e-Privacy: Cookies default to decline (opt-in)

Hi Micahel, thanks for taking the time and effort to develop the EU e-Privacy Directive package/plugin, it seems well thought out and it is nice to see you're actively engaged with it - thanks!

A website I look after only needs cookies for login and the majority of users do not need to log in. So to make the experience nicer for those users who do not need to log in, I was trying to use your package to default to blocking all cookies (and so not having to show a cookie notification) and then when someone tries to log in, they are asked to accept cookies (by all cookies, the only cookie I couldn't remove myself is the Joomla session cookie).

I've looked through your documentation and this forum and can't seem to find a way to do this. I thought your recent addition of the 'Decline Cookies' access level would have solved this, but it didn't. It certainly helped accomplish some of this, but I am still trying to figure out if there is a way to default to disabling cookies.

Is this something that can be done using your package?

Thank you,
AdamB

I think you'll like this.

I very recently added an option to define login links which (when clicked) trigger the cookie confirm dialog.

It's in action here. Go to the bottom of the page, and use the button to "Remove Cookies". When you've done that, go back to the top and click the login or contact links (they both do it), and you'll be presented with the confirm box to accept cookies.

Using this method, you could re-define the CSS for the module (or the ribbon) to make the default visibility none, or the height none, or whatever. End result, no cookies until a user clicks the login link.

I really do try to remain engaged with my users. I've forged a reputation that has allowed me to go from corporate IT to self employed software developer....and I don't want to go back!

I suppose the demo video of that feature might be helpful...

Cool - thanks Michael. I did notice those settings in the plugin, but couldn't find any documentation on them after a cursory glance - I should have checked your YouTube videos! The solution you suggested worked perfectly, thank you. However, I wasn't too keen on the JavaScript popup as it is not easily customisable (like the module is) and I wasn't sure about it from a UX point of view.

From your explanation I realised that if a user does not decline or accept cookies, then they are blocked, which is great (I should have realised this earlier though). After this, I used a combination of template and language overrides, and your 'declined cookies' and 'accepted cookies' viewing levels to achieve a solution, which I've detailed below in case others want to use it.

• When cookies have been declined, or no option has been chosen, the e-Privacy module is displayed in place of the login module
• The login module is only visible when cookies have been accepted
• Towards the bottom of the login module, another e-Privacy module is included (using ModulesAnywhere) and this enables those who have accepted cookies to change their mind

As an aside, do you have a change log for all the improvements you are doing from version to version? It would be useful to know what each new upgrade brings.

Thanks for the help!

Changes are detailed in the repository for each version. The repository is linked from the main extension download page (labeled "Repository")