gingeralfie

SOLVED. It was a conflict with Astra child theme!

I second that. Fine as it is with the option to have smart buttons or not. Unlike another vendor’s Paypal plugin.

Sorry, ignore above. I am an idiot. Tested, several times, the one product I had mistakenly ticked the “sandbox mode”

same problem existing with me. Paypal Express log records test mode and directs to sandbox.paypal even though using live mode.

I think I got it sorted. My master PAF files used the default “unknown” i.e. one unknown for all unnamed fathers. Things helped when I created individual unknowns i.e. each unknown father has an individual record named “unknown”.

Alas, your programme wasn’t for me – I managed to integrate existing Gedmill onto new wordpress instalation. Have just sent a gedmill in case it could be of us to you.

All the best

*whereas Woo and WP use UK

Thank you. All seems to work EXCEPT:
using Woocommerce Stripe plugin for Apple Pay button
on individual product pages following cookies get through:
_stripe_mid
_stripe_sid
m.stripe.network
m.stripe.com
wp_woocommerce_session_

Above also happens on other plugins

@royho Agree with you about people not knowing about Stripe – particularly so, here in the UK. As somewhat tech-savvy, I hadn’t encountered it until my need for Apple Pay

@jonathanmoorebcsorg Thanks. Tried in different places on functions.php but couldn’t make it work. A bit beyond me to alter the code

In case others read this, I have had promising results from the “EU Cookie Law” plugin.

I don’t know how typical I am but it could be useful to consider the user’s viewpoints. I have third-party cookies turned off on all browsers. If a page requires third party cookies then I abandon it rather than turn on. I also clear my cookie cache on exit.I also have a script-blocker to disable current cookie warnings on frequently visited sites…

I think discussion is more than a purely technical shift. Perhaps a cultural shift, which is less easily resolved. It is, perhaps, not just a question of technical, legal compliance but also questioning what benefit to the user (not supplier) for information collected.

A small example of this cultural shift. In the UK, many of the larger corporations websites became GDPR compliant sometime ago. WordPress and Woo – US concerns – are still discussing with three weeks ago. And a whole continent is affected!

Am sure things will change soon.

Just a quick one in response: I am only using the Stripe plugin as it currently appears to be the only way to accept Apple Pay via woocommerce. This is all I want it for. I get the Paypal and Apple Pay buttons but I am not managing the payments: no credit card forms my end.

Moreover, in my instance, Apple Pay is obviously only available on supported devices. Yet where Apple Pay is not supported, such as firefox on windows 7, my site still serves four Stripe cookies even though the button does not appear!

As you indicate, my ideal solution would be that Stripe cookies are only set once the Apple Pay button is pressed.

In four weeks’ time this scenario will be illegal for EU merchants. Explicit prior consent for an EU site to install cookies will be required. The type of cookies will need to be explained. The option of NOT having third-party cookies installed on a user’s computer will have to be available.

If a user lands on one of my individual product pages via a google search then my site will cause Stripe cookies to be served on a user’s computer before a cookie notice and consent can be given. This, I understand, will now not be acceptable or legal.

Two ways to resolve this as far as I can see: redirect all individual product pages to home page to obtain cookie consent (and link to a description of cookies) or prevent plugin issuing any cookies until the user decides to make a payment (as with Paypal button I described).

Thank you. I have seen that page. It is a US privacy page for stripe for US consumers. I am talking about GDPR compliance for EU merchants. None of the cookies I listed are mentioned there. As an EU merchant, I should know all the cookies that are issued from my site and be able to describe their functions.

As I understand it, four weeks’ time, the GDPR will require prior consent for non-essential cookies to be installed from my site onto a user’s computer.

I use Angeleye’s Paypal plugin. Paypal’s cookies are only issued by Paypal (not my site) only when the user presses the paypal button. Not my legal problem. Moveover, no Paypal cookies are served to a user who just browses the site. GDPR compliant.

It is different with the Stripe plugin. Stripe cookies are served from my site to the user’s computer whenever the user lands on an individual product page. My individual product pages also cause (third-party) cookies to served to the user’s computer – whether or not they intend to buy (or whether or not they intend to use a Stripe payment gateway).

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