Chapter 3. EU Cookie Usage

Configuration

When entering the administrator plugin screen for the EU Cookie system plugin, the following screen will be displayed. Note that the text displayed will vary between releases.

Figure 3.1. Administrator Plugin Screen

Administrator Plugin Screen

Clicking upon the various links will navigate to the specified screen. For example clicking upon the 'Changelog' will show a popup window with the changes for each release. An example of the changelog display is shown in the figure below:

Figure 3.2. Plugin Changelog

Plugin Changelog

Basic Settings

The following screen shows the configuration parameters part of the plugin screen for the system plugin. It is here that one specifies the details for the control of the eucookie plugin. Most of the required parameters are self evident and do not require any further explanation here.

Hovering over the parameter label with the mouse will display a tooltip for the particular parameter, with more details if appropriate.

Figure 3.3. Basic Control Settings

Basic Control Settings

[Note]Note

The above display shows the default text as present in the en-GB language file as a convenience to readers. When installed these fields will be empty as the text in the en-GB language file will be used. Any text entered in these fields is used in preference to the language file entries.

  • Ignore Private Addresses: This instructs the plugin not to display the banner if the IP address is identified as belonging to a 'private address range'. An IP address is considered private if the IP number falls within one of the IP address ranges reserved for private uses by Internet standards groups.

    These private IP address ranges exist:

    • 10.0.0.0 through 10.255.255.255

    • 169.254.0.0 through 169.254.255.255 (APIPA only)

    • 172.16.0.0 through 172.31.255.255

    • 192.168.0.0 through 192.168.255.255

    Private IP addresses are typically used on local networks including home, school and business LANs including airports and hotels. We have noticed upon our live site that there is usage of 'private addresses' in use by our visitors to the web site, which should not be possible according to the regulations, so we advice that this is only usedupon internal networks and very cautiously upon internet sites in general..

  • Width: The width across the screen that the banner should be occupy. We have generally used 100% which is the full width of the display screen.

  • Position: Specifies if the banner should be displayed at the top or the bottom of the screen.

  • Warning Message: Some descriptive text to display within the banner. The default text shown is "Cookies to improve our website and your experience when using it. Cookies used for the essential operation of the site have already been set." This is the text as stored in the langauge file. For a site with only a single language one may enter what ever text one desires to be displayed directly in the field and this will be used in preference to that specified in the language file. Change the text to suit your purposes. If this is a multi-lingual site then it is better to leave this field blank so that the text is used from the appropriate language file.

  • Policy text: Some description text to insert before the site Policy Name IF the policy display is to be shown, The default text is "To find out more about the cookies we use and how to delete them, see our ". This is the text as stored in the langauge file. For a site with only a single language one may enter what ever text one desires to be displayed directly in the field and this will be used in preference to that specified in the language file. Change the text to suit your purposes. If this is a multi-lingual site then it is better to leave this field blank so that the text is used from the appropriate language file.

  • Policy Name: The name to be used for your Privacy Policy. Some sites may use another descriptive name for their specific policy. i.e. They may have a specific 'Cookie Policy' This is the text as stored in the langauge file. For a site with only a single language one may enter what ever text one desires to be displayed directly in the field and this will be used in preference to that specified in the language file. Change the text to suit your purposes. If this is a multi-lingual site then it is better to leave this field blank so that the text is used from the appropriate language file..

  • Policy Link title: Text to be displayed when hovering over the policy link. Default is "View our privacy policy page". This is the text as stored in the langauge file. For a site with only a single language one may enter what ever text one desires to be displayed directly in the field and this will be used in preference to that specified in the language file. Change the text to suit your purposes. If this is a multi-lingual site then it is better to leave this field blank so that the text is used from the appropriate language file.

  • Policy URL: The link to the site policy document. The default is "index.php?" which is interpreted to mean that NO privacy document is to be linked to.

  • Button text: The text to be shown on the acceptance button which the user clicks to acknowledge acceptance of the site usage policy. This is the text as stored in the langauge file. For a site with only a single language one may enter what ever text one desires to be displayed directly in the field and this will be used in preference to that specified in the language file. Change the text to suit your purposes. If this is a multi-lingual site then it is better to leave this field blank so that the text is used from the appropriate language file.

  • Show EU Legal link: Whether there should be a link to the Official EU documents that relate to the EU Cookie Directive displayed in the banner.

  • Body Nudge Down: Enter some CSS to nudge the banner down the page slightly. This is used when there is another banner to be displayed in the (usually) top of the display. This is common when WordPress is installed upon the site.

  • Background Colour : The colour of the banner displayed. Clicking in the entry box displays a colour chart from where one may pick a specific hue. Alternatively enter the specific hex code of the colour required

  • Text Colour: The colour of the text displayed in the banner.Clicking in the entry box displays a colour chart from where one may pick a specific hue. Alternatively enter the specific hex code of the colour required.

  • Text Shadow : The colour of the text shadow in the banner.Clicking in the entry box displays a colour chart from where one may pick a specific hue. Alternatively enter the specific hex code of the colour required.

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