A CookieYes alternative that runs on your own site.
No account, no external script: the banner, categories and blocking all run on your site. Banner text, button labels, colours and position from the classic CookieYes plugin (GDPR Cookie Consent / Cookie Law Info) are imported.
Replaced by the bundled Cookie Consent plugin · Included free with Presscomet
Switching from CookieYes: the short version.
You get
- Accept, reject and customise with four categories
- Scripts and embeds blocked until consent
- Google Consent Mode v2
- Banner text, buttons, colours and position imported from the classic plugin
Not included
- No cookie scanner or auto-generated cookie list
- No consent log, geo-targeting or multi-language banner
- Settings kept in CookieYes’s web app (newer plugin versions) aren’t imported
Why run consent on your own site?
A hosted consent platform loads its script from another domain before anything else — ironically, a third party on every page view. Running the banner locally avoids that request and keeps the logic in your site.
The trade-off is the extras a platform provides: automatic cookie scans, consent records and per-country rules.
CookieYes vs Presscomet
Feature by feature, including what isn’t there. Rows describe what the bundled plugin’s code does today.
| Feature | CookieYes | Presscomet |
|---|---|---|
| Accept / reject / per-category | Included: Yes | Included: Yes |
| Script blocking before consent | Included: Yes | Included: Yes |
| Google Consent Mode v2 | Included: Yes | Included: Yes |
| Account / external service | Partly: Web app for current versions | Included: None |
| Cookie scanner | Included: Yes | Not included: Not included |
| Consent log | Included: Yes | Not included: Not included |
| Geo-targeting, multi-language | Partly: Paid plans | Not included: Not included |
- Included
- Partly, or on a paid plan
- Not included
- Not needed, with the reason
CookieYes features as publicly documented; plans change. Check cookieyes.com for current details.
What moves over automatically.
The classic plugin stored banner settings in WordPress options; those are imported. Visitors are asked once more because the consent cookie changes.
Imported
- Message, heading, accept / reject / settings button labels
CookieLawInfo-0.9cli_settingsnotify_messagebar_heading_textbutton_1_text - Background, text and button colours
backgroundtextbutton_1_button_colourbutton_1_link_colour - Bar or pop-up, top or bottom, revisit widget position
cookie_bar_asnotify_position_verticalwidget_position
Not imported
- Cookie scan results and cookie lists
- Consent logs
- Settings held in the CookieYes web app
- Existing visitor consents
- CookieYes (Cookie Law Info): cookie banner settings imported. Visitors will be asked for consent again (the consent cookie name changed).
How switching works.
- 01
Check your site
Run the free site check to see which of your plugins Presscomet replaces and what needs attention.
- 02
Run the migration
Connect your WordPress site. Content, users, media and plugin settings are imported into a new Presscomet site; your live site is only read.
- 03
Review and switch
Open Settings → Cookie Consent to check the imported settings, then point your domain at the new site when you’re happy.
Where to find it: Settings → Cookie Consent.
CookieYes alternative: questions
Do I need a CookieYes account?
No. Everything runs on your site.
Will visitors see the banner again after the move?
Yes, once. The consent cookie has a different name, so earlier choices aren’t carried over.
Is this legal advice?
No. It provides the mechanisms; what your site needs depends on where you and your visitors are.
Can I keep running CookieYes instead?
No. Presscomet doesn’t run PHP, so WordPress plugins can’t be installed. The bundled Cookie Consent plugin does the job instead, and the migration imports the settings listed above.
Does Presscomet support WooCommerce?
Not today. Presscomet is for content sites — blogs, magazines, business and documentation sites. If your site sells through WooCommerce, it isn’t a fit yet.
Related plugins and next steps
Related
- BundledCookie ConsentAccept, reject and per-category consent that holds back analytics and marketing scripts, with Google Consent Mode v2.
- BundledAnalyticsGA4, Tag Manager, Plausible or Fathom snippets, plus a cookieless page-view counter with a dashboard chart.
- AlternativeSite Kit by Google alternativeGA4 and Tag Manager tags with consent and exclusions — Site Kit IDs imported, but no Google dashboards.
Move your WordPress site in one go — content, users, media and plugin settings. Free and open source; your live site is only read.
Managed hosting with backupsAll 19 bundled plugins
CookieYes, Cookie Law Info, Google are trademarks of their respective owners. Presscomet is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. Names are used only to describe compatibility and migration.