Gratis Comply

Overview

Gratis Comply handles core GDPR/CCPA tasks: a configurable cookie consent banner shown in the site footer, a one-click privacy-policy page generator, a running consent log, and REST endpoints for visitor data export and erasure requests. It works immediately after activation with privacy-friendly defaults that store a salted visitor hash rather than raw IP addresses.

Opening the settings screen

1. In the WordPress admin sidebar, hover Settings.
2. Click Gratis Comply (URL: /wp-admin/options-general.php?page=gratis-comply).
3. Adjust the cookie-banner options, then click Save settings.

Cookie banner

• Enable banner — shows or hides the cookie consent banner on the front end. On by default. The banner only appears until the visitor makes a choice, which is stored client-side so cached pages stay fast.
• Banner text — the message shown in the banner. Default: We use essential cookies only. No tracking.
• Privacy policy URL — the address the banner’s “Privacy Policy” link points to. Leave blank to fall back to the WordPress privacy page.

Privacy policy generator

The Generate privacy policy button creates (or reuses) a draft Privacy Policy page populated with boilerplate text naming your site, and sets it as the official WordPress privacy page. Because it is saved as a draft, you can review and edit the wording before publishing. If a privacy page already exists, the plugin reuses it instead of creating a duplicate.

Consent log

Every accept/reject choice is recorded to an audit trail and summarised on the settings screen as Accepted, Rejected, and Total recorded counts. Each entry stores only a daily-rotating salted hash of the visitor plus a timestamp — never the raw IP — and the log is automatically capped so it cannot grow without bound.

Data export and erasure requests

Two public REST endpoints let your front end collect privacy choices and requests:

• Consent collector — the banner POSTs each choice to /wp-json/gratis-comply/v1/consent to build the log.
• Data request — POST /wp-json/gratis-comply/v1/data-request with an email and a type of export or delete creates a native WordPress personal-data export or erasure request, which you then confirm under Tools → Export/Erase Personal Data.

Recommended starting point

• Leave Enable banner on and tailor the Banner text to your cookie usage.
• Click Generate privacy policy, then edit and publish the draft page.
• Leave Privacy policy URL blank so the banner links to that generated page automatically.
• Check the Consent log totals periodically to confirm the banner is being recorded.