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Real Cookie Banner (Free) 5.2.22

Does Real Cookie Banner (Free) work with WordPress 6.9.4 and PHP 8.1.12? A smoke test was performed on .

Summary

Errors
1Database errors
17JavaScript exceptions
All test pages loaded successfully
No resource errors
Performance

Memory usage: 1.84 MiB
The average PHP memory usage increased by this amount after activating by the plugin.

Page speed impact: 0.044 seconds
The average page load time increased by this amount after activating the plugin.

Environment
WordPress version6.9.4
PHP version8.1.12
MySQL version10.6.10
PHP memory limit512M
Plugin Info
Last updated
Active installs 100,000+
WordPress.org page https://wordpress.org/plugins/real-cookie-banner/
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Pages 3

Plugins ‹ Test site — WordPress

Page screenshot: Plugins ‹ Test site — WordPress
URL /wp-admin/plugins.php?plugin_status=all&paged=1&s
Requested URL /wp-admin/plugins.php?action=activate&plugin=real-cookie-banner%2Findex.php&plugin_status=all&paged=1&s&_wpnonce=2f1fa3bbc8
Aspect after-activation
HTTP status 200
Load time 1.502 s
Memory usage 5.62 MiB
JS errors 
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    {
        "message": "SyntaxError: Unexpected token '{'",
        "trace": null,
        "code": null
    },
    {
        "message": "ReferenceError: devowlWp_utils is not defined\n    at Object.8837 (/wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-queue/dist/index.js?ver=1.1.21:1:1538)\n    at o (/wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-queue/dist/index.js?ver=1.1.21:1:17534)\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-queue/dist/index.js?ver=1.1.21:1:18851\n    at Function.o.O (/wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-queue/dist/index.js?ver=1.1.21:1:17788)\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-queue/dist/index.js?ver=1.1.21:1:18864\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-queue/dist/index.js?ver=1.1.21:1:18891",
        "trace": null,
        "code": null
    },
    {
        "message": "ReferenceError: devowlWp_utils is not defined\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/public/dist/queue.lite.js?ver=b88e9d382b7b2b94070b6dbae9aec48a:1:284\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/public/dist/queue.lite.js?ver=b88e9d382b7b2b94070b6dbae9aec48a:1:8571",
        "trace": null,
        "code": null
    },
    {
        "message": "ReferenceError: devowlWp_utils is not defined\n    at Object.4266 (/wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-product-manager-wp-client/dist/index.js?ver=1.20.21:1:1191)\n    at s (/wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-product-manager-wp-client/dist/index.js?ver=1.20.21:1:34921)\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-product-manager-wp-client/dist/index.js?ver=1.20.21:1:36272\n    at Function.s.O (/wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-product-manager-wp-client/dist/index.js?ver=1.20.21:1:35175)\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-product-manager-wp-client/dist/index.js?ver=1.20.21:1:36285\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-product-manager-wp-client/dist/index.js?ver=1.20.21:1:36329",
        "trace": null,
        "code": null
    },
    {
        "message": "ReferenceError: devowlWp_utils is not defined\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-utils/dist/feedback.js?ver=1.14.21:1:285\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-utils/dist/feedback.js?ver=1.14.21:1:5857",
        "trace": null,
        "code": null
    },
    {
        "message": "ReferenceError: devowlWp_utils is not defined\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-utils/dist/helper.js?ver=1.14.21:1:502\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-utils/dist/helper.js?ver=1.14.21:1:2004",
        "trace": null,
        "code": null
    },
    {
        "message": "SyntaxError: Unexpected token '{'",
        "trace": null,
        "code": null
    },
    {
        "message": "ReferenceError: devowlWp_utils is not defined\n    at Object.8837 (/wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-queue/dist/index.js?ver=1.1.21:1:1538)\n    at o (/wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-queue/dist/index.js?ver=1.1.21:1:17534)\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-queue/dist/index.js?ver=1.1.21:1:18851\n    at Function.o.O (/wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-queue/dist/index.js?ver=1.1.21:1:17788)\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-queue/dist/index.js?ver=1.1.21:1:18864\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-queue/dist/index.js?ver=1.1.21:1:18891",
        "trace": null,
        "code": null
    },
    {
        "message": "ReferenceError: devowlWp_utils is not defined\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/public/dist/queue.lite.js?ver=b88e9d382b7b2b94070b6dbae9aec48a:1:284\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/public/dist/queue.lite.js?ver=b88e9d382b7b2b94070b6dbae9aec48a:1:8571",
        "trace": null,
        "code": null
    },
    {
        "message": "ReferenceError: devowlWp_utils is not defined\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-utils/dist/helper.js?ver=1.14.21:1:502\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-utils/dist/helper.js?ver=1.14.21:1:2004",
        "trace": null,
        "code": null
    }
]
Resource errors None

