Session cookie set by ProfilePress

  • Resolved chuneycutt

    (@chuneycutt)


    4 years ago

    Hello,

    I noticed that with the change from WP User Avatar to ProfilePress (versions >2.2.16), a session cookie is set by the plugin.

    This cookie is called ‘ppwp_wp_session’.

    The problem with this cookie is that I cannot control for it with user consent tools (CookieBot, GTM Consent Mode) on sites we manage in the EU. I do not see any privacy settings in the ProfilePress dashboard that allow me to do this.

    I have seen another issue opened related to this cookie, but the provided solution in that thread (pastebin link) has expired: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cookie-options/

    Because this cookie’s value could be used to identify a user who did not and cannot consent to it being set in their browser, this plugin could put our sites at risk of violating GDPR privacy laws.

    Can your team provide a fix that allows admins to prevent this session cookie from being set?

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

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  • Plugin Support Ibrahim Nasir

    (@ibrahimkh4l33l)

    4 years ago

    Hello @chuneycutt 👋🏽

    To disable the session cookie you will need to add the code snippet below to your website.

    add_filter('ppress_should_start_session', '__return_false');

    You can add the code to your active theme’s function.php file or via the Code Snippets plugin.

    If neither of the above options works for you then please try installing our session cookie addon plugin from our website here.

    Best

    Thread Starter chuneycutt

    (@chuneycutt)

    4 years ago

    Thank you Ibrahim! I installed the custom plugin you provided on my local testing environment and it seems to be working as expected to prevent the session cookie from being set. I appreciate the prompt response, and hope this solution helps others as well –

    Cyrus

    Plugin Author Collins Agbonghama

    (@collizo4sky)

    4 years ago

    Happy to hear @chuneycutt. Consider updating your review of our plugin.

    Thanks.

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