Squarespace Guide: How to enable cookies and how to edit cookie banner text
An overlooked aspect when launching a Squarespace website is enabling the cookie banner.
Not only do you need to enable it, but you can also change the text that sits within it.
Keep reading to find out how…
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In your Squarespace dashboard head to Websites and then scroll down the sidebar to Website Tools that you’ll find in the Utilities section.
Within Website Tools you can select Cookies & Visitor Data and here you can toggle on your cookie banner.
You can then choose if you want your cookie banner to be opt in or opt in & opt out and if you want it to appear as a bar or a pop-up.
You can also hit Customize to further edit your cookie banner. Within the customize panel you can set whether the cookie banner appears at the top or the bottom of your webpage, choose between a light or dark theme and decide if you want your CTA to be a button or text.
Here you can also change what your CTA’s say and edit the disclaimer text that appears in your cookie banner.
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Once done, hit save and your bespoke cookie banner is enabled on your Squarespace website!
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