Onboarding Guide: Implementing Google Consent Mode with CookieYes

Last updated on October 6, 2024

Welcome to CookieYes! This comprehensive guide will walk you through setting up CookieYes using Google Tag Manager (GTM), facilitating a seamless implementation of Consent Mode and/or TCF during your onboarding process.

To get started with CookieYes, create your account.

After you sign up, you will be directed to a setup screen. Follow the instructions below to integrate Google Consent Mode into your website.

Once logged in, you’ll be guided through the initial setup process:

  1. Select the Banner Language for your cookie consent banner.
  2. Choose your preferred Banner Layout and Colour from the available options.
  3. Click the Next step button to proceed.
setup screen

Locate the Enable Consent Mode on CookieYes section and ensure the following options are enabled:

  • Support Google Consent Mode: This allows websites to adjust how Google tags behave based on user consent choices.
  • Support IAB TCF v2.2: This is a standardized framework for managing user consent in digital advertising, ensuring compliance with GDPR requirements.

These features should be enabled by default in CookieYes. If they are already on, no action is required.

Note

After completing the onboarding process, you can customise the IAB TCF-enable banners in the Cookie Banner section.

Enable GCM

Set Up Google Tag Manager

  1. Create an Account:
  2. Install the container on your website:
    • Add the first part of the container tag immediately after the opening <head> tag.
    •  Place the second <iframe> part immediately after the opening <body> tag.
GTM script

Integrate GCM v2 with CookieYes

Step 1: Add CookieYes CMP Tag in GTM.
  1. In GTM, head to your Workspace and click Tags > New.

    Add tag
  2. Name the tag, then click Tag Configuration > Discover more tag types in the Community Template Gallery.

    tag configuration



    discover more tag type
  3. Search for CookieYes CMP.
  4. Select the CookieYes CMP template and click Add to workspace > Add to add it to your GTM installation.

    add to workspace
Step 2:Configure CookieYes Tag.

Choose the banner configuration according to your needs by configuring the tag. Enter your Website key, set the Default Consent Settings (which are applied before the user consents) and Other Settings.

Tag Configuration
  1. Enter your Website Key:
    • Head back to CookieYes and locate the Website Key in the CookieYes setup screen.
    • Click the Copy key button to copy the Website Key to your clipboard.

      copy code button
  2. Set Default Consent Settings:
    • Click Add Setting.
    • Select Enabled/Disabled from the drop-down for each cookie category based on your requirements.
    • Set the Region by entering the ISO-standardized (ISO 3166-2) codes for the regions you intend to geo-target. If you do not want to geo-target specific regions, enter All in the Regions field. Refer to the ISO 3166-2 standard for appropriate region codes.
    • Click Add.

      default-consent-setting
  3. Set the trigger:
    • Choose Consent Initialization – All Pages as the firing trigger. This ensures the tag activates before any other tags.

      Consent Initialization
    • Click Save to add CookieYes CMP to your Workspace.
Step 3:Publish Changes.
  1. Click Save to complete the integration of CookieYes with the Google Consent Mode.

    Save tag
  2. Click Submit and Publish to Publish your Container version.

    Submit Container

Verify Installation 

Head back to the setup screen and click on the Verify button. You will see a success message “CookieYes is successfully installed on your website!”. 

Verify Installation

Now you will see the new cookie consent banner on your website. From the CookieYes Dashboard, you can complete the website scanning and explore additional customisations and features.

See Also

If you encounter any issues during or after implementation, our comprehensive Troubleshooting Guide and dedicated GCM support team are available to assist you. 

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