### [How to Block Dailymotion Cookies Before Consent in WordPress](https://wpconsent.com/how-to-block-dailymotion-cookies-before-consent-in-wordpress/) **Published:** January 28, 2026 **Author:** Alvin Collin **Content:** TL;DR: A Dailymotion embed drops tracking cookies the moment your page loads, before anyone presses play. WPConsent’s Content Blocking replaces the player with a placeholder until the visitor consents, then loads the real video. It covers YouTube and Vimeo the same way, and the free version includes it. When I embedded my first Dailymotion video on my WordPress site, I thought I was just adding helpful content for my visitors. A few weeks later, I discovered that the video was dropping cookies on my visitors’ browsers the moment they landed on my page – before they even clicked play or gave consent. This was a problem. Privacy laws like GDPR and CCPA require [websites to get user consent before placing non-essential cookies](https://wpconsent.com/easy-cookie-configuration/) on their devices. I was potentially breaking the law without even knowing it. The issue isn’t unique to me. Every WordPress site owner who embeds Dailymotion videos faces this same challenge. These videos automatically load tracking cookies, which can lead to hefty fines and damage your visitors’ trust. I solved this problem using WPConsent, a plugin that blocks [cookies from loading until visitors give their consent](https://wpconsent.com/what-is-cookie-consent-wordpress-guide-beginner/). In this guide, I’ll walk you through the exact steps I took to make my Dailymotion embeds compliant with privacy regulations. Key Takeaways - Dailymotion embeds set cookies on page load, not on play. A visitor who only scrolls past the video has already been tracked. - GDPR penalties reach €20 million or 4% of annual revenue, and European visitors keep those rights wherever your site is hosted. - Content Blocking is a single toggle in WPConsent › Settings, and it covers YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Google Maps and reCAPTCHA. - Deleting the embed is not the fix. You need the cookie blocked, a placeholder shown, and the video loaded only after consent. - Content Blocking is included in WPConsent Lite, so none of this requires a paid plan. Start reading first, or want to start with the quiz? [Skip below](#aioseo-see-what-you-learned). --- Navigate this article with the table of contents below. - [Why Block Dailymotion Cookies Before Consent?](#aioseo-why-block-dailymotion-cookies-before-consent) - [Block Dailymotion Cookies Before Consent](#aioseo-block-dailymotion-cookies-before-consent) - [Step 1: Install and Activate WPConsent](#aioseo-step-1-install-and-activate-wpconsent) - [Step 2: Enable Content Blocking for Dailymotion](#aioseo-step-2-enable-content-blocking-for-dailymotion) - [Step 3: Test Dailymotion Content Blocking](#aioseo-step-3-test-dailymotion-content-blocking) - [See what You Learned](#aioseo-see-what-you-learned) - [FAQs about Blocking Dailymotion Cookies](#aioseo-faqs-about-blocking-dailymotion-cookies) - [Block Dailymotion Cookies Before Consent](#aioseo-block-dailymotion-cookies-before-consent-2) ## Why Block Dailymotion Cookies Before Consent? Privacy laws exist to protect your visitors, but they also protect you from legal trouble. [GDPR](https://wpconsent.com/beginners-guide-to-wordpress-and-gdpr-compliance/ "Beginner’s Guide to WordPress and GDPR Compliance") in Europe can fine websites up to €20 million or 4% of annual revenue for cookie violations. Even if you’re not in Europe, your European visitors still have these rights. If you have US visitors as well, the rules are not the same. Check out this article on [GDPR and CCPA to see what consent actually requires](https://wpconsent.com/gdpr-vs-ccpa-wordpress/). Here’s the thing about Dailymotion embeds: they start tracking visitors the second your page loads. The video player drops cookies to collect viewing data, track user behavior, and serve targeted ads. Your visitors never agreed to this tracking. I learned this the hard way when I ran a cookie scan on my site. I found multiple Dailymotion [tracking cookies](https://wpconsent.com/what-are-tracking-cookies/ "What Are Tracking Cookies? (A Complete Beginners Guide)") active on pages where visitors hadn’t interacted with anything yet. They were just reading my content. Blocking these cookies until you get consent does two important things. First, it keeps you compliant with privacy laws across different countries. Second, it shows your visitors that you respect their privacy, which builds trust in your brand. The technical challenge is that you can’t just delete the video embed. You need a system that blocks the cookies, shows visitors a placeholder, and then loads the actual video only after they give consent. That’s exactly what WPConsent does. ## Block Dailymotion Cookies Before Consent The simplest way to stop Dailymotion from dropping cookies before consent is by using [WPConsent](https://wpconsent.com/ "WPConsent"). It’s the best WordPress cookie consent plugin that helps you scan