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What should I check before my cookie banner goes live?

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Why this exists: Intastellar Consents is meant to be simple to install (often two scripts or a plugin), but trust comes from knowing the banner shows, choices stick, and tracking does not run ahead of consent — when your tags are set up that way. This checklist turns that into boxes you can tick with a non-technical owner and a short smoke test.

Legal note: We describe product behaviour and practical checks. Compliance is for your lawyer; we do not certify your site. What the product offers: Intastellar Consents.

What “good” looks like (so you know what you are aiming for)

When things are wired as intended:

  1. On a first visit (try incognito), visitors see the banner (once policy links and install are correct).
  2. After they choose, that choice lasts as they move around the site — the banner should not nag on every single click.
  3. Analytics and ads should line up with that choice — usually quieter before accept, active after — if your team connected GA, Meta, and other tags to consent (often via Google Tag Manager and Consent Mode).

If (1) fails, start with privacy URL and who pasted what. If (1) works but (3) does not, you need tag / GTM help, not only a new colour on the banner.

Before you ask someone to install the banner

  • You have a working privacy policy URL (opens in a normal browser, https://, no login wall).
  • You know whether the site is WordPress, Shopify, GTM-only, or custom HTML — see Overview if unsure.
  • You decided who can edit the theme, theme.liquid, GTM container, or site header / layout.
  • For custom or Shopify / GTM setups using the script, your technical contact has the JavaScript install guide (required fields + Full snippet for paste).

After install (smoke test you can do yourself)

  • Open your site in a private / incognito window — the banner should appear (unless that browser already stored a strong “yes” from earlier tests).
  • Click Accept (or equivalent) and reload — you still expect the site to work; non-essential scripts (analytics, ads) should align with your setup after consent.
  • Open a second page on the same site — the banner should not pop on every navigation if storage is working.
  • If you have iPhone traffic, try Safari once — themes and caches sometimes differ from desktop Chrome.

Ask your technical person to verify (5 minutes)

You can forward this bullet list:

  • Network tab (before any banner choice): note whether obvious analytics or ad requests already fire; compare after Accept.
  • GTM (if used): Consents loads early — see Google Tag Manager.
  • WordPress: Intro + privacy fields complete — WordPress — Get started.
  • Shopify: Snippet in theme.liquid, policy_link live — Shopify.

Deeper order of operations: Debugging.

When something looks wrong

  • Confirm the privacy policy URL in the plugin or window.INTA block is still correct (typos and http vs https break things).
  • WordPress — complete Intro and Privacy policy — WordPress — Get started.
  • GTM — snippet fires early — Google Tag Manager.
  • Shopify — snippet in theme.liquid, policy_link matches a live policy page — Shopify.

Still stuck? Use Why does my cookie banner or consent setup look broken?, then Contact & support with your site URL, CMS, and screenshots.

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