Practical WordPress Tools for European Website Requirements
European regulations increasingly affect how websites handle privacy, accessibility, consumer rights and AI-generated content.
Site Compliance presents focused tools from the atec Plugins suite and explains the European requirements behind them in plain language.
Load Optional Cookies Only After Consent
The EU Requirement
Cookies and similar technologies that are not strictly necessary generally require the visitor’s consent. They should not be activated when the page first opens, and visitors must be able to make a real choice.
Strictly necessary cookies can normally be used without consent. EU guidance on website cookies
How atec Cookies Helps
atec Cookies a lightweight consent banner to WordPress. Visitors can accept or reject optional categories, while the website stores their choice and exposes it through the WordPress Consent API.
❗ A banner alone cannot identify or control every third-party script. Website owners must still configure their services correctly and verify what the website loads.
Know What Your Website Loads
The EU Requirement
Website operators must understand which third parties receive visitor data and explain how personal data is processed. Services requiring consent should not load before that consent has been given.
The difficult part is often discovering what themes, plugins, fonts, analytics tools and embedded content actually load.
How atec Privacy Check Helps
atec Privacy Check examines a website for external connections and potential privacy issues.
It helps identify third-party domains, scripts, fonts, embeds and other resources that may need to be reviewed, documented or controlled through consent.
❗ The plugin identifies technical activity. It cannot determine the correct legal basis for every service or automatically produce a complete privacy policy.
Make Online Withdrawal Accessible
The EU Requirement
From 19 June 2026, businesses concluding eligible distance contracts through an online interface must provide an easily accessible withdrawal function.
The consumer must be able to submit the withdrawal electronically and receive an acknowledgement without undue delay. Directive (EU) 2023/2673
How atec Withdrawal Form Helps
atec Withdrawal Form a simple withdrawal form to any WordPress page using a shortcode.
Visitors enter their name, email address and order reference. The declaration is sent to the website administrator, and the customer receives an automatic confirmation by email.
❗ The website owner remains responsible for placing a clearly visible link to the form and determining when a right of withdrawal applies.
Handle Privacy Requests
The EU Requirement
Under the GDPR, individuals can request access to their personal data, ask for a copy, request corrections or deletion, restrict processing, object to certain uses, or withdraw consent.
Website operators need an accessible way to receive these requests and must verify the requester before disclosing, changing or deleting personal data.
How atec Privacy Request Form Helps
atec Privacy Request Form a simple privacy request form to any WordPress page.
Visitors select the type of request, provide the relevant details and receive an immediate acknowledgement by email. The complete request is sent directly to the website administrator.
❗ The plugin receives and forwards requests. It cannot identify all data held across WordPress, email, accounting, CRM or other systems—and it does not automatically disclose, change or delete personal data.
Make AI-Generated Images Recognisable
The EU Requirement
The EU AI Act introduces transparency requirements for certain artificially generated or manipulated content.
Providers of generative AI systems must support machine-readable identification. Visible disclosure is particularly relevant for deepfakes and other content where people could otherwise be misled. This does not mean that every AI-assisted image must always carry the same visible label. EU AI Act overview
How atec AI Image Label Helps
atec AI Image Label displays JPEG, PNG and WebP files in a compact WordPress dashboard.
Selected images receive a visible AI label directly in the image file. Their existing filenames and public URLs remain unchanged, while an untouched original is preserved for restoration.
❗ The plugin provides a practical visible disclosure. It does not determine whether a specific image is legally required to be labelled or replace machine-readable provenance metadata supplied by an AI provider.
Find Accessibility Problems on the Real Page
The EU Requirement
The European Accessibility Act has applied to covered products and services since 28 June 2025. This includes certain online shops and other electronic services.
Relevant websites must be usable with assistive technologies and support accessible navigation, forms, identification and payment processes. Service businesses with fewer than ten employees and under €2 million in turnover are generally exempt. EU accessibility guidance
How atec Web Inspector Helps
atec Web Inspector analyses the final frontend page produced by WordPress, the theme, plugins and JavaScript.
Potential problems are marked directly beside affected headings, images, links, forms and controls. Start an inspection from any frontend page through the WordPress admin bar.
❗ Automated inspection cannot prove that a website is fully accessible. Some findings always require human review and practical keyboard or screen-reader testing.
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