Top 3 Cookie Plugins for WordPress (ePrivacy/GDPR compliant)
Are you wondering how to make your WordPress website legally compliant for the EU market or are you unsure whether you need an opt-in cookie banner plugins? Then you are…
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5 Best WordPress Media Library Folder Management Plugins
When you start building your WordPress site, it is quite empty and the simplicity of WordPress is an advantage for beginners. But over time you will upload a lot of…
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Embed Google Fonts locally in WordPress! (GDPR compliant)
What would the internet be like without web fonts? Definitely only half as beautiful! Web fonts – also known as web fonts or online fonts – have become an indispensable…
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What is personal data? – Simply explained!
Imagine the following: You’ve got a mess on your head again and it’s definitely time to make an appointment at your trusted hair salon. You quickly pick up the phone,…
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Cookie banner text – this must be included! (With examples)
When it comes to what exactly needs to be in a cookie banner, website operators – maybe even you – are often at a loss. But good news: If it…
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Avoid the 15 most common mistakes in your Cookie Banner!
Is there such a thing as THE perfect recipe for a Cookie Banner? Definitely! The trick is to find all the ingredients. 👩🍳 Often, cookie banners are a prime example…
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Real Cookie Banner 5.0: Compliance for Almost Every Case
We are committed to continuously improving Real Cookie Banner to make your website privacy compliant and user friendly. With version 5.0, we are once again setting new standards by addressing…
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Real Cookie Banner 4.0: Redefining Localization, Accessibility, and Legal Compliance
We have made it our mission to be accessible to more countries and to everyone – no matter what abilities or limitations (disabilities) the users of Real Cookie Banner have.…
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Real Cookie Banner 3.0: Legal adjustments, service scanner and content blocker layouts
About a year ago, Real Cookie Banner 2.0 was the last major release of our cookie consent solution. Since then, we have agilely released a large number of new features…
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Real Cookie Banner 2.0: TCF compatibility, geo-restrictions and 100+ service templates
About five months ago, we released the first version of Real Cookie Banner. With it, we already provided a consent management platform for WordPress that was superior to existing WordPress…
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Real Category Management 4.0: UX optimization, rebranding and translations
Many of our users use Real Media Library to organize their WordPress media library into folders. But what if not only the media library, but also the content in a…
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Relaunch of the devowl.io website
We’ve been quiet for the last three months as we’ve been working on three major releases. The first one drops today: the new devowl.io website. In this article, we’d like…
Read article Useful information about cookie banners
We will keep you up to date on legal changes, new requirements and innovative concepts for cookie banners!
PIMS or Cookie Banner? – Everything you need to know!
To cap off the year, a long-announced law finally came into force that completely turned the world of many website operators upside down: the Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act.…
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TDDDG/TTDSG: Cookie law for website operators in Germany
The TDDDG (Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act; former TTDSG; in German: Telekommunikation-Digitale-Dienste-Datenschutz-Gesetz) will regulate a number of areas of data protection in Germany as of December 1st, 2021. In…
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Cookie Banner Design – 10 Tips for creative Data Protection!
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who has the most beautiful (and at the same time most data-compliant) cookie banner in the whole wide world? Cookie banners and data protection have…
Read article Cookie banner text – this must be included! (With examples)
When it comes to what exactly needs to be in a cookie banner, website operators – maybe even you – are often at a loss. But good news: If it…
Read article Avoid the 15 most common mistakes in your Cookie Banner!
Is there such a thing as THE perfect recipe for a Cookie Banner? Definitely! The trick is to find all the ingredients. 👩🍳 Often, cookie banners are a prime example…
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What is a Cookie Banner? – Everything you need to know!
Many users of the World Wide Web are simply annoyed by the not-so-small cookie banners that literally jump out at you when you open a website. They ask for consent…
Read article Top 3 Cookie Plugins for WordPress (ePrivacy/GDPR compliant)
Are you wondering how to make your WordPress website legally compliant for the EU market or are you unsure whether you need an opt-in cookie banner plugins? Then you are…
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Data protection is more than just installing a cookie banner. We explain the ins and outs of the GDPR and other relevant laws.
US data processing allowed again: Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework creates legal basis
After years of uncertainty, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF) creates a new legal basis for data processing in the USA. Therefore, on July 10, 2023, the European Commission issued…
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Warning and claim for damages due to use of Google services
Website operators in Germany are currently receiving warnings and letters with claims for damages if they use Google services such as Google Fonts (without consent) on their website. In these…
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Chatbots and the GDPR – what you need to know!
