Getting started using the Admin Interface

Eager to get started with Cookiebot CMP?

You've come to the right place! In a few easy steps we will help you get Cookiebot CMP configured and implemented on your website.
To get started, please follow the written instructions below.

Step 1: Log into or create your Cookiebot CMP account

Log in to your Cookiebot CMP account at https://admin.cookiebot.com/.
If you don't already have an existing Cookiebot CMP account, click the 'Sign up' link.

Step 2: Add your domain (website)

Let's start by adding your primary domain (website). Don't worry, you can add as many as you need after the initial setup.
Don't add the http:// or https:// part, and the www. part is optional.

After you enter your website, select the legislations you want to configure your banner for. We've made it easy to start with an appropriate consent banner template by providing presets.

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A scan of the website will start shortly and should be completed within 24 hours.
You'll be able to see the results of the scan in the 'Trackers & Reports' section of the Admin Interface later.

Click the 'Next' button to continue to the next step.

Step 3: Configure your consent banner

It's time to configure your consent banner! Based on the legislation template you selected, the consent banner will already have the required settings to meet the legislation requirements. Here you can customize your banner. For example, you can edit the color scheme, add your logo, change the standard texts, and configure your Privacy Trigger. questionmark getting started 2.png

The Privacy Trigger is a small button that is displayed after a visitor has submitted consent.

Clicking the button will show a small window with the current consent settings and allow the visitor to update their consent settings, or withdraw it all together.

Click the 'Next' button to continue to the next step.

Step 4: Implementing Cookiebot CMP on your website

There are a few different ways to implement Cookiebot CMP on your website. For the most common ones we've provided instructions on this page to help you do just that.

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If you use WordPress you might want to consider our WordPress Plugin for easy implementation. If you already use Google Tag Manager on your website, adding the Cookiebot CMP tag from GTM is a quick and easy way to add our solution.

GTM Using Google Tag Manager

WP Using our WordPress plugin

If you want to insert our Cookiebot script directly into your website, you can click the 'Custom embed code' button.

You can then copy the script and add it to the header of your website.

When using auto-blocking, it is essential that the Cookiebot script is the first script on the page to load.

Your implementation should look similar to this (with automatic cookie blocking):

<html>
<head>
  <script
    id="Cookiebot"
    src="https://consent.cookiebot.com/uc.js"
    data-cbid="00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
    type="text/javascript"
    data-blockingmode="auto"
  ></script>
</head>
<body>
  ...
</body>
</html>

(Optional) Add the Cookie Declaration^*- Copy the second script and insert it in the body of the HTML on the specific page and at the exact position where you would like the Cookie Declaration to appear.

This could be as a dedicated page on your website, or embedded into an existing privacy policy page.

^*The standard Cookie Declaration lists all cookies and trackers discovered on your website and allows the user also to withdraw (or change) a consent at any time – as required under e.g. GDPR.

Example:

<html>
  ...
<body>
  <h1>Cookie Declaration</h1>
  <script
    id="CookieDeclaration"
    src="https://consent.cookiebot.com/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/cd.js"
    type="text/javascript"
    async
  ></script>
</body>
</html>

Step 5: Check your scan reports

Each month, when the website scan is complete, the scan report is automatically delivered to your inbox. If there are any unclassified cookies, make sure to classify them and add a short purpose description.
This classification helps ensure that all cookies and trackers on your website (except for 'strictly necessary' cookies) will automatically be blocked until a user has given consent.

Wait... Is that really all I have to do 🤔

Well, yes 😅
Our solution automatically takes care of the hard parts

We scan your website each month
For Premium subscriptions, the Cookiebot scanner crawls your entire website where cookies and tracking technology could be in use.

We control your cookies
Only those categories of cookies the user has consented to will be activated upon consent – all other cookies will be held back automatically.

We log your users consents
You as a website owner or operator must be able to document that your website users have given consent to you processing their personal data on your website.

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If you have any questions or run into difficulties, let us know and we will be happy to help you out!