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Cookie Solution changelog

View new changes and fixes for Cookie Solution delivery channels. More about current, beta and stable channels, how to change them and how to choose a specific version on this guide.

1.42.1

BETA September 29, 2022

consentOnContinuedBrowsing will be forced to false on November 21
When consentOnContinuedBrowsing is false and the close button is missing, acceptButtonDisplay is forced to “true”
The openPreferences() API method now supports an optional { acceptPurposes: [...] } parameter to open the second layer with preselected purposes
We’ve added a new API method called acceptAll() to accept everything when it’s invoked
For clarity, the “Save and Go Back” button in the second layer now looks and behaves like a “Back” button (no preference is saved)
Bug fixes and minor improvements

1.41.0

BETA August 17, 2022

CURRENT August 24, 2022

STABLE September 21, 2022

It is possible to show a “Continue without accepting” button by setting continueWithoutAcceptingButtonDisplay to true
To give the privacy widget a custom z-index, we’ve added the floatingPreferencesButtonZIndex option
Mobile users are now allowed to reject cookies only when the first layer of the cookie banner has been fully scrolled
We’ve added the callbacks on2ndLayerShown and on2ndLayerClosed which are triggered when the second layer opens or closes
Bug fixes and minor improvements

1.40.1

BETA July 25, 2022

CURRENT July 25, 2022

STABLE August 09, 2022

We now provide a Google Tag Manager custom template that simplifies the implementation of the default command, making it codeless and allowing the update command to take effect as early as possible in the tag firing process
We set the TCF cookie expiration to 12 months by default
We updated the behavior of the banner.explicitWithdrawal condition for the LGPD support
Bug fixes and minor improvements

1.39.1

BETA June 7, 2022

CURRENT June 13, 2022

STABLE July 11, 2022

We’re getting ready to support the LGPD
TCF preferences are now disabled when GDPR does not apply
We’ve updated the cookie banner text
We’ve modified the hover effect on the banner buttons for better accessibility
Bug fixes and minor improvements

1.38.0

BETA April 27, 2022

CURRENT May 9, 2022

STABLE June 6, 2022

We have updated the Brazilian Portuguese cookie banner text
We’ve made improvements for better supporting the compliance settings for the CCPA
Bug fixes and improvements (including better support for Google Consent Mode and i18n)

1.37.2

BETA March 17, 2022

CURRENT March 24, 2022

STABLE April 11, 2022

We have improved some accessibility features for full compliance with WCAG guidelines.
We have improved support for Google Consent Mode, avoiding compromising statistics in cases where anonymous statistical data can be collected regardless of user preferences
Bug fixes and other minor improvements

1.36.2

BETA February 17, 2022

CURRENT February 17, 2022

STABLE February 28, 2022

Granular consent within AMP pages is now supported using perPurposeConsent: true
Bug fixes and other minor improvements

1.35.4

STABLE February 17, 2022

Bug fixes and other minor improvements

1.35.3

BETA December 21, 2021

CURRENT December 21, 2021

STABLE December 21, 2021

Using banner.closeButtonRejects: true, the close button of the banner (the “X”) has the value of denial of consent to cookies.
To comply with the last Italian DPA’s guidelines, “Reject all” and “Accept all” buttons need to have now the same color.
Notice to users about their right to withdraw consent can be shown directly within the banner.
To prevent the Cookie Solution from failing to save the consent due to a user action on the page (e.g. refresh or abandon), the operation is retried the next time the page is accessed, until the proof of consent is correctly stored.
Consents not recorded through the Cookie Preference Log can be invalidated using the invalidateConsentWithoutLog option.
Bug fixes and other minor improvements

1.34.0

BETA October 25, 2021

CURRENT November 8, 2021

STABLE December 6, 2021

Users are now allowed to accept/reject cookies only when the first layer of the cookie banner has been fully scrolled.
TCF consents created more than 12 months before are automatically invalidated since they could prevent Google Ads to serve ads to users that have old TCF consents
To comply with the new Italian DPA’s guidelines, the first layer of the cookie banner mentions the use of “technical” as well as “non-technical” cookies
Bug fixes and other minor improvements

1.33.1

BETA October 13, 2021

CURRENT October 13, 2021

STABLE October 13, 2021

Thanks to the newly introduced support for custom attributes suppressedtype and data-iub-type, our Cookie Solution can now also activate scripts other than text/javascript (e.g. module).
We’ve introduced the Cookie Preference Log
Bug fixes and other improvements

1.32.0

BETA August 3, 2021

CURRENT August 10, 2021

STABLE September 13, 2021

We’ve deprecated enableCMP in favor of enableTcf
We’ve added the googleConsentMode option
Bug fixes and other improvements

1.31.1

BETA June 21, 2021

CURRENT June 28, 2021

STABLE August 2, 2021

We’ve introduced the banner.listPurposes option (false by default) to display purposes in the first layer of the cookie banner
Bug fixes and other improvements

1.30.3

BETA May 17, 2021

CURRENT May 17, 2021

STABLE May 26, 2021

We’ve simplified the implementation of Google Consent Mode (you no longer have to add a callback to your Cookie Solution snippet)
Thanks to the openPreferences() method, users can update their cookie preferences even after closing the cookie banner
We’ve introduced the iubenda-vendor-list-link class to allow users to reopen the TCF vendor list
Bug fixes and other improvements

1.29.0

BETA March 23, 2021

CURRENT March 30, 2021

STABLE May 10, 2021

We’ve further reduced the size of the JavaScript files, making the Cookie Solution 45% lighter
The cookie banner is now WCAG compliant
Bug fixes and other improvements

