WP DSGVO Tools Premium was the paid edition of a WordPress privacy toolkit designed for websites in Germany and Austria. It can also be used in other EU countries and third countries. The setup starts by selecting the services a site uses and entering relevant details, then configuring its privacy components.

How consent and service controls work

The listed capabilities cover cookie popups and notices, opt-in and opt-out management, consent cancellation, and options for consent validity and the waiting period before consent is requested again. Site operators can group services, control services and embedded content, display mandatory information, and adjust the design with a style configurator.

• Support for Google Tag Manager and Matomo Tag Manager
• Fields for the responsible person and data protection officer
• Consent interfaces designed to avoid illegal nudging

Privacy information and imprints

The plugin can generate data protection information and create an imprint. Add the imprint using page selection or a shortcode. The legal texts were created by a law firm specializing in IT, internet, and data protection law. Sworn and certified interpreters produced the translations. The extension is officially certified for WPML and also works with Polylang and WPGlobus.

Other listed privacy functions

The wider WP DSGVO Tools capability set includes integrations for Google Analytics, Matomo, and WP Statistics. It also lists a right-to-be-forgotten function with time management, plus automated directory requests and deletion with PDF and JSON output. If custom snippets for services such as Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or Criteo are enabled, third-party scripts may load or remote resources may be requested if or after users opt in.

Premium status and setup considerations

Premium licenses are no longer being continued, and the publisher says no new functions or functions are being added to WP DSGVO Tools. The publisher recommends LegalWeb Cloud as its newer premium plugin. The plugin directory notice says WP DSGVO Tools has not been tested with the latest three major WordPress releases and may have compatibility issues with recent versions.

The plugin works with GDPR compliance work, but installation alone is not enough: a site administrator must configure it correctly, and the plugin cannot guarantee complete compliance on its own.

To set it up, install and activate the plugin through the WordPress plugin screen or by uploading its ZIP file. Select the services in use, complete the relevant fields, and configure the cookie, consent, privacy, and imprint settings. Add the imprint through page selection or a shortcode where needed, then review the information shown to visitors and how consent behaves on the site.