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Cookie Settings

The Cookie tab controls how long the visitor's consent decision is remembered.

Cookie Settings tab with the Cookie Lifetime and Storage Duration fields

Option Behavior
Session The consent cookie expires when the browser is closed. Visitors will see the consent dialog again on their next visit. (default)
Days The consent cookie persists for a configurable number of days.

Storage Duration (Days)

Setting Details
Field Storage Duration (days)
Type Number
Default 7
Range 1–365
Visible when Cookie Lifetime is set to Days

Sets how many days the consent decision is stored. After this period, the cookie expires and the visitor will see the consent dialog again.

Common values:

Days Use Case
7 Re-ask weekly — cautious approach
30 Monthly — balanced approach
90 Quarterly — reduced friction
365 Annual — minimum interruption

Technical Details

The consent cookie has the following properties:

Property Value
Name slgm-consent
Possible values agree or decline
HttpOnly Yes — the cookie is not readable by JavaScript
Secure Yes, when Force HTTPS is set to Entire Site in Global Configuration
SameSite Lax
Path Joomla's Cookie Path if you set one in Global Configuration, otherwise / (the whole site)
Domain Uses Joomla's configured cookie domain
  1. The visitor clicks Accept or Decline in the consent dialog
  2. The form submits a POST request to the current page with the value agree or decline
  3. The plugin validates the CSRF token to prevent tampering
  4. If valid, the consent cookie is set with the configured lifetime
  5. The page reloads with the consent decision applied

Because the cookie path is / by default, a decision made on one page applies on every page of the site.

Demo mode never saves the cookie. See Demo Mode.

Visitors can revoke their consent by clearing their browser cookies. There is no built-in "revoke consent" button — the consent dialog will reappear once the slgm-consent cookie is deleted or expires.

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