own legal counsel.

The four cookie categories

CookieRay organizes cookies and scripts into four categories so visitors can make granular choices:

• Necessary — Cookies required for the site to function. These typically cannot be switched off.
• Analytical — Cookies that measure traffic and usage so you can understand site performance.
• Functional — Cookies that enable enhanced features and personalization.
• Marketing — Cookies used for advertising and tracking across sites.

Visitors accept or reject categories through the banner, and CookieRay records their choices.