Name: KaaTai Consent Manager
Author: kaatai

KaaTai Consent Manager is a privacy-first cookie consent plugin built specifically for the German and DACH market (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). It gives your visitors full control over cookies and tracking scripts — while keeping you compliant with DSGVO, TDDDG, and ePrivacy.

Unlike international tools that try to cover 100+ countries, KaaTai focuses on doing one thing well: GDPR compliance for German websites. The cookie database, legal text templates, vendor presets, and compliance checks are all tailored to German law. The admin interface is available in German and English.

Cookie Consent Banner

Customizable consent banner with 3 layouts: Bottom Bar, Centered Popup, Corner Box
All design settings free for all plans: colors, overlay, border radius, spacing, box shadow
Responsive design — works on desktop, tablet, and mobile
WCAG 2.1 compliant: ARIA roles, focus trap, keyboard navigation, semantic HTML
No jQuery dependency — lightweight vanilla JavaScript
Cache-safe: works correctly with all popular caching plugins

Content Blocking

Automatically blocks YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, Instagram, and Spotify embeds until consent
Blocks Google Maps and OpenStreetMap iframes
Shows privacy-friendly placeholders with click-to-load buttons
MutationObserver detects and blocks dynamically injected content
Auto Script Blocker detects and blocks tracking scripts from third-party plugins (67 known services)

Consent Management

Google Consent Mode v2 — always enabled, sends proper signals to GTM, GA4, and Google Ads
Granular consent — visitors can accept/reject individual vendors, not just categories
5 cookie categories: Essential, Functional, Statistics, Marketing, Performance
Consent choices persist across sessions and can be withdrawn at any time
Consent logging with unique record IDs for GDPR Art. 7(1) compliance (36-month retention)
Global Privacy Control (GPC) — automatically honors browser-level privacy signals

Legal Text Generator

Impressum generator — all mandatory fields per German law (TMG/DDG)
Privacy policy generator — covers all 14 items required by GDPR Art. 13
Shortcodes: [kccm_impressum] and [kccm_datenschutz] for easy page integration
Data for responsible person (Verantwortlicher) stored locally — no external service needed

Vendor Registry

Pre-configured database of 66+ common services with accurate cookie descriptions
Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, Microsoft Clarity, YouTube, Google Maps, and many more
1-click install from the service catalog
Custom vendor support — add your own services with cookie details

Setup Wizard

4-step guided setup: General Settings, Responsible Person, Select Services, Banner Design
Live banner preview during setup
Works without an API key — no account required for basic features

Built for the German Market

The cookie database, legal text templates, and compliance checks are tailored to GDPR/DSGVO, TDDDG, and ePrivacy requirements as they apply in Germany. International expansion is planned — the plugin architecture is fully translatable and locale-aware.

Integrations

KaaTai Consent Manager works with the most popular WordPress plugins and services:

Analytics: Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Matomo, Piwik PRO, Microsoft Clarity, Plausible, Fathom
Marketing: Meta Pixel (Facebook), Google Ads, Taboola, Outbrain, Awin, Tradedoubler
Embeds: YouTube, Vimeo, Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Facebook, Instagram, Spotify
E-Commerce: WooCommerce (Checkout Banner mode, one-click setup)
Chat & Support: Tidio, Crisp, Zendesk, Drift, LiveChat
Security: Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare, hCaptcha
Payments: PayPal, Klarna
Other: HubSpot, Twitter/X Pixel, Snap Pixel, Gravatar, Site Kit by Google

Premium Features (optional SaaS)

Connect to the KaaTai Consent Manager dashboard to unlock additional features. The SaaS integration is entirely optional — the plugin works fully standalone.

Pricing per domain, incl. 19% VAT:

Free (0 EUR):

Cookie banner with all designs and layouts
Local consent logging
Vendor registry (4 vendors)
Content blocking (YouTube, Maps, etc.)
Google Consent Mode v2

Starter (1,90 EUR/month):

66+ vendor presets
Banner logo upload
Cookie scanner (local JS scan)
Impressum generator
Auto script blocker
White-label (remove branding)
Ticket support

Business (2,49 EUR/month):

Privacy policy generator (via SaaS)
Playwright deep scan
Audit scanner with compliance score
WooCommerce presets
Central consent logging
Multi-domain support

Pro (2,90 EUR/month):

Analytics dashboard (consent trends, geo data)
Conversion impact calculator

Useful Links

About KaaTai

KaaTai Consent Manager is developed by KaaTai in Germany. We believe that GDPR compliance should be simple, affordable, and accessible to every website owner — not just enterprises with legal departments. Our goal is to be the best cookie consent solution for the German-speaking market.

External Services

Third-party service references (detection patterns, NOT dependencies)

This plugin is a Consent Management Tool. Its purpose is to detect, categorize, and block third-party tracking scripts until the visitor gives consent. The plugin contains a database of known tracking services with their hostnames and script patterns.

These references are identification patterns only. The plugin does not load, connect to, or transmit any data to these services. It uses the patterns to recognize scripts already present on your site and block them until consent is granted.

The following services are referenced as detection patterns:

Google Analytics — detected and blocked until “statistics” consent. Privacy Policy, Terms
Google Tag Manager — detected and blocked until “marketing” consent. Privacy Policy, Terms
Meta Pixel (Facebook) — detected and blocked until “marketing” consent. Privacy Policy, Terms
Cloudflare — detected and categorized as “essential”. Privacy Policy, Terms
Google reCAPTCHA — detected and categorized as “functional”. Privacy Policy, Terms
Piwik PRO / Matomo — detected and blocked until “statistics” consent. Privacy Policy
Microsoft Clarity — detected and blocked until “statistics” consent. Privacy Policy, Terms

No data is sent to any of these services by this plugin.

KaaTai Consent Manager SaaS (optional, requires API key)

This plugin optionally connects to servers operated by KaaTai (consent-management.kaatai.de). These connections are only made when the site administrator has entered an API key. Without an API key, no external connections occur.

Service: KaaTai Consent Manager SaaS
Service URL: https://consent-management.kaatai.de
What it does: License validation, consent analytics, cookie scanner, service library, legal text generation.
What data is sent: API key, domain, consent configuration, anonymized consent events (no PII), scan results.
Privacy Policy: https://consent-management.kaatai.de/datenschutz
Terms of Service: https://consent-management.kaatai.de/agb

Data transmitted when an API key is configured

License Validation (/api/license/validate) — API key sent to verify license status and features. Cached for 24 hours.
Config Sync (/api/consent/config) — Consent configuration sent when settings are saved. No personal visitor data.
Consent Events (/api/consent/event) — Anonymized consent events via sendBeacon(). Contains: action, categories, hashed session ID, policy hash. No PII.
Legal Texts (/api/legal/impressum, /api/legal/privacy-policy) — Legal text content fetched from SaaS. Cached for 24 hours.
Newsletter (/api/newsletter/subscribe-by-key) — Only when administrator clicks “Subscribe”.
Scanner (/api/scan/results) — Scan results synced to SaaS dashboard (Business plan+).
Cookie Definitions (/api/cookies/definitions) — Cookie descriptions fetched for Service Library.

Data stored on the external server

License/API key association and plan details
Aggregated consent statistics (no personal data)
Consent configuration snapshots
Scan results (URLs and detected services)

User consent

The site administrator gives explicit consent by entering and saving an API key. The API key can be removed at any time to stop all external communication.