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Requirements

  • Requires at least WordPress version: 5.9
  • Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8
  • Requires PHP: 7.4

Complianz 7.4.x

7.4.2 Latest

  • 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

Complianz 7.3.x

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.

Complianz 7.2.x

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

Complianz 7.1.x

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

Complianz 7.0.x

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

Complianz 6.5.x

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

Complianz 6.4.x

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

Complianz 6.3.x

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
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