The World Wide Web is constantly evolving. One achievement that can no longer be ignored is the introduction of chatbots. Nowadays, you can find them on many corporate websites, as…
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Complianz Plugin Review: The Best WordPress Cookie Plugin?
The WordPress Cookie Consent Plugin Complianz is a popular alternative to Borlabs Cookie and Real Cookie Banner. The cookie plugin excels in covering a wide range of legal spaces: GDPR,…
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Borlabs Cookie Review: The Best WordPress Cookie Plugin?
The WordPress plugin Borlabs Cookie is the first choice for many website owners when it comes to setting up consent management on their own WordPress website. Borlabs Cookie is equipped…
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10+ must-have WordPress plugins for a GDPR-compliant website
You are the proud owner of a WordPress website? Then you will most likely have already been confronted with the unpleasant topic of data protection. A legally compliant WordPress website…
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Opt-In, Opt-Out and Double-Opt-In – what you need to know!
No, yes, double yes – three choices that are more or less part of (online) marketing nowadays. These procedures are called opt-out, opt-in and double opt-in. In this article, we…
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Do Not Track – Tracking? No thanks!
Enable or disable tracking, that is the question. Being tracked makes many of us feel uncomfortable – whether in the analogue or digital world.But personal user data is exactly what…
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What is tracking on the internet and how does it work?
When it comes to tracking, many internet users – and especially data protectionists – don’t feel much like laughing. This is because so-called tracking is often labelled as an illegal…
Read article What is personal data? – Simply explained!
Imagine the following: You’ve got a mess on your head again and it’s definitely time to make an appointment at your trusted hair salon. You quickly pick up the phone,…
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How useful is a Privacy Policy Generator?
Creating a website is not easy at all: apart from the visual appearance and usability, website operators face another hurdle in the form of legal requirements that have to be…
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Real Cookie Banner – the affordable alternative to PixelYourSite!
Ready, Track, Go! The WordPress plugin PixelYourSite is one of the most popular tracking integrations in the WordPress cosmos. In just a few steps, it enables website operators to collect…
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Learn all the basics you need to know about cookies in order to handle them in the best possible way.
What are first party and third party cookies?
If you want to surf in incognito mode with the Chrome browser, you will probably already be familiar with this notification. One click on the small button and so-called “third-party…
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Different types of web cookies you should know!
Just as there are numerous recipes for crispy biscuits to bake, there are at least as many (unfortunately less tasty) biscuits on the internet – the infamous “cookies”. Many internet…
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Everything you should know about web cookies!
Cookies are a popular snack and a questionable phenomenon on the internet at the same time. If you’re looking for the former, you’ve come to the wrong place 😉 If…
Read article Integrate services GDPR-compliant
We explain how you can integrate popular services into your WordPress website in a data protection-compliant manner and what you need to bear in mind when doing so.
Embed OpenStreetMap GDPR compliant in WordPress!
Next to Google Maps, OpenStreetMap is one of the most popular services when it comes to integrating online maps into one’s own website, for example to make it easier for…
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Use CleverReach with Google reCAPTCHA (GDPR)
You want to connect CleverReach with Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms on your WordPress website from spam bots? Then you should definitely think about compliance with data protection requirements. Because…
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Integrate Google Ads Conversion Tracking GDPR-compliant in WordPress
The popular tracking tool from Google is part of the standard repertoire for almost every online marketer. The Google Ads Conversion Tracking is an excellent helper when it comes to…
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Integrate ActiveCampaign GDPR compliant into a WordPress website
You want to integrate ActiveCampaign into your WordPress website to place newsletter registrations or similar? No problem! In this article, we’ll show you how you can easily link the popular…
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Integrate Matomo GDPR compliant into a WordPress website
Tracking and data protection don’t fit? Yes it can! Because that’s exactly what the web analysis tool Matomo Analytics has made its mission. Matomo is considered a more privacy-friendly alternative…
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Easily integrate Calendly into a WordPress website in compliance with the GDPR!
A calendar booking system on your website is indispensable for many companies. This is because it makes it super easy to coordinate and manage appointments. Calendly is one of the…
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Integrate YouTube GDPR-compliant into a WordPress website
Embedding a YouTube video on your own (WordPress) website seems so simple: copy the video embed code from YouTube and paste it into the website – that’s it. Unfortunately, it…
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Integrate Contact Form 7 with Google reCAPTCHA (GDPR-compliant)
You want to integrate a contact form into your WordPress website and protect yourself from spam bots at the same time? Then the combination of Contact Form 7 and Google…
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Integrate Google Tag Manager GDPR-compliant into WordPress!