Cookies 

Page screenshot: Cookies 
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=real-cookie-banner-component
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200
Load time 1.317 s
Memory usage 5.98 MiB
JS errors 
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    {
        "message": "SyntaxError: Unexpected token '{'",
        "trace": null,
        "code": null
    },
    {
        "message": "ReferenceError: devowlWp_utils is not defined\n    at Object.8837 (/wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-queue/dist/index.js?ver=1.1.21:1:1538)\n    at o (/wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-queue/dist/index.js?ver=1.1.21:1:17534)\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-queue/dist/index.js?ver=1.1.21:1:18851\n    at Function.o.O (/wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-queue/dist/index.js?ver=1.1.21:1:17788)\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-queue/dist/index.js?ver=1.1.21:1:18864\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-queue/dist/index.js?ver=1.1.21:1:18891",
        "trace": null,
        "code": null
    },
    {
        "message": "ReferenceError: devowlWp_utils is not defined\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/public/dist/queue.lite.js?ver=b88e9d382b7b2b94070b6dbae9aec48a:1:284\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/public/dist/queue.lite.js?ver=b88e9d382b7b2b94070b6dbae9aec48a:1:8571",
        "trace": null,
        "code": null
    },
    {
        "message": "ReferenceError: devowlWp_utils is not defined\n    at Object.800 (/wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/customize/dist/index.js?ver=1.13.21:1:2865)\n    at i (/wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/customize/dist/index.js?ver=1.13.21:1:15241)\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/customize/dist/index.js?ver=1.13.21:1:16393\n    at Function.i.O (/wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/customize/dist/index.js?ver=1.13.21:1:15495)\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/customize/dist/index.js?ver=1.13.21:1:16405\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/customize/dist/index.js?ver=1.13.21:1:16432",
        "trace": null,
        "code": null
    },
    {
        "message": "ReferenceError: devowlWp_utils is not defined\n    at Object.4266 (/wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-product-manager-wp-client/dist/index.js?ver=1.20.21:1:1191)\n    at s (/wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-product-manager-wp-client/dist/index.js?ver=1.20.21:1:34921)\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-product-manager-wp-client/dist/index.js?ver=1.20.21:1:36272\n    at Function.s.O (/wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-product-manager-wp-client/dist/index.js?ver=1.20.21:1:35175)\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-product-manager-wp-client/dist/index.js?ver=1.20.21:1:36285\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-product-manager-wp-client/dist/index.js?ver=1.20.21:1:36329",
        "trace": null,
        "code": null
    },
    {
        "message": "ReferenceError: devowlWp_utils is not defined\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-utils/dist/helper.js?ver=1.14.21:1:502\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/vendor/devowl-wp/real-utils/dist/helper.js?ver=1.14.21:1:2004",
        "trace": null,
        "code": null
    },
    {
        "message": "ReferenceError: devowlWp_utils is not defined\n    at Object.68789 (/wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/public/dist/admin.lite.js?ver=c64b6a09841eee5d523ee22b495212d7:1:79111)\n    at a (/wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/public/dist/admin.lite.js?ver=c64b6a09841eee5d523ee22b495212d7:1:130579)\n    at Module.2370 (/wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/public/dist/admin.lite.js?ver=c64b6a09841eee5d523ee22b495212d7:1:4549)\n    at a (/wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/public/dist/admin.lite.js?ver=c64b6a09841eee5d523ee22b495212d7:1:130579)\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/public/dist/admin.lite.js?ver=c64b6a09841eee5d523ee22b495212d7:1:135211\n    at Function.a.O (/wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/public/dist/admin.lite.js?ver=c64b6a09841eee5d523ee22b495212d7:1:130847)\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/public/dist/admin.lite.js?ver=c64b6a09841eee5d523ee22b495212d7:1:135224\n    at /wp-content/plugins/real-cookie-banner/public/dist/admin.lite.js?ver=c64b6a09841eee5d523ee22b495212d7:1:135255",
        "trace": null,
        "code": null
    }
]
Resource errors None

