DSGVO: Wordpress Core fit for the new data protection regulation
- The WordPress Core Team has equipped the core of the CMS in a timely manner before the entry into force of the DSGVO with new privacy Tools.
- The Wordpress Version 4.9.6 allows you to easily Create a page for the privacy policy. On the Login and registration pages, this Declaration is automatically linked. The new Version you can download from our download portal.
- Two new tools to facilitate the handling of the personal data. There is an entry for Export and the deletion of the data.
- In order to ensure that you get the data in the case of a request really to the correct Person, you can send to the requesting registered user, a confirmation E-Mail, in which he confirmed his identity.
- Wordpress creates automatically a ZIP archive of all the information about the user that can, for example, a comment behind. This makes it easier to later Export, or deletion of data.
DSGVO: data protection with new Wordpress Version (image: Pixabay)
Store IP-addresses in comments to prevent
Wordpress is well-prepared for the DSGVO. The storage of IP addresses in comments is a moot point that has not yet been fully clarified.
- The DSGVO provides that only necessary personal data will be stored may.
- If the IP address for comments is truly one of the necessary data - this is being discussed. An Argument for the storage would be that it is necessary to be able to criminally relevant comments back to the track.
- You decide not to store the IP addresses of the comments, you must program a little.
- To do this, open the file function.php your Theme in an Editor and enter the following Code without the quotes at the beginning and the end: "function wpb_remove_commentsip( $comment_author_ip ) {return ";} add_filter( 'pre_comment_user_ip', 'wpb_remove_commentsip' );".
- Save the file and play it on the Server, is stored the IP address as in comments in the future. Please note that you must change this file in your Child Theme. Otherwise, the Code in each Theme will be overwritten Update.
What you as a web site operator need to consider, we have a DSGVO check list combined.
