Set Up Your Privacy Policy Page
Why does the admin notice appear?
Section titled “Why does the admin notice appear?”If you see the following message in the WordPress admin area:
WP-ImmoMakler Child Skin: No privacy policy page has been configured. Please create a privacy policy page and link it under Settings → Privacy.
this means that no privacy policy page has been selected under Settings → Privacy in WordPress, or the selected page has not been published.
Create and link a privacy policy page
Section titled “Create and link a privacy policy page”-
Create a new page
Go to Pages → Add New and create a new page with the title “Privacy Policy”. Fill the page with your legally valid privacy policy text and publish the page.
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Link the page in WordPress
Navigate to Settings → Privacy. Under “Privacy Policy Page”, select the page you just created from the drop-down list and click Use This Page.
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The notice disappears
After the next page load in the admin area, the yellow notice will no longer appear once the linked page has the status “Published”.
What exactly does the notice check?
Section titled “What exactly does the notice check?”The admin notice is displayed when any of the following conditions apply:
| Condition | Notice visible |
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| No page selected under Settings → Privacy | Yes |
| Page selected, but saved as a draft | Yes |
| Page selected, but private or in the trash | Yes |
| Page selected and published | No |
The notice is only visible to users with the WordPress capability manage_options (administrators).
Content of the privacy policy
Section titled “Content of the privacy policy”WP-ImmoMakler processes personal data through contact forms. The following points should be included in your privacy policy:
- What data is collected when using the contact form (name, email, phone, etc.)
- The purpose and legal basis for processing
- A note on the cookies used (see GDPR-Compliant Cookie Consent)
- A note on Google Maps, if activated
For the exact content, please consult your data protection officer or use a specialist privacy policy generator.