The iubenda WordPress plugin for SiteGround is an all-in-one, extremely easy-to-use 360° compliance solution that quickly scans your site and auto-configures to match your specific setup. It supports multiple legislations and minimizes the need for code copy-pasting and allows you to automate the implementation of the cookie law rules, drastically reducing the necessity for direct interventions in the site’s code.
This plugin provides a customizable cookie banner, dynamically generates a cookie policy that matches the services on your site, stores proof of users’ preferences, and fully manages cookie-related consent. It even blocks common widgets and third-party cookies until users give their consent, helping you comply with the GDPR, ePrivacy and CCPA/CPRA.
Our solutions are fully responsive (perfect for all screen sizes) and WCAG Level AAA Compliant.
Once your SiteGround website is set up, you can easily start installing the pluging and configuring it to comply with the required legal and privacy regulations. It’s very simple, let’s see!
To quickly log in to your WordPress site, go to Site Tools > WordPress > Install & Manage. Then, click on the Log in to Admin Panel icon next to the domain of the desired site.
Next, you will be redirected to your WordPress Dashboard, from there you simply click on ‘Plugins’ > ‘Add new’.
Then, search for “iubenda” in the search bar on the top right. The plugin should appear at the top of the list.
Once you have located the ‘iubenda | All-in-one Compliance for GDPR / CCPA Cookie Consent + more – WordPress plugin’, click on ‘Install’, then ‘Activate’.
Once ‘Active’, head to ‘Installed Plugins’ and click on ‘’Settings‘’ under the iubenda plugin module.
Once there, you’ll see a page like the one below in loading. The plugin will scan your site and provide a compliance rating based on your site’s specific needs.
On this page, you can find your site’s compliance elements summarized.
Then, click on “Help me get compliant” to proceed.
Now you can start from scratch with iubenda solutions, or if you already use some of our products, you can directly synchronize them with our plugin.
If you already use iubenda products for the site you want to manage with our WP plugin, you can skip straight to -> Synchronize your iubenda account with the WP plugin.
To set up the plugin, you will be asked to choose the language of your website and then click continue.
Choose the main language of your site, you can easily add the other languages in the following steps. For more information you can read our guide on multilingual WordPress Sites.
Finally, you will need to confirm the website and email address.
Great, we’ve now created an account on iubenda.com and generated the essentials you need to proceed. You’ll receive an email to complete your account configuration, but you can still continue to configure the plugin.
You’re now ready to set up your cookie banner/consent banner. In this step, you can select the main elements of the banner, such as the:
After the first set up, you can customize all the aspect and behavior of the cookie banner/consent banner with our Privacy Controls and Cookie Solution configurator. For more info read here
After setting up your Privacy Controls and Cookie Solution, you can add your privacy policy button, choosing the style and the button position.
When you’re done, click on Integrate.
You have now completed the basic configuration of the cookie banner/consent banner and added the privacy policy button.
From the plugin dashboard, you will be able to configure and manage the products you have activated or add new ones.
To find out how to configure your products, you can read the specific section of this guide.
If you have already activated some iubenda products, on the first step of the configuration process, click on “I’ve already made the set up on iubenda.com.”
Then, paste the embed code of your Privacy Controls and Cookie Solution (required) and other products you have set up in your iubenda account, and that’s it. Our plugin will automatically synchronize your products within the plugin.
Once you finish the first setup, you’ll have complete control of all the iubenda products you can manage and integrate within the plugin.
Here’s how to configure them:
The simplified cookie banner/consent banner settings already ensure seamless operation, but you may want to customize your banner’s behavior and aspect thoroughly.
To do that, click on the configure button within the Privacy Controls and Cookie Solution area, then select Manual embed. Next, see the collapsible element below for advanced configuration options.
💡For a full step-by-step guide on how to configure these settings, click here to access the full guide.
Our plugin automatically synchronizes the privacy and cookie policy you set up with our generator without any code copypasting.
💡 For detailed instructions on managing and editing the privacy and cookie policy, read the complete guide here.
Our All-in-One WordPress plugin also allows you to record, review, and maintain comprehensive GDPR records of consent for your web forms. The plugin detects and identifies all supported forms that are embedded in the website like Contact Form 7, WP Forms, WordPress comment, Elementor Forms, and WooCommerce and offers a super easy mapping of checkout forms.
💡 For more information on setting up and managing consent via Consent Database, view the full documentation here.
With the All-in-One WordPress plugin, you can also manage and integrate your Terms and Conditions documents into your WordPress site.
💡 Need detailed steps on how to configure your Terms and Conditions? Check the full guide here.
We often provide updated versions of our plugin, which are unstable during the testing phase as Beta versions are.
To install a Beta version of the plugin, the first thing to do is install an external plugin called “WP Rollback”, which allows you to select an unofficial version of our plugin.
Please note: WP Rollback requires a WordPress version above 4.0.
As for other plugins, you can install WP Rollback by accessing the Plugin area in your WordPress admin panel and clicking on “Add new”; from here, you can search for “WP Rollback” and install it.
After the installation and activation, it will be necessary to go back to the page on which all the installed plugins are listed. Here you’ll notice that “Rollback” will have appeared next to every entry.
All that needs to be done now is to look for the “iubenda Privacy Controls and Cookie Solution” plugin and click on the “Rollback” entry. Here you’ll find all the different versions of the plugin; the currently used version will be labeled “installed version”, while the Beta versions will be marked as such.
To install and test the Beta version of the plugin, click on the Beta entry you wish to use. This will cause the current version of the Plugin to be overwritten by the Beta version; to revert the process, the same process will have to be undertaken, the difference being the selecting of the previous stable version and not the Beta one.
To signal a bug, please email us and provide a clear and detailed description of the problem.
Attaching the debug information from WordPress along with your support request is always helpful. To access the debug information, open the WordPress installation folder and look for the file wp-config.php.
Once inside, please look for the following line:
define('WP_DEBUG', false);
Modify it to:
define('WP_DEBUG', true);
Once the file is saved, open a page on your WordPress, and the debug information will start to appear. Keep our plugin active and send us any errors or messages WordPress shows.
After installation, please be sure to set-up prior blocking, as this is legally mandatory under EU Law. You can find various methods of prior blocking along with full instructions in this guide.