scripts, create professional cookie banners, geolocation rules, and other powerful features. Created by the same team behind WPBeginner, WPConsent is trusted by over 100,000 websites. It is also IAB TCF verified and a complete self-hosted cookie management solution for your WordPress site. What makes WPConsent so helpful is its content blocking feature that handles video platform cookies. It works with [YouTube](https://wpconsent.com/how-to-block-youtube-cookies-before-consent-in-wordpress/ "How to Block YouTube Cookies Before Consent in WordPress"), Dailymotion, and Vimeo right out of the box. The plugin automatically prevents content using iframes from these services from loading until visitors accept your cookie policy. Beyond video services, WPConsent also manages [Google Maps](https://wpconsent.com/how-to-stop-google-maps-from-loading-before-consent-in-wordpress/ "How to Stop Google Maps From Loading Before Consent in WordPress") and reCAPTCHA embeds. Any iframe content from these platforms stays blocked until your visitors give the go ahead. **Note:** I’m using [WPConsent Pro](https://wpconsent.com/pricing/ "WPConsent Pro") for this tutorial because it includes helpful features like consent logs, Do Not Sell addon, automatic detection for Cloudflare, WooCommerce, and WPForms, modal banner templates, and more. That said, [WPConsent Lite](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpconsent-cookies-banner-privacy-suite/ "WPConsent Lite") is available for free and still includes the content blocking feature. Now, let’s look at the steps you can follow to prevent Dailymotion from adding cookies before consent. ### Step 1: Install and Activate WPConsent First, you’ll need to install and activate the WPConsent plugin. To start, you can visit the [WPConsent website](https://wpconsent.com/ "WPConsent") and create a new account. [![WPConsent Best Cookie Management plugin for WordPress](https://wpconsent.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/wpconsent.png)](https://wpconsent.com/) Next, you can head to your WPConsent account area and go to the ‘Downloads’ tab. Go ahead and click the **Download WPConsent** button and save the plugin ZIP files on your computer. ![Download WPConsent zip files](https://wpconsent.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/download-wpconsent-zip-files.png) From here, you can upload the plugin to your WordPress website. For detailed instructions, check out this guide on [how to install a WordPress plugin](https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/step-by-step-guide-to-install-a-wordpress-plugin-for-beginners/ "How to Install a WordPress Plugin – Step by Step for Beginners"). After activation, you’ll see the WPConsent setup wizard appear on your screen. Simply click the ‘Let’s Get Started’ button and work through the steps in the wizard. ![WPConsent setup wizard](https://wpconsent.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wpconsent-setup-wizard.png) ### Step 2: Enable Content Blocking for Dailymotion Once the initial setup is complete, navigate to **WPConsent » Settings** in your WordPress dashboard. Now, scroll down until you reach the ‘Content Blocking’ section on the settings page. From here, simply click the toggle switch to enable this feature. ![Enable content blocking option](https://wpconsent.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/enable-content-blocking-option.png) You’ll now see a list of different content providers. This includes YouTube, [Vimeo](https://wpconsent.com/how-to-block-vimeo-cookies-before-consent-in-wordpress/ "How to Block Vimeo Cookies Before Consent in WordPress (Easy Way)"), Dailymotion, Google Maps, and [reCAPTCHA](https://wpconsent.com/how-to-stop-recaptcha-before-consent-in-wordpress/ "How to Stop reCAPTCHA Before Consent in WordPress Without Coding"). All services are enabled by default, but you can pick which ones to block on your site. Make sure **Dailymotion** is enabled in the ‘Content to Block’ list. ![Ensure Dailymotion is enabled](https://wpconsent.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ensure-dailymotion-is-enabled.png) WPConsent also lets you customize the Placeholder Button text. This is the message that appears on your blocked Dailymotion videos before visitors give [consent](https://wpconsent.com/how-to-manage-cookie-consent-data-in-wordpress/ "How to Manage Cookie Consent Data in WordPress (Easy Way)"). After making your changes, go ahead and click the ‘Save Changes’ button at the bottom of the page. ![Save your WPConsent settings](https://wpconsent.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/save-your-wpconsent-settings.png) ### Step 3: Test Dailymotion Content Blocking Now, the next step is to check if your embedded Dailymotion videos are blocked before user consent. To start, you can visit your website to see Content Blocking in action. ![Block Dailymotion Cookies](https://wpconsent.