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  eurolacpuntnet · Member · Aug 21, 2014 at 9:46 am

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  Can I add a pop-up cookie message? In my country it is leagally aquired to have a pop-up or other means of informing the visitor about cookies being used and forthe user to agree or deny that. How do I install such a pop-up on my WordPress blog?

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  thatrobyn · Member · Aug 23, 2014 at 2:21 am

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  Hello there,

  Pop-up messages require third-party code that cannot be installed on WordPress.com sites. This is a security risk as we cannot vet all outside code and it puts our users, their sites, and our servers at risk.

  This type of code is only usable on self-hosted WordPress.org sites.

  I know the difference between .com and .org can get confusing, so here’s a breakdown of the benefits of each:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  If you choose to stay with WordPress.com, would a sidebar notice about cookies be sufficient in warning your visitors? If so, let me know and I can help further.

  Thanks so much.

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  eurolacpuntnet · Member · Aug 23, 2014 at 6:43 am

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  Thank you. I just wondered if such a popup was a possibility in WordPress. I have put a cookie message on a seperate page, that would suffice. A widget in the sidebar would also be a possibility.I can manage that.
  Thanks again. Have a nice weekend.

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  thatrobyn · Member · Aug 23, 2014 at 4:55 pm

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  Thank you so much for letting me know. I’m glad the alternative will suffice for now.

  If you ever decided to move to a self-hosted version of WordPress.org, you can add popups, but not on WordPress.com-hosted sites.

  Wishing you all the best!