AdSimple Cookie Consent Banner

Changelog

2.2.1

  • Release Date – 10th March 2026
  • Fixed: Admin settings page stuck on “Loading application…” when WPML or other plugins (dark-mode, snippet managers) modify the WP_Screen object
  • Fixed: type=”module” script attribute now applied reliably across all WordPress versions (4.2+) via script_loader_tag filter instead of wp_script_add_data()

2.2.0

  • Release Date – 2nd March 2026
  • Added: New visual configuration wizard with six tabs (Design, Texts, Cookies, Settings, Features, Review)
  • Added: Local Setup mode — full cookie banner without an AdSimple account
  • Added: Decision screen to choose between AdSimple connection and Local Setup
  • Added: 16 built-in color themes with full custom color support (18 color fields)
  • Added: 6 banner positions (popup, bottom bar, bottom-left, bottom-right, top bar, top fixed)
  • Added: 3 banner layouts (Classic, Block, Wireframe)
  • Added: Browser-based cookie quick scan from the admin dashboard
  • Added: Automatic script blocking until visitor consent
  • Added: Google Consent Mode v2 support with configurable default states
  • Added: 6 cookie categories with per-category activation, locking, and visibility controls
  • Added: Visibility rules to exclude specific paths from showing the banner
  • Added: Configurable settings button for visitors to change preferences
  • Added: Live banner preview in the admin wizard
  • Added: Consent validity configuration (1–365 days)
  • Added: Modern React-based admin interface
  • Added: REST API for options and cookie scan management

2.1.4

  • Release Date – 24th February 2026
  • Fixed: Consent banner script tags were stripped by wp_kses_post(), causing raw JavaScript to appear as text on the page (with local cache) or the banner not loading at all (without local cache)
  • Fixed: Local script cache is now automatically invalidated when the plugin version changes, preventing stale cached scripts after updates
  • Fixed: Third-party page cache clearing now supports WP Super Cache, W3 Total Cache, LiteSpeed Cache, Autoptimize, SG Optimizer and WP Fastest Cache (in addition to WP Rocket)
  • Fixed: Third-party page caches are now always cleared when local cache is deleted, even if individual cache file deletions fail

2.1.3

  • Release Date – 23rd February 2026
  • Fixed: Renamed plugin display name to comply with WordPress.org guidelines (removed “WordPress” trademark and “Plugin” word)
  • Fixed: Added missing GPLv2 license header to plugin file
  • Fixed: Updated “Tested up to” to WordPress 6.9
  • Fixed: Replaced all short PHP opening tags (<?=) with full <?php echo tags
  • Fixed: Removed promotional language from readme description
  • Fixed: Added ABSPATH direct file access protection to all PHP files
  • Fixed: Improved output escaping throughout templates (esc_html, esc_attr, esc_url, wp_kses_post)
  • Fixed: Added nonce verification and input sanitization for form handling
  • Fixed: Replaced direct filesystem calls with WordPress Filesystem API
  • Fixed: Added translator comments and fixed unordered placeholders in i18n strings
  • Fixed: Replaced parse_url() with wp_parse_url() and unlink() with wp_delete_file()
  • Fixed: Replaced wp_redirect() with wp_safe_redirect()
  • Fixed: Prefixed custom hook names and template variables

2.1.2

  • Release Date – 18th August 2025
  • Updated: Fixed PHP 8.0+ compatibility issue with static method calls

2.1.1

  • Release Date – 29th July 2025
  • Added: WP Consent API integration

2.1.0

  • Release Date – 1st July 2025

  • Added: Registered as an official CMP under IAB Europe’s Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) with CMP ID 463.

  • Added: EAA WCAG 2.1 compliance

  • Updated: Readme to reflect TCF certification.

  • Updated: Readme to reflect EAA WCAG 2.1 compliance.

2.0.17

  • Release Date – 12th December 2024

  • Added: added screenshots

  • Updated: updated readme.txt

2.0.16

  • Release Date – 14th November 2024

  • Updated: updated text-domain loading

  • Updated: whitespace cleanup
  • Updated: tested up to WP 6.6.2

2.0.15

  • Release Date – 7th November 2024

  • Updated: updated short description

  • Updated: code-style update, improved code readability
  • Updated: whitespace cleanup

2.0.14

  • Release Date – 5th November 2024

  • Updated: updated text domain to plugin slug

  • Updated: code-style update, improved code readability
  • Updated: whitespace cleanup
  • Updated: updated readme.txt

2.0.13

  • Release Date – 5 September 2024

  • Updated: improved embed_code validation

2.0.12

  • Release Date – 3 September 2024

  • Updated: updated plugin name

  • Updated: updated readme.txt

2.0.11

  • Release Date – 3 September 2024

  • Updated: improved error-handling

2.0.10

  • Release Date – 27 August 2024

  • Updated: tested up to WP 6.5.4

2.0.9

  • Release Date – 12 October 2022

  • Updated: updates logic for exclude from WP Rocket

2.0.8

  • Release Date – 7 December 2021

  • Updated: Minor changes for PHP 8.0

2.0.7

  • Release Date – 21 June 2021

  • Updated: Optimization local version

2.0.6

  • Release Date – 9 June 2021

  • Added: Locale cache

2.0.5

  • Release Date – 5 March 2021

  • Updated: logic for exclude from WP Rocket

2.0.4

  • Release Date – 4 March 2021

  • Added: Support of shortcode [acm_cookie_list]

  • Added: Refactoring

2.0.3

  • Release Date – 24 November 2020

  • Added: Refactoring

2.0.2

  • Release Date – 11 November 2020

  • Added: Refactoring

  • Added: Added functionality exclude from WP Rocket

2.0.1

  • Release Date – 24 August 2020

  • Updated: Minor changes

2.0.0

  • Release Date – 26 March 2020

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Author
AdSimple
Version:
2.2.1
Last Updated
March 10, 2026
Active Installs
600
Requires
WordPress 4.2.0
Tested Up To
WordPress 6.9.2
Requires PHP
5.4

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