{"id":1793,"date":"2024-09-26T13:44:51","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T13:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/docs"},"modified":"2025-07-02T08:14:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T08:14:52","password":"","slug":"cookies","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.8theme.com\/documentation\/xstore\/support\/cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Cookies, GDPR Policy in XStore WordPress Theme"},"content":{"rendered":"

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a legal framework that sets guidelines for the collection and processing of personal information from individuals. It provides a legal framework for keeping everyone’s personal data safe by requiring companies to have robust processes in place for handling and storing personal information.<\/p>\n

Some XStore Theme Options add custom cookies that must be mentioned in the security policy (GDPR) of your site.<\/p>\n

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Note:<\/strong> If the option is always off and never turned on, a cookie will not be created.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A cookie is an information that a website puts on a user’s computer. Cookies store limited information from a web browser session on a given website that can then be retrieved in the future. They are also sometimes referred to as browser cookies, web cookies or internet cookies.<\/p>\n

List of terms:<\/h4>\n

named<\/strong> – name of the cookie<\/p>\n

purpose<\/strong> – description of the cookie<\/p>\n

option_related<\/strong> – option that add cookie<\/p>\n

expiry<\/strong> – time long save cookie in user side<\/p>\n

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Note:<\/strong> \u00abby default\u00bb – mean default value given by theme. It can be changed by Theme Option or custom filters\/ or another type of customization.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Note:<\/strong> Cookie does not delete exactly after disabling the option. It will delete after expiry time will end.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

List of cookies:<\/h4>\n

named: age_verify_popup_shows<\/code><\/p>\n

purpose: Keep success value of age verify popup<\/strong><\/p>\n

expiry: 1 day by default<\/strong><\/p>\n

option_related: Customizer \u2192 Age Verify Popup \u2192 Enable Age verify Popup<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

named: et_promo_text_show<\/code><\/p>\n

purpose: Keep closed forever value of promo text element in header<\/strong><\/p>\n

expiry: 1 day by default<\/strong><\/p>\n

option_related: Customizer \u2192 Header Builder \u2192 Promo text \u2192 Close forever<\/strong><\/p>\n

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named: newsletter_shows<\/code><\/p>\n

purpose: Keep closed forever value of newsletter popup element in header<\/strong><\/p>\n

expiry: 1 day by default<\/strong><\/p>\n

option_related: Customizer \u2192 Header Builder \u2192 Newsletter \u2192 Close forever<\/strong><\/p>\n

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named: et_search_history<\/code><\/p>\n

purpose: Store user search requests<\/strong><\/p>\n

expiry: 5 days by default<\/strong><\/p>\n

option_related: Customizer \u2192 Header builder \u2192 Sesrch \u2192 Ajax Search History<\/strong><\/p>\n

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named: xstore_wishlist_ids_0<\/code> or if you use multisite <\/strong>xstore_wishlist_ids_{multiple_site_id}<\/code><\/p>\n

purpose: Keep Built-in Wishlist products informations<\/strong><\/p>\n

expiry: 7 days by default<\/strong><\/p>\n

option_related: Customizer \u2192 WooCommerce \u2192 Built-in Wishlist<\/strong><\/p>\n

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named: xstore_compare_ids_0or<\/code> if you use multisite <\/strong>xstore_compare_ids_{multiple_site_id}<\/code><\/p>\n

purpose: Keep Built-in Compare products informations<\/strong><\/p>\n

expiry: 7 days by default<\/strong><\/p>\n

option_related: Customizer \u2192 WooCommerce \u2192 Built-in Compare<\/strong><\/p>\n

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named: etheme_cookies<\/code><\/p>\n

purpose: Keep Built-in Compare products information<\/strong><\/p>\n

expiry: 3 days by default<\/strong><\/p>\n

option_related: Customizer \u2192 GDPR & Cookies \u2192 Enable cookies notice<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Above are all the details about how you can set the cookies in XStore Theme Options.<\/p>\n

Now, where to find Google Cookies Analytics<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The analytics cookies are set as soon as a user loads your web page in the browser. In order to view the analytics cookies simply follow the below steps:<\/p>\n

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  1. Open a web page that contains a universal analytics tracking code.<\/li>\n
  2. Simply click on the Chrome menu button at the browser toolbar then select settings.<\/li>\n
  3. Open the Privacy and Security.<\/li>\n
  4. Click on the content settings button.<\/li>\n
  5. Click on the site settings and then click on the cookies button.<\/li>\n
  6. Search for the domain name whose web page you visited.<\/li>\n
  7. You will now see the various cookies on the website.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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