What Is the Cookie Consent Widget?
A cookie consent widget displays a compliant banner that lets visitors accept, reject, or selectively allow categories of cookies. It's required for any website that runs analytics, advertising, or remarketing pixels in the EU, UK, California, and an increasing number of US states.
Key Benefits
- GDPR (EU), UK GDPR, CCPA (California), and Quebec Law 25 ready
- Granular categories: necessary, analytics, marketing, functional
- Auto-blocks Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, Google Ads until consent given
- Consent log stored client-side and optionally synced to your backend
- Customizable branding, copy, and button styles
How Contractors Use It
- Any contractor running Google Ads or Facebook Ads remarketing
- Sites with Google Analytics or Hotjar installed
- Compliance for serving customers in California or the EU
Delivery Assets
- Demo page: /widgets/demos/cookie-banner.html
- Widget script:
/widgets/cookie-banner.js - Widget stylesheet:
/widgets/cookie-banner.css - Included in managed TradeCalcs setup plans and available for buyer-owned installs after setup review.
The Cookie Consent Widget is part of the TradeCalcs product catalog. The current instant-install package is 29 ready tools: 23 calculators + 6 widgets; product-spec pages stay visible for SEO and roadmap clarity without pretending unfinished widgets are ready to buy.