Add a Cookie Consent Bar

You can use a third party solution to notify visitors of cookies on your Thinkific site!

As most European countries now have cookie consent laws in place, Thinkific customers may need to integrate a "cookie consent bar" within their site header or footer to ensure compliance with these laws. Adding this bar to your site will let visitors know that your site uses cookies to track, personalize, and save user information.

There are two ways to incorporate a cookie consent bar to your site — in your site header or site footer.

If you're looking to customize your code, we recommend hiring a Web Developer to make these changes. Check out our Experts Marketplace which has Web Developers who use our system to create custom coded solutions. Otherwise, you can also look at sites like Fiverr.com and Upwork.com, which many users look into for their developer needs.

How to Create a Cookie Consent Bar in Your Site Header

1. Go to your Theme Library found under Channels in your Admin Dashboard
2. Click on the ellipses found under the theme you would like to add a consent bar to and select Edit Code
3. Select the Layouts folder and then select the Default folder
4. Add the custom code for your cookie consent bar in the header section found between lines 20 to 25

How to Create a Cookie Consent Bar in Your Site Footer

1. Select a cookie consent bar platform

   Platforms like Osano.com, Cookie Consent, or Cookie Script offer Free plans that allow you to create cookie consent bars with certain limitations. Please review each platform for limitations and follow their specific instructions on how to create cookie bars.

2. When determining your cookie bar compliance type, you will need to refer to the privacy legislation of your specific country.
3. Copy the cookie bar code from the platform of your choice
4. In another tab, log in to your Thinkific site and go to Settings
5. Select the Code & analytics tab
   
6. Paste this code into your Site footer code on your Thinkific site
7. Click Save
   

Each platform will have separate instructions on how to create or add a cookie consent bar to your site. Please review instructions specific to the platform of your choice.

And that's it! You can return to your course site, refresh the page and you should now see the bar!