{"id":844,"date":"2022-01-17T10:58:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T10:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cookiebot.com\/en\/?p=844"},"modified":"2026-03-12T09:14:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T08:14:51","slug":"widget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cookiebot.com\/en\/widget\/","title":{"rendered":"Cookiebot CMP Privacy Trigger | Faster and easier cookie consent for your website"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cookiebot-cmp-privacy-trigger-for-weightless-consent-management\">Cookiebot CMP Privacy Trigger for weightless consent management<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fastest-and-easiest-cookie-consent-becomes-even-faster-and-easier-again\">Fastest and easiest cookie consent becomes even faster and easier, again<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Right behind the launch of <a href=\"\/en\/cookie-banner\/\">the latest generation of cookie banners from Cookiebot CMP<\/a>&nbsp;comes the <strong>Privacy Trigger<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 a small, weightless element for your website that gives visitors quick access to check or change their consent state faster and easier, bringing flexibility and simplicity to an area that users often find tiresome and complicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized is-style-cb-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/media\/4290\/open-widget-blue.jpg?width=500&amp;\" alt=\"Illustration of Cookiebot CMP widget on a laptop - Cookiebot\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Make cookie consent easy and effortless for your website\u2019s visitors with the Cookiebot CMP Privacy Trigger.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A key requirement of the <a href=\"\/en\/gdpr\/\">EU\u2019s GDPR<\/a>&nbsp;is that <strong>users must be able to withdraw their consent state just as easy as they gave it<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The subtle, floating Privacy Trigger from\u00a0Cookiebot CMP\u00a0gives your website\u2019s visitors access to check or change their consent state, i.e. to opt in or out of categories of cookies, give or withdraw consent as easy as with the flick of a mouse click.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your website will no longer need to have a cookie declaration on a separate subpage that users must navigate to for them to change their consent state \u2013 with one simple click the Privacy Trigger unfolds a miniature banner showing their consent information and giving them easy access to change their consent state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the Cookiebot CMP Privacy Trigger on your website, you provide end-users with the easiest and most flexible solution to this key consent requirement from the EU\u2019s GDPR \u2013 one that brings transparency and control to data privacy in an effortless way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/\">Cookiebot CMP<\/a>&nbsp;by <a href=\"https:\/\/usercentrics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Usercentrics<\/a>&nbsp;is an unrivaled consent solution on the market today, offering <strong>scanning technology that detects every single cookie<\/strong>&nbsp;on your website with <strong>fully automatic cookie control<\/strong>&nbsp;and <strong>granular end-user consent<\/strong>&nbsp;that meets the compliance requirements of the <a href=\"\/en\/gdpr\/\">EU\u2019s GDPR\/ePR<\/a>&nbsp;as well as <a href=\"\/en\/ccpa\/\">California\u2019s CCPA\/CPRA<\/a>, <a href=\"\/en\/lgpd\/\">Brazil\u2019s LGPD<\/a>, <a href=\"\/en\/popia\/\">South Africa\u2019s POPIA<\/a>, <a href=\"\/en\/pipeda\/\">Canada\u2019s PIPEDA<\/a>&nbsp;and many other data privacy laws around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cookiebot CMP\u00a0launched\u00a0<a href=\"\/en\/cookie-banner\/\">a new generation of consent banners<\/a>\u00a0in July 2021 that offer the easiest, most reliable end-user consent solution anywhere on the Internet, and the Cookiebot CMP Privacy Trigger works as a seamless extension to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the Cookiebot CMP Privacy Trigger on your website, you get \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Easier and more intuitive end-user consent interaction,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High customizability in colors, text, and position on website to ensure the best fit with most modern domains,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seamless integration with the <a href=\"\/en\/cookie-banner\/\">latest generation of cookie banners from Cookiebot CMP<\/a>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Full mobile responsiveness,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/standards-guidelines\/wcag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines)<\/a>&nbsp;compliance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manage.cookiebot.com\/en\/manage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Implement the new Privacy Trigger on your website now<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/\">Scan your website to see what cookies your website uses<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/admin.cookiebot.com\/signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try Cookiebot free for 14 days<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 or forever if you have a small website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-does-the-cookiebot-cmp-privacy-trigger-work\">How does the Cookiebot CMP Privacy Trigger work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Privacy Trigger from\u00a0Cookiebot CMP\u00a0works as a shortcut for users to access their consent state information, making cookie consent a more seamless integration of the overall user experience on your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As always, when a user lands on your website, they will give consent to cookies through the Cookiebot CMP consent banner. Once given, the consent banner folds itself into <strong>a small and subtle Privacy Trigger<\/strong>&nbsp;hovering at a position of choice on your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized is-style-cb-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/media\/4291\/widget-web-blue.jpg?width=500&amp;\" alt=\"Illustration of Cookiebot CMP widget - Cookiebot\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Cookiebot CMP Privacy Trigger unfolds a small consent banner for easy end-user consent on any subpage of your domain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Users can then click on the Privacy Trigger to unfold a mini version of the cookie banner, giving them quick access to easily check or change their consent state, opt in to cookies or withdraw consent already given \u2013 at any given time on any given place on your domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-enable-disable-and-customize-the-privacy-trigger\">How to enable, disable and customize the Privacy Trigger<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cookiebot CMP Privacy Trigger is <strong>not enabled by default on existing domains<\/strong>&nbsp;but needs to be activated in the <a href=\"https:\/\/manage.cookiebot.com\/en\/manage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Manager<\/a>&nbsp;by ticking the checkbox named \u201cShow Privacy Trigger\u201d. However, for all new domains created with Cookiebot CMP, the Privacy Trigger will be enabled as default.