Managing Cookie Notice Module

This guide will help you enable, configure, and customize the Cookie Notice module so your website can meet cookie usage compliance requirements.

Follow the steps below.

1) Enable the Cookie Notice Module

1. Go to Modules → Extensions in your admin panel.
2. Find the Cookie Notice module and click Edit.
3. In the Settings section, set Cookie Notice Status to True.
4. Click Update to save the changes.

2) Customize the Display and Behavior

1. Navigate to Design and CMS → Themes.
2. Choose where the cookie notice pop-up should appear using the corresponding dropdown menu.
3. Enable or disable the Close button by selecting Yes or No in the Show “Close” Button dropdown.
4. Set how long the cookie notice should remain active by entering the number of days in the Expires Days field.
5. Modify the cookie notice message and cookie button text by clicking the Change message text, and Change button text links (You will be automatically redirected to the translation editor).

3) Customize the Cookie Notice Message

1. Go to Design and CMS → Translation.
2. Locate the EXT_COOKIE_NOTICE_TEXT key using the Quick search.
3. Click Edit.
4. Change the notice text, then click Save.

OR

Edit the message text via this link: https://www.yourwebsite/admin/texts/edit?translation_key=EXT_COOKIE_NOTICE_TEXT&trantransla_entity=extensions%2Fcookie-notice

5. Add a link to your Cookie Policy within the message using the <a href> tag.

• Example: Please confirm that you agree with our <a href="cookie-policy">Cookie Policy</a>.

4) Customize the Cookie Button Text

1. Go to Design and CMS → Translation.
2. Locate the EXT_COOKIE_NOTICE_BUTTON key using the Quick search.
3. Click Edit.
4. Change the notice text, then click Save.

OR

Edit the button text via this link: https://www.yourwebsite/admin/texts/edit?translation_key=EXT_COOKIE_NOTICE_BUTTON&trtrtransla_entity=extensions%2Fcookie-notice

5) Create and Link Cookie Policy

1. Navigate to Pages and create a new Cookie Policy article here: https://www.yourwebsite/admin/information_manager/create

2. Add the link to your article in the Cookie Notice module settings here: https://www.yourwebsite/admin/modules/edit?platform_id=0&set=extensions&module=CookieNotice

3. Use the widget to add the link to your Cookie Policy article directly into the Cookie Notice message: https://www.yourwebsite/admin/texts/edit?translation_key=EXT_COOKIE_NOTICE_TEXT&translation_entity=extensions%2Fcookie-notice

By following these steps, you will successfully configure and personalize the Cookie Notice module, ensuring your website remains compliant and transparent for your visitors.