Test site – Just another WordPress site

Page screenshot: Test site – Just another WordPress site
URL /
Aspect front-page
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.207 s
Memory usage 5.67 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Benchmark

URL Load time Memory usage
Inactive Active Change Inactive Active Change
/wp-admin/index.php0.395 s0.600 s+0.205 s3.78 MiB5.47 MiB+ 1.7 MiB
/wp-admin/edit.php0.362 s0.468 s+0.106 s3.78 MiB5.5 MiB+ 1.71 MiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php0.878 s0.877 s-0.001 s6.31 MiB9.01 MiB+ 2.7 MiB
/wp-admin/upload.php0.613 s0.491 s-0.122 s3.74 MiB5.37 MiB+ 1.63 MiB
/wp-admin/options-writing.php0.329 s0.398 s+0.069 s3.71 MiB5.35 MiB+ 1.64 MiB
/wp-admin/media-new.php0.525 s0.586 s+0.061 s3.7 MiB5.35 MiB+ 1.65 MiB
/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category0.321 s0.412 s+0.091 s3.72 MiB5.36 MiB+ 1.64 MiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page0.720 s0.738 s+0.018 s6.3 MiB9 MiB+ 2.71 MiB
/wp-admin/options-discussion.php0.328 s0.389 s+0.061 s3.71 MiB5.34 MiB+ 1.63 MiB
/wp-admin/edit-comments.php0.337 s0.376 s+0.039 s3.73 MiB5.4 MiB+ 1.66 MiB
/0.281 s0.234 s-0.047 s4.11 MiB5.66 MiB+ 1.56 MiB
Average 0.463 s0.506 s+0.044 s4.24 MiB6.07 MiB+ 1.84 MiB

Code Statistics

Note: Third-party libraries and minified JS/CSS files are excluded from these statistics where possible, so the numbers you see here may be lower than those reported by other tools.

PHP
Markdown
Language % Lines of code Comment lines Files
PHP56.6%16,5858,618157
Markdown35.8%10,49403
JSON7.4%2,17101
XML0.1%2041
SVG0.0%14014
JavaScript0.0%502
CSS0.0%161
Total 29,290 8,628 179

PHP Code Analysis | More results »

Lines of code 16,227
Total complexity 3,437
Median class complexity 12.5
Median method complexity 1.0
Most complex class DevOwl\RealCookieBanner\view\Notices
Most complex function DevOwl\RealCookieBanner\comp\TemplatesPluginIntegrations::templates_plugin_false_positives()
Classes 116
Methods 996
Functions 11

Additions

Things that the plugin adds to the site. This section is not intended to be comprehensive. The test tool only looks for a few specific types of added content.

Database Tables 17

Options wp_options 310

Custom Post Types 3

ID Name
rcb-cookieCookies
rcb-blockerContent Blockers
rcb-banner-linkBanner links

Capabilities 1

PHP Error Log 1 lines

[07-May-2026 07:32:58 UTC] WordPress database error Table 'wordpress.wp_rcb_template' doesn't exist for query SHOW INDEX FROM wp_rcb_template made by activate_plugin, do_action('activate_real-cookie-banner/index.php'), WP_Hook->do_action, WP_Hook->apply_filters, DevOwl\RealCookieBanner\Activator->install, DevOwl\RealCookieBanner\Activator->dbDelta, DevOwl\RealCookieBanner\Activator->removeIndicesFromTable
See also: All tests for this plugin, How to Hide the "Cookies" Admin Menu