Advanced Banner Settings (New Version)

Overview

The Advanced tab controls how the cookie banner behaves on your store: how visitors can close it, where consent is stored, when the banner is hidden, and what happens after a visitor makes a choice.

Open it from Cookie banner > Advanced.

Layout, style and content live on the other tabs. This tab is for merchants who want more control over the consent dialog behavior.

Custom open/reopen

This option lets visitors reopen the cookie banner from a custom link in your store navigation or content. When it is enabled, a link to #reopenBanner opens the banner.

Example use cases:

• A Cookie settings link in the footer menu
• A quick link to the consent dialog from policy pages
• A reopen link in the theme navigation

For the full steps, see How to Re-open the Cookie Banner with a Menu Link (New Version).

Enforced consent (modals)

This setting is on the Layout tab (Cookie banner > Layout), in the Enforced consent (modals) card. It shows the banner as a modal dialog with a background overlay.

When it is enabled:

• The page behind the banner is inactive until the visitor makes a choice.
• The Escape key press close method is turned on automatically.
• Click outside the window and Window scroll over N pixels do not apply.

Lock background scroll

Select Lock background scroll in the same card to stop the page from scrolling while the banner is visible. It is available once Enforced consent (modals) is enabled.

Close banner

These settings control how visitors can dismiss the banner.

Close button

Shows a close button in the header of the window.

Alternative methods

• Escape key press: closes the dialog with the keyboard.
• Click outside the window: closes the dialog when the visitor clicks outside it.
• Window scroll over N pixels: closes the banner after the visitor scrolls a set number of pixels (default: 200).
• Timeout: closes the banner automatically after a set number of milliseconds.

You can combine these methods.

Follow-up actions

Follow-up actions define what happens after a visitor makes a consent choice.

Reload page on consent

Reloads the page after the visitor accepts or declines cookies. This can help when scripts that need consent do not initialize properly until the page is reloaded.

Redirect if user denies all

If a visitor declines all cookies, the store redirects them to another page. Consent is not stored in this case. Enter a URL that starts with http or https.

Synchronize consent in other open tabs

If the store is open in several browser tabs, all tabs sync to the latest consent choice.

Implied consent

Implied consent is triggered when the banner is closed through any of the configured close methods. When it is enabled, choose how to record the closure:

• Treat as consent given
• Treat as consent denied

Storage

This card defines where visitor consent is stored and how long it stays valid.

• HTML Storage: stores the consent decision in the browser's HTML storage.
• Cookie: stores the decision in a browser cookie. Set Expire after (for example 365 days). When the period ends, visitors see the banner again.

Cross-domain consent

Use Consent domain to store consent in a parent domain so that subdomains can read the same decision. For example, consent stored on example.com is shared with shop.example.com. This field is available only when Cookie storage is selected.

Visibility

The Visibility card controls when and where the banner appears.

Disable in theme editor

Hides the banner in the Shopify theme editor, so you can edit pages without the banner in the way.

Banner delay

Adds a delay before the banner appears, in milliseconds.

Start hidden for the following paths

Hides the banner on specific pages. Enter one pattern per line, for example:

• /policies/privacy-policy
• /pages/cookie-policy

Regular expressions are supported.

Bots & crawlers

The Bots & crawlers card decides what automated visitors see. By default, bots follow the regular flow, exactly like a human visitor, and their choice counts in your consent records.

• Known bots & crawlers: select Hide the banner and treat as consent given to hide the banner from the crawlers Pandectes recognizes. Use See the list to view them.
• Specific bots: override the setting for particular user agents with Show the banner, Hide and treat as consent given, or Hide and treat as consent denied. Type a user agent fragment and press Enter.

Summary

The Advanced tab lets you:

• Define how visitors can close the banner
• Control follow-up actions after consent
• Configure how consent is stored
• Manage where and when the banner appears

Updated on: 27/10/2026