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These are the cookies that activate in the admin area of the website. WordPress uses the cookie wordpress_[hash] to store the authentication details on login….Without plugins installed, WordPress sets the following cookies:
- wordpress_[hash]
- wordpress_logged_in_[hash]
- wordpress_test_cookie.
- wp-settings-{time}-[UID]
By default WordPress uses cookies for authentication purposes to store session information for logged in users. It also sets a cookie when someone leaves a comment on your site. This is why in Europe and few other countries, website owners are required to let users know about their usage of cookies.
Does every website need a cookie policy?
YES. If you have UK or EU visitors to your website, then you must be complaint with UK and EU laws, including GDPR. Not only must you announce which cookies are on your website, what data they collect and how that data is used, you must give users the option to consent or opt out of cookies before using them.
Why do websites warn about cookies?
The warning is supposed to alert you that the website you’re visiting will store cookies on your device. Don’t forget though, that cookies themselves aren’t “good or bad”, it’s just the way that sites use them that matters (related article: why do websites use cookies?).
Cookies themselves are not good or bad, it’s how the website that places them on your computer uses them that concerns the EU. The intent is to provide users with the details of what the website would do with the information they collected from you, which is why all of the notifications have a ‘learn more’ link.
By default, WordPress uses cookies to manage logged-in user sessions and authentication. It also uses cookies to remember a user’s name and email address if they fill out a comment form. However, many WordPress plugins on your website may also set their own cookies.
What are the different categories of cookies on WordPress?
Below the different categories of cookies set by WordPress.org are outlined, with specific examples detailed in the tables that follow. This includes their name and purpose. Certain cookies are only set for logged-in visitors, whereas others are set for any visitors, and these are marked below accordingly.
When does the comment Cookie expire in WordPress?
When a user leaves a comment on a WordPress powered website, WordPress automatically sets a cookie containing user’s name, email address, and URL. This cookie allows WordPress to automatically fill username, email, and URL fields on the user’s subsequent visits. The comment cookie expires in 347.222 days or 30000000 seconds.
The first feature is when a user login to the website. After signing up on the website, WordPress uses the [hash] cookie to store the user’s authentication (username and password). Once you are logged in, WordPress uses cookies to log your login.