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/view-dailymotion-content-blocking.png) When a visitor lands on a page, WPConsent will block Dailymotion cookies, and they’ll see a placeholder instead of the video player. They need to click on the placeholder to accept cookies and load the video. Alternatively, they can click the ‘Accept’ button in the cookie consent banner to load all blocked content. ![View Dailymotion video after consent](https://wpconsent.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/view-dailymotion-video-after-consent.png) That’s it! You’ve successfully blocked Dailymotion cookies until visitors give their consent. ## See what You Learned Test yourself on what you learned in this article with the three-question quiz below. 1 When It Fires › 2 The Real Switch › 3 What They See ### When does an embedded Dailymotion video start dropping cookies? A.Only once the visitor clicks play. B.The moment the page loads, before anyone interacts with it. C.Only for visitors browsing from the EU. Correct.Not Quite. The right answer is B. The player sets cookies as soon as the page renders, collecting viewing data and feeding targeted ads. A visitor who merely scrolls past the video has already been tracked without agreeing to anything. To find every embed doing this across your site, run a [cookie compliance audit](https://wpconsent.com/cookie-compliance-audit-wordpress/). Next › ### Where do you actually switch Dailymotion blocking on? A.Delete the embed and replace it with a plain link to the video. B.In your Dailymotion account settings, under privacy. C.WPConsent › Settings › Content Blocking, with Dailymotion ticked under Content to Block. Correct.Not Quite. The right answer is C. Content Blocking covers YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Google Maps and reCAPTCHA, all enabled by default. Removing the embed is not the fix either, because the goal is to keep the video and load it after consent. For embeds that are not on that built-in list, see how to block [custom scripts and iframes](https://wpconsent.com/how-to-block-custom-scripts-and-iframes-in-wordpress/). ‹ Back Next › ### What does a visitor see where the video should be, before they consent? A.A placeholder they can click to accept and load the video. B.Nothing. That part of the page is simply blank. C.The video plays as normal, but with tracking switched off. Correct.Not Quite. The right answer is A. They can click the placeholder itself, or hit Accept in the consent banner to load everything that was blocked at once. You can edit the placeholder wording in the same settings panel. If you have not set the banner up yet, start with [adding a cookie consent banner](https://wpconsent.com/how-to-add-a-cookie-consent-banner-on-your-wordpress-website/). ‹ Back Quiz complete. Started with the quiz and ready to read the article? [Jump back to the start of the guide](#aioseo-why-block-dailymotion-cookies-before-consent). WPConsent Block video cookies before anyone presses play Content Blocking covers Dailymotion, YouTube and Vimeo, and it is in the free version. [Get WPConsent ›](https://wpconsent.com/pricing/?cta=gcm-quiz) ## FAQs about Blocking Dailymotion Cookies ### 1. Do I need to block Dailymotion cookies if I only have a few videos on my site? Yes, you still need to block cookies regardless of how many videos you have. Privacy laws like GDPR don’t care about the number of cookies, they care about user consent. Even a single Dailymotion video can drop multiple tracking cookies, which puts you at risk of non-compliance. It’s better to protect yourself and your visitors from the start. ### 2. What happens if a visitor doesn’t accept cookies, can they still watch my videos? This depends on your cookie banner settings. Most consent plugins let you configure whether videos load with essential cookies only or require full consent. I recommend setting up your Dailymotion videos to load after visitors accept marketing or analytics cookies, since that’s typically where video tracking falls. If they decline, they simply won’t see the video content, but your site remains compliant. ### 3. Does WPConsent work with Dailymotion videos embedded in page builders? WPConsent works smoothly with Dailymotion embeds, but if it is added dynamically, then detecting it automatically can be tricky at times. However, whether you’re using Elementor, Divi, Gutenberg blocks, or just pasting the embed code directly, WPConsent will detect the iframe and block it properly. ## Block Dailymotion Cookies Before Consent I hope this article helped you learn how to block Dailymotion cookies before consent in WordPress. You may also want to see our guide on [how to implement IAB TCF in WordPress](https://wpconsent.com/how-to-implement-iab-tcf-in-wordpress/ "How to Implement IAB TCF in WordPress (Beginners Guide)") and [how to block third-party cookies on your WordPress site](https://wpconsent.com/how-to-block-third-party-cookies-on-your-wordpress-website/ "How to Block Third Party Cookies on Your WordPress Website"). If you liked this article, then please follow us on [X (formerly known as Twitter)](https://x.com/wpconsent "Follow WPConsent on X"). 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