Mastering Cookie Management with Consentmo: Updates to Help Shopify Merchants Stay Compliant

For Shopify merchants, keeping up with global privacy regulations isn't just a legal requirement - it’s an important part of maintaining customer trust and protecting your business. Consentmo, helps you navigate the complex world of GDPR, CCPA, and other data privacy regulations. Today, we’re introducing key updates to the Cookie Bar settings section that will make cookie administration more efficient for your store.

Why Handling Cookies is Crucial for Your Business

Cookies are vital to the operation of any online store, but they come with significant privacy considerations. Cookie management refers to controlling how cookies are used on your website and verifying that your store complies with data privacy regulations like GDPR (EU), CCPA (California), and others. Managing cookies well helps you not only meet legal requirements but also foster customer reliability by giving them control over their data.

For Shopify store owners, this isn’t just a back-end task - it's a way to protect your business from fines, secure customer data, and show that your store is transparent. Handling traffic from regions like the EU, Brazil, Japan, and California adds complexity, but Consentmo makes it easier for merchants to run cookies across multiple regions.

Our new updates are designed to improve your experience with managing cookies, helping you control cookie behavior while staying compliant with evolving regulations.

A New Way to View and Manage Cookies

Before diving into the specifics of the updates, let’s highlight the most significant improvement: the new table view. Previously, the cookie list and management options were separated, with cookies displayed on one side and controls on the other. This layout often felt clunky and made it harder to get a full picture of your cookie settings. We’ve now made a major change by moving to a more unified and modern table view, where everything is displayed in one place. This provides a cleaner, more organized layout, making it much easier to view, sort, and manage your cookies all from a single interface.

The new table view allows you to quickly filter cookies by provider, category, or duration, and sort them by columns like name, provider, or type. This makes finding specific cookies faster and less complicated, especially for stores with multiple types of cookies used for different purposes, like analytics, marketing, or functionality. Instead of jumping between sections, you can see all your cookies and management options in one centralized view. Whether you need to add, edit, or delete cookies, all the necessary tools are now built directly into the table, reducing clicks and simplifying the workflow.

This updated layout doesn’t just look better - it also offers a far more intuitive experience for Shopify store owners. By bringing everything together in one view, we’ve reduced the time it takes to manage cookies and made the entire process more efficient. You can now handle your cookie settings with greater ease, allowing you to focus on running your business and staying compliant with privacy regulations.

With that in mind, let’s explore the specific updates that will further improve your cookie management experience.

Key Updates to the Cookie Management Section

We’ve made several updates to the Cookie Settings section to boost usability. Here’s a breakdown of what’s new and how these changes will benefit your Shopify store.

1. Refined Table View with Sorting and Filtering Options

We know that managing cookies involves working with a variety of different types, categories, and durations. Our updated table view allows for sorting and filtering by:

• Provider: Filter by who issues the cookie (Shopify, Google, Amazon, etc.).
• Category: Sort by cookie type (Strict, Marketing, Analytics, Functional).
• Duration: Organize cookies by how long they stay active (Persistent, 2 years, 1 year, or less than 1 year).

These updates give Shopify users more control over how they view and handle their cookies. Additionally, the sorting function has been improved to allow users to sort by Name, Provider, Category, and Duration directly in the table view. This layout helps you find specific cookies faster, saving valuable time when managing your site’s compliance.

Popular cookies from providers like Shopify and Google will also display their icons in the "Provider" column, making it easier to identify them.

2. New "Add Cookie" Button

To give merchants more flexibility, we’ve redesigned the "Add Cookie" button. Now, when clicked, a popup will appear with all the necessary fields to add a new cookie. You’ll have two options: "Add" to confirm the new cookie or "Cancel" to discard changes.

This approach certifies that you can easily and quickly add new cookies, helping you stay on top of cookie management without the need for extensive time or effort.

3. Import/Export Section Relocated and Available as a Premium Feature

We’ve moved the Import/Export feature to the top right corner of the page, making it more accessible and easier to use. Available exclusively for premium users, this feature allows you to import and export cookies efficiently. You can import multiple cookies into designated cookie categories using a CSV file, and any existing cookies will be overwritten during the import process. Additionally, all cookies from your categories can be exported, giving you full control over your cookie data and making management more flexible and streamlined.

4. Information Table Section Relocated to a New Tab

The Cookie Information Table section has been moved to a new tab labeled "Information Table." This tab will now appear after the "Scanner" tab, keeping all cookie-related details in one place. Access to this section will be available only for Plus and Enterprise plan users, making it a feature specifically for those who need more comprehensive tools.

By relocating this section, we’ve organized the interface to be clearer and easier to navigate, particularly for those on our premium plans. Merchants can access all the information they need without unnecessary back-and-forth.

How These Updates Benefit Your Store

Each of these updates is designed to make managing cookies easier for Shopify merchants, giving you more control over how cookies are handled on your store. By moving key features like the Import/Export section to more intuitive locations, and improving sorting and filtering options, these updates offer greater convenience for those managing large or complex stores.

Additionally, with added safety features like the confirmation pop-up for deletion and clearer visuals with icons for major cookie providers, you can better operate your store’s compliance with privacy regulations. These features reduce the risk of mistakes while giving you better insight into your cookie data.

For merchants handling large amounts of customer data from the EU, California, Brazil, and other regions, these tools will help ensure that your store remains compliant with strict privacy regulations. With these updates, we aim to give you more control over managing your cookies, allowing you to prioritize your business.

Conclusion:

With these latest updates to the Cookie Management section, Consentmo continues to provide Shopify merchants with the tools they need to stay compliant with global privacy regulations. Whether you're adding new cookies, organizing existing ones, or assuring your store meets evolving privacy requirements, our updated features -especially the improved table view - make cookie administration more user-friendly and efficient.

If you haven’t yet explored all the benefits of Consentmo, now is the perfect time. These updates will help you gain better control over your store’s cookie settings, improving your ability to meet privacy regulations while maintaining a strong relationship with your customers.

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