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once implemented, you can <strong>customize the position of the Privacy Trigger<\/strong>&nbsp;to find the ideal layout for your website. Place the Privacy Trigger in one of the four corners of your website and configure distance from bottom and margins to get a detailed, seamless fit with your design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Free plans with\u00a0Cookiebot CMP\u00a0can choose between dark and light themes for the Privacy Trigger, but won't be able to customize it additionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Privacy Trigger also <strong>supports several script attributes<\/strong>&nbsp;that allows you to customize its position settings on each individual domain, effectively overriding domain group settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose between <strong>different color themes<\/strong>&nbsp;for the closed version of the Privacy Trigger (in its hovering state) and the open version (in its unfolded mini version).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Privacy Trigger can be changed to any color that might fit your website, but <strong>we recommend following the&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/standards-guidelines\/wcag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines)<\/a>&nbsp;to ensure accessibility compliance, e.g. easily readable contrasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/support.cookiebot.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/4406571299346\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See our technical support article for how to setup and customize the Privacy Trigger<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/\">Scan your website for free to see all cookies in use<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/admin.cookiebot.com\/signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try Cookiebot CMP free for 14 days<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 or forever if you have a small website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-easier-compliance-better-customer-relations\">Easier compliance, better customer relations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Creating a more sustainable internet economy in which data privacy and data-driven business are not polar opposites, but integral parts to trustful customer relations comes down to smart, well-built solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Transparency<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>control<\/strong>\u00a0are the cornerstones of the\u00a0<a href=\"\/en\/gdpr\/\">EU\u2019s GDPR<\/a>, the backbone of\u00a0Cookiebot CMP\u00a0and the essence of the Privacy Trigger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Launched out of Europe in 2012,\u00a0<a href=\"\/\">Cookiebot CMP<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/usercentrics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Usercentrics<\/a>\u00a0has grown to become an unrivaled tool in the e-privacy industry. Built around patented scanning technology,\u00a0Cookiebot CMP\u00a0offers automatic compliance for your website with all major data privacy laws in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cookiebot CMP\u00a0is designed to take the hard part out of compliance for you, the website owner\/operator, while making consent easier and more flexible for your end-users \u2013 fostering an online culture of trust and privacy protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/business-functions\/risk-and-resilience\/our-insights\/the-consumer-data-opportunity-and-the-privacy-imperative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">71% of consumers<\/a>&nbsp;say they left a brand because it was using their data without consent, revealing how much data privacy has become a consumer demand and a metric of brand reputation in itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consent fatigue is real among users across the Internet, but the solution is not less privacy or broken analytics leading to data loss for your website, it\u2019s <strong>smarter solutions for data privacy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest development from Cookiebot CMP, after the launch of the latest cookie banner generation in July 2021, is the easy-to-use and fully customizable Privacy Trigger that makes the consent interaction between end-users and your website a lot easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cookiebot CMP\u00a0helps make data privacy a central part of our digital infrastructures \u2013 bringing you updated software with better functionalities and more ease-of-use as a way of fostering an Internet, where data-driven business and data privacy go hand in hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manage.cookiebot.com\/en\/manage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Implement the Cookiebot CMP Privacy Trigger<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/support.cookiebot.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/4406571299346\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See our technical support article for how to customize the Privacy Trigger<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/\">Scan your website for free to see what cookies are in use<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/admin.cookiebot.com\/signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try Cookiebot CMP free for 14 days<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 or forever if you have a small website<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cookiebot CMP Privacy Trigger for weightless consent management Fastest and easiest cookie consent becomes even faster and easier, again Right behind the launch of the latest generation of cookie banners from Cookiebot CMP&nbsp;comes the Privacy Trigger&nbsp;\u2013 a small, weightless element for your website that gives visitors quick access to check or change their consent state [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":851,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"thumbnail_status":false,"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.cookiebot.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/01\/closed-widget-blue_1200x630_ffffff.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cookiebot.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cookiebot.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cookiebot.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cookiebot.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cookiebot.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cookiebot.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cookiebot.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cookiebot.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cookiebot.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cookiebot.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}