Google’s Tag Manager service is a real asset for marketers, because they no longer have to rely on the help of IT specialists to integrate tracking tools into websites or…
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Integrate Spotify GDPR-compliant into your WordPress website!
Music on one’s WordPress website is an excellent way to make the user experience even more palatable for visitors. Spotify is one of the most popular music streaming services worldwide.…
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Integrate Facebook Pixel GDPR-compliant into your WordPress website!
You want to embed the Facebook Pixel in your website to optimise your marketing? No problem – at least at first glance. Because here, too, data protection has its fingers…
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How to integrate Instagram into WordPress in compliance with the GDPR!
When you think of social networks, which one comes immediately to mind? Instagram for sure. If not first or second, then certainly third. Not without reason, because with more than…
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Simple instructions: Integrate MailChimp into WordPress
MailChimp is a big player in the newsletter tool game. WordPress has a monopoly in terms of content management systems. Therefore, it is more than obvious to connect MailChimp with…
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How to integrate web fonts into your WordPress website!
You’ve found a really snazzy web font and want to integrate it into your website as easily, quickly and free of charge as possible? Or you have reached into your…
Read article Embed Google Fonts locally in WordPress! (GDPR compliant)
What would the internet be like without web fonts? Definitely only half as beautiful! Web fonts – also known as web fonts or online fonts – have become an indispensable…
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Can you use Elementor in a GDPR compliant way?
If you’re not a developer owl or want to/can’t spend a lot of money on a web designer to build your professional website for you, you’ve probably heard of Elementor.…
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How to use Wordfence in a GDPR-compliant manner!
The security of one’s own WordPress website should be a matter of the heart for every website owner, because unfortunately not every user of the World Wide Web has good…
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Manage WooCommerce cookies in a GDPR-compliant way!
Are you the operator of an online shop? Then you are certainly already familiar with the legal hurdles – especially with regard to cookies. Making your own online shop legally…
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How to embed a Vimeo video into a website (GDPR compliant)!
A picture is worth a thousand words. What does it look like with a video? A video is a real visual eye-catcher that not only spices up dull text, but…
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Embed Google Maps into a website in a GDPR-compliant way!
Come, I’ll show you the world! 🌎 The online map service of the US tech giant has been decorating various websites on the World Wide Web for years. Instead of…
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Embed MonsterInsights GDPR-compliant in a WordPress Website!
You want to integrate Google Analytics into your website, but don’t have the time to go through complex instructions that simply overwhelm you? Then you’ve probably already come across the…
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How to use PixelYourSite in a GDPR way!
You want to optimize your Facebook advertising campaigns to boost your conversion rate? Then so-called “Facebook Pixels” are exactly the thing for you. No longer an insider tip, tracking pixels…
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With a WordPress website, you can publish a wide variety of content. We’ll explain how to keep track of it all and manage your content in the best possible way.
Clean up your WordPress media library quickly and easily!
As grandma used to say: Order is the be-all and end-all! You’re diligently taking care of your WordPress website, but you’ve already accumulated several hundred files in your media library…
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Alternative to Filebird: Media Library Folders for WordPress
Are you already using the WordPress plugin Filebird to organize your WordPress media library? You can create the first few folders without any problems, but you might have performance problems…
Read article 5 Best WordPress Media Library Folder Management Plugins
When you start building your WordPress site, it is quite empty and the simplicity of WordPress is an advantage for beginners. But over time you will upload a lot of…
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Organize WordPress posts, pages and products in folders
WordPress is a flexible content management system for creating a blog with posts, websites with pages or even online shops with many products. If your website grows over time, it…
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How to download/export WordPress Media Library?
The Media Library is the central place in WordPress where you can find all your uploads. No matter if it is an image, video, audio, PDF or any other file.…
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What is the difference between Real Media Library PRO and Free?
Our folder and file manager WordPress plugin Real Media Library is available for free at wordpress.org and the PRO version of the software can be purchased for a few bucks…
Read article Black Friday Deals for WordPress
Many WordPress plugins, themes and hostings offer great discounts on Black Friday and Cyber Monday that you don’t want to miss!
