The consent log is your proof that a visitor agreed, or did not. It lives in your own WordPress database.
What is stored
| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| Time (UTC) | 2026-10-10 14:02:11 |
| Consent ID (hashed) | a81f…0c3e |
| Choices | preferences yes · statistics yes · marketing no |
| Kind | all, some, none or GPC |
| Region and country | eu · DE |
| Banner revision | 3 |
| IP (shortened, then hashed) | 7c2e9a10b4f1d8e3 |
No full IP address, name or email is stored. You choose how long records are kept under Consent log → Keep consent records for: 30, 90 or 180 days, 1 year (the default), 3 or 5 years, or forever. Older records are cleaned up every night.
Find one visitor’s record
Visitors see their consent ID in the preferences dialog. If someone asks what they agreed to, search for that ID under ClearCrumb → Consent log.
Export
Click Export CSV on the Consent log screen, or run wp clearcrumb log export --format=csv on the command line. Pro adds a signed-off PDF for one visitor’s record.
Ask everyone again
If you add a new service or change the purpose of cookies, bump the banner revision in Banner → Ask everyone again. Old answers then no longer count and every visitor sees the banner once more.