Hello.

Thank you for your quick and friendly reply.
I’m very pleased that your plugin itself is GDPR-compliant.
However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that your plugin is actually GDPR-compliant. So, your plugin itself is GDPR-compliant, but its use is not.

For example: When you embed an Instagram, Facebook, or X embed into your website, the content is automatically loaded from the external website, and cookies may be set, meaning information is loaded that the visitor may not have authorized.

The important question is, therefore, how is the embed content loaded?
Either simply, so that all files in the frontend also come from the external source (including cookies, etc.), or more cleverly, so that the content is loaded and stored (cached) in the backend and then simply displayed in the frontend, but without the content pointing to external sources or storing cookies.

That’s a big difference. And that’s what makes the difference between GDPR compliance and other methods. Visitors must be protected from external content, or they must be given the option to allow external content to load and cookies to be stored beforehand.

Therefore, to ensure the plugin is 100% GDPR compliant, there are two options:

1) Preload content in the backend and only display it in the frontend, so that all content originates from your own site.
or
2) Integrate a content blocker that completely blocks the elements beforehand and instead displays text and a button asking if the visitor wants to view this content and informing them that loading it will also load external content and store cookies. (And that they should review the privacy policy of the respective element.)
[Real Cookie Banner, for example, has a compliant content blocker: https://devowl.io/knowledge-base/real-cookie-banner-create-individual-content-blocker/%5D

It is crucial that no content from the embedded material is loaded or cookies are set beforehand!

That would certainly be a valuable addition to your plugin, since more and more websites are trying to do away with cookie banners. Many visitors find these banners annoying, and this is causing more and more visitors to avoid other websites. I had actually hoped that the WordPress developers would create a good foundation, but unfortunately, nothing seems to be happening.

So it would be great if plugin developers actively contributed to making it possible to offer features while still remaining GDPR compliant.

And a content blocker for embeds would probably be the best and simplest solution.

• This reply was modified 1 month, 3 weeks ago by Yui.
• This reply was modified 1 month, 3 weeks ago by Steven Stern (sterndata). Reason: format

Hi janmtm,

I understand what you mean, but that’s not what I mean.
I’m saying that I would like it if Gutenberg got a Classic function. So, everything around the page is laid out according to the layout of the Classic Editor, only the text area consists of the normal Gutenberg.
So, in principle I mean it the other way round, as you described and showed. The Classic Editor should not be a block in Gutenberg, but the Gutenberg Editor should be in the Classic Editor. However, by Classic Editor I mean the entire editing page, including the layout and structure.
Do you understand what I mean?

I personally think that the millions of people who use the Classic Editor use it because the page and layout are clearer. Because it is also more closely aligned with the rest of WordPress.
So, I think it’s good that Gutenberg is more modern. But the design, structure and presentation of the entire page is no longer as attractive. And I think that many people feel the same way who currently prefer to use the Classic Editor plugin.

In principle, it would be good if you could get the old design, with the tiled look, and simply integrate the Gutenberg editor when you write a comment, like here.

I’m not a graphics expert, but I tried to show it graphically. ( https://ibb.co/rZKQ9Fw )

Best wishes

Hello Nithin,

yes, do that. I wanted an answer, but then I went on vacation and just didn’t think about it anymore. sorry

I found Adam’s answer very helpful and honest. Thanks a lot for this.
I have now updated the plugin to 2.2.1 on several pages. I’m currently using the OLD version because I don’t see why an account might be necessary.
But I only use this plugin to help me with the links and just have a look at which ones might be faulty or no longer work. But I don’t have many links either. Nevertheless, I find the plugin very useful.

But if I understand correctly, the account or the cloud is there to not check the links from my hoster, which might also put a strain on the system. If your cloud is specially designed to check links for changes, it’s certainly easier on the server.
I still have time to think things through carefully.

But yes. This post is closed for now and I would like to thank you again for the detailed and good answer.
Greeting.

I’m honest. I would even be happy to donate something financially. But probably we have very different ideas about what you want and what I could donate (20-40 €). 🙂
I think the idea is great and I have not yet found a plugin that offers this simple function.
Either they are large membership plugins with functions that I do not need or the implementation is rather complex and not so or the plugin has too few downloads or bad reviews. I also find your layout and simplicity much better. I could imagine your structure much more like the way you set it up. I just like it too. 🙂

I have of course already looked at the membership. And not only that. I’ve been searching and google for a solution for a long time. But I have not found an easy solution.
I actually just want a very simple plugin that works as in the photo. Simply that you can either display everything as normal or choose whether it is displayed to users who are not logged in or logged in. Even the roles wouldn’t be that important at first. But I think it’s great that your plugin can do that too. That’s why I thought I’d just ask you.

I myself would first have to learn how to create a plugin. Otherwise I might even try it myself. But I have too little experience and am afraid that the plugin will be unsafe. And a security hole or a hack on my website would be too sad.
That’s why I hoped that I might be able to motivate you with my idea and that you might expand the plugin.
It’s a shame that you can’t ask your users if this extension would make sense. I think so.
And as I said. There is hardly a plugin that offers this simple function.
There are hardly any plugins that can simply display a page or posts for registered or unregistered or normal users.
But I haven’t given up the search yet.
Most of them are now much too large and offer functions that I do not need.

Thank you for your response.
Of course I understand that you also want to get something back for your development and time. I would also like to do that.
I just wanted to give a feedback and the suggestion if it would be interesting if you want to offer a slimmed down pro version again. More than one board (2-3), user idea editing and deleting, and maybe challenges, leaderboard, and maybe widgets for $ 19 a year.
So, I like to support a good, secure plugin, but $ 49 a year is actually too much for me. I can’t do that yet. Therefore it should only be a suggestion or idea.

But then I have to have a look.
Thank you for your nice and good support.

I have deinstatliert and installed the plugin several times. After the third time it went.
🙂 Funny, but fits