About this plugin
SilverStream Privacy Toolkit for POPIA helps South African WordPress website owners meet their obligations under the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). Everything runs on your own WordPress install — no external servers, no subscriptions, no data sent anywhere.
100% self-hosted. Your data never leaves your server.
Free features
Cookie consent banner
A clean, customisable cookie consent banner shown to all visitors on their first visit. Choose the position (bottom bar, bottom-left popup, or bottom-right popup), set your accent colour, and customise the message text. Visitors can Accept or Decline.
Auto-generated Privacy Policy page
Fill in your business details once and the plugin generates a fully populated Privacy Policy page on your site automatically. The policy covers all POPIA Section 18 disclosure requirements and uses your actual business name, address, email and Information Officer details throughout.
Auto-generated Terms & Conditions page
A fully populated Terms & Conditions page generated from your business profile.
Auto-generated POPIA Compliance Statement
A dedicated POPIA Compliance Statement page confirming your organisation’s commitment to POPIA.
Information Officer declaration page
POPIA Section 55 requires every organisation to appoint and register a designated Information Officer. This plugin generates a formal Information Officer Declaration page for your website.
Data Breach Response Plan page
A Data Breach Response Plan page as required under POPIA Section 22.
Staff POPIA awareness notice
A printable staff awareness notice explaining POPIA obligations to your team.
Compliance checklist preview
A preview of the full POPIA compliance checklist covering key requirements.
How it works
- Install and activate the plugin
- Go to POPIA Toolkit in your WordPress admin menu
- Fill in your business details in the Business Profile tab
- Click Save — all compliance pages are generated automatically
- Configure your cookie banner in the Cookie Banner tab
- Set your Information Officer details in the Information Officer tab
No external dependencies
This plugin makes zero calls to any external server. There is no API key required. There is no account to create.
There is no subscription. All data is stored exclusively in your own WordPress database.
Pro version
za and adds:
- Full 23-item POPIA compliance checklist with progress tracking
- Data subject request form and management dashboard
- Consent log with CSV export
- Multiple Policy Sets — create independent policy sets for your website, Android app, iOS app or any other product, each with its own pages hidden from navigation if needed
- 9 pre-built policy templates — Privacy Policy, Terms & Conditions, Cookie Policy, Account Deletion Request, Data Access Request, POPIA Compliance Statement, Information Officer Declaration, Data Breach Response Plan, or Custom
- Shortcode support — display any policy set on any page using [popia_policy set=”android-app” type=”privacy”]
- Licence-based activation — one licence per domain, managed securely
- Auto-updates via WordPress dashboard
- Once-off payment — no monthly fees, no subscriptions