Quick Start Guide
Get Cookiewise running on your website in under 5 minutes.
Step 1: Create Your Account
Sign up at cookiewise.net/register. Your 14-day free trial starts immediately - no credit card required. You'll have full access to all features during the trial.
Step 2: Add Your Domain
From the dashboard, navigate to Domain Management and click Add Website. Enter your domain name (e.g., example.com) and a friendly name for identification.
Cookiewise will generate a unique Website ID for your domain. Keep this handy - you'll need it for the embed script.
Step 3: Run a Cookie Scan
Go to Cookie Scanner, select your newly added website, and click Start Scan. The headless Chromium scanner will:
- Visit pages from your homepage links and sitemap (you choose the page count, up to 200)
- Read first-party and third-party cookies from the browser jar, including HttpOnly
- Inventory localStorage, sessionStorage, and IndexedDB names
- Categorize items (necessary, functional, analytics, marketing, social) and flag low-confidence results for review
A small scan typically takes one to three minutes. Deeper crawls take longer.
Step 4: Add the Script
Add this as the very first script after your opening <head> tag, before any other scripts:
<script src="https://www.cookiewise.net/api/script.js?website_id=YOUR_WEBSITE_ID"></script>
Replace YOUR_WEBSITE_ID with the ID from your Domain Management page. That's it - the consent banner will automatically appear to your visitors.
Step 5: Customize (Optional)
Head to Banner Configuration to customize your banner's appearance, position, colors, and text. Changes take effect immediately - no code changes required.