Quick Start Guide

Get Cookiewise running on your website in under 5 minutes.

1
Create Account
2
Add Domain
3
Scan Cookies
4
Add Script

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. Our Puppeteer-powered scanner will:

  • Visit up to 10 pages on your site
  • Detect all first-party and third-party cookies
  • Identify JavaScript-set and HTTP-set cookies
  • Automatically categorize them (necessary, functional, analytics, marketing, social)

The scan typically takes 30-60 seconds.

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.