WordPress Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals 2024
WordPress Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals 2024 Black Friday, Black Week and Cyber Monday are the biggest online shopping events of the year, offering massive discounts on WordPress products…
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Black Friday Deal for Borlabs Cookie: Save now!
Black Friday Deal for Borlabs Cookie: Save now! Are you looking for a Black Friday cookie consent plugin offer for Borlabs Cookie? Unfortunately, Borlabs Cookie had no Black Friday deal in…
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Black Friday Deal for Complianz: Save now!
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Read article What else WordPress has to offer you
WordPress is a CMS that allows you to do almost anything on your website! We explain a wide range of use cases and show you the appropriate solutions.
5 brilliant calendar plugins for WordPress
Are you organising a concert, a market, a beauty salon or just want to organise the next book club meeting? Then you are certainly looking for a calendar for your…
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Awesome Quiz Plugins for your WordPress website
A bit of fun is a must! What’s wrong with adding a quiz to your WordPress website for a change, to spice up some bland text and encourage visitors to…
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Provide files for download on your WordPress website
In this article, we will show you how to integrate PDF files into your WordPress website so that your visitors can easily download them. You can offer files (PDF, ZIP,…
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Deactivate WordPress comments quickly & easily!
The comment function in WordPress is great. Why? Well, it enables the mutual exchange of opinions, thoughts, ideas and constructive criticism. In addition, comments can boost the popularity of a…
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How to disable Emojis in WordPress
Emojis are truly an enrichment for the online world. They liven up dry texts, underline what is said or written and are also a real eye-catcher. However, the use of…
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robots.txt – everything you need to know!
You have probably heard of this file before. But what exactly is behind the robots.txt file? How does it work and what effects does it have on your website? We’ll…
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How to easily change a permalink of your WordPress website!
You want an SEO-optimized website? Then you definitely can’t avoid the topic of permalinks. But what exactly are permalinks? How do I create a permalink and what effects do they…
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Google Fonts & Co.: What you need to know about web fonts!
Web fonts are now a dime a dozen. And that’s a good thing because they can transform bland websites into real eye candy and thus contribute significantly to an improved…
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6 brilliant Poll Plugins for WordPress that you need to know!
The effectiveness of surveys is often underestimated. Yet they are a cost-effective way to elicit opinions, wishes and optimization suggestions from your visitors. As a website owner, you are probably…
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WordPress: Set the homepage – Tutorial
You have created a website with WordPress and now you want to define which page will be displayed as homepage? In this simple guide we show you how to define…
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WordPress: Fix “Failed to import Media” error
When you move content from one WordPress installation to another, you use the WordPress Importer plugin. It moves all your posts, pages, custom post types, and even media uploaded to…
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How to embed PDFs in WordPress?
It may be necessary to show a PDF document on your website, but the user should not leave the website. In this case, you must embed the document directly into…
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How to fix WordPress stuck in maintenance mode?
You started an update in your WordPress backend, but after that your website got stuck in maintenance mode? No visitor can access your website because he only sees the message…
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How to get WordPress featured image URL?
You want to display an featured image in your WordPress theme that the editors of your website can easily add to a blog post or a page in the WordPress…
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How to find the page/post ID in WordPress?
Some WordPress plugins ask you to manually enter a page ID, a post ID, or the ID of another content type to do something with that content. Nowadays this is…
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How to duplicate a page or post in WordPress?
WordPress itself does not have a function to duplicate pages, posts or any content from a custom post type. But you can install a free plugin to add this function…
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Where are post and pages stored in WordPress?
WordPress stores all data of your posts, pages and custom post types (like projects) in its MySQL/MariaDB database. For technical reasons the data is spread over multiple tables, but the…
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WordPress file/folder structure explained
WordPress is a content management system written in PHP and comes with many files and folders. If you uploaded the files yourself when you installed the system or later take…
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How to organize your WordPress Media Library?
The media library is the central location in WordPress. There you will find all media assets that you upload to your website. Despite other parts of WordPress the possibilities of…
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How to create folders in the WordPress Media Library?
All media assets uploaded to your WordPress site are stored in the media library. It’s a good part of WordPress that does a lot for you automatically, like resizing images.…
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How to download images from the WordPress Media Library?
You may have uploaded some images to your WordPress site and deleted the copy, that you now need, from your computer. Don’t worry, the image is in a good place…
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How to fix WordPress Media Library not loading?
The media library of your WordPress does not load, does not show pictures/thumbnails, keeps spinning or does not load at all? Not only is this an annoying problem, but it…
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