I am using the Free Simple Catch theme and my website is http://appletechtalk.com
As you probably know, the European Union’s new GDPR law requires explicit consent for storing user’s personal information. If you have comments enabled on a website, then you need to add a comment privacy checkbox to comply with the new law.
One of the ways WordPress stores and uses personal information is in the comment form. When a user leaves a comment on a website, their name, email address, and website information is stored in a browser cookie. This cookie allows WordPress to automatically fill in user’s information in the comment form on their next visit. With WordPress 4.9.6, the default WordPress comment form will now show a comment privacy opt-in checkbox. Apparently the default WordPress comment form has a check box at the bottom that says:
“Save my name, email and website in this browser for the next time I comment.”
All WordPress themes that use the default WordPress comment form will now automatically show this checkbox. I have upgraded to the latest version of WordPress and do not see that on my site so I assume the Simple Catch theme does not use the default Comment form. Do you have any plans to update the theme to comply with the new GDRP requirements or is there something I should be doing to my site to activate that feature.
Thank you.
David