1.28.1

BETA March 5, 2021

CURRENT March 5, 2021

STABLE April 1, 2021

We’ve completely overhauled our AMP integration, including:
- Perfected Safari support. After adding the consent refreshing feature, our support for Apple’s browser is even better.
- The tracking preferences widget. This widget – now also fully supported in AMP – allows users to re-open and edit their tracking preferences after closing the cookie banner.
Bug fixes and other improvements

1.27.1

BETA February 16, 2021

CURRENT February 16, 2021

STABLE March 16, 2021

Following IAB updated policies, we now disclose maximum cookie storage duration when the TCF is enabled
Bug fixes and other improvements

1.26.0

BETA December 9, 2020

CURRENT December 16, 2020

STABLE January 18, 2021

New iub-prevent-consent class. By adding it to certain links/buttons, you’ll avoid automatically giving consent when pressed
We’ve updated the legal text of purpose 5
Bug fixes and other improvements

1.25.0

BETA November 9, 2020

CURRENT November 16, 2020

STABLE December 16, 2020

We’ve updated the legal text of purpose 3 in FR, DE, NL and RU
Bug fixes and other improvements

1.24.3

BETA September 18, 2020

CURRENT September 18, 2020

STABLE September 29, 2020

In order to comply with IAB requirements:
- now you cannot edit the cookie banner text when the TCF v2 is enabled
- we’ve introduced an automatic floating button to re-open advertising preferences
_iub.cs.api.storeConsent can now handle TCF string to fully support Safari on AMP
Bug fixes and other minor improvements

1.23.2

BETA September 7, 2020

CURRENT September 8, 2020

STABLE September 8, 2020

The TCF Reject button now also applies to legitimate interest (which is now disabled by default)
Bug fixes and other minor improvements

1.22.8

BETA August 21, 2020

CURRENT August 21, 2020

STABLE August 21, 2020

We’ve added support for Google’s Additional Consent Mode
We’ve shortened the TCF v2 banner text
We now save TCF strings longer than 4096 chars in multiple cookies
We’ve added a fix for an IAB library bug which resulted in the consent string non being passed correctly to vendors
Bug fixes

1.21.0

BETA June 8, 2020

CURRENT June 15, 2020

STABLE July 13, 2020

We’ve made the default cookie banner text much shorter in an effort to simplify communication with end-users
In anticipation of IAB’s hard cutoff date, we’ve scheduled a force-switch to TCF v2.0
Bug fixes and other minor improvements

1.20.6

BETA May 6, 2020

CURRENT May 6, 2020

STABLE May 26, 2020

Now we also support version 2.0 of IAB’s TCF
We’ve further improved the style of the cookie banner and added custom branding options
We’ve updated cmp.js to version 1.5.0
As with the cookie policy, now the privacy policy can also be opened in another window when cookiePolicyInOtherWindow is true
New onBannerClosed callback
Bug fixes and other minor improvements

1.19.0

BETA March 4, 2020

CURRENT March 24, 2020

STABLE April 28, 2020

Bug fixes and other minor improvements

1.18.0

BETA February 26, 2020

CURRENT February 28, 2020

STABLE March 31, 2020

Google Ads preferences are now also stored remotely when isTCFConsentGlobal option is true
We’ve implemented the ccpaAcknowledgeOnDisplay option to acknowledge when the CCPA notice is shown
New onCcpaAcknowledged, onCcpaFirstAcknowledged, onCcpaOptOut and onCcpaFirstOptOut callbacks
New _iub.cs.api.ccpaApplies() and _iub.cs.api.gdprApplies() API methods
_iub.cs.api.storeConsent() can now handle purposes

1.17.2

BETA February 21, 2020

CURRENT February 24, 2020

We’ve changed the default timeoutLoadConfiguration to 30000 ms
We’ve renamed the “Analytics” category into “Measurement”
We’ve updated the TCF banner text
Bug fixes and other minor improvements

1.16.7

BETA January 29, 2020

CURRENT January 29, 2020

STABLE February 10, 2020

We’ve introduced the iubenda-cs-preferences-link class to allow users to update their cookies preferences even after closing the cookie banner
New onConsentFirstRejected and onPreferenceFirstExpressed callbacks
We’ve updated cmp.js to version 1.4.3
We now correctly set the SameSite attribute on remote cookies to comply with the stable version of Google Chrome 80
Bug fixes and other minor improvements

1.15.6

BETA December 19, 2019

CURRENT December 19, 2019

STABLE January 29, 2020

Thanks to the new CCPA functionality, now you can meet the notice of collection and opt-out requirements of the California Consumer Privacy Act
Now you can translate/edit the texts of any Cookie Solution component via the i18n JavaScript library
Bug fixes

1.14.6

BETA December 5, 2019

CURRENT December 5, 2019

STABLE January 3, 2020

We’ve added the per-category consent feature. This way you can give users granular controls on which categories of data processing purposes to give consent to
Bug fixes

1.13.1

BETA November 6, 2019

CURRENT November 15, 2019

STABLE December 16, 2019

We’ve added the country detection feature to avoid showing the cookie banner when outside the EU. Set gdprAppliesGlobally:false and countryDetection:true to request consent to EU users only
Bug fixes

1.12.3

BETA October 31, 2019

CURRENT October 31, 2019

STABLE November 20, 2019

Banner text and CSS updates
Bug fixes

1.11.1

BETA October 11, 2019

CURRENT October 21, 2019

We’ve added the “Reject” button
The close button is now hidden when the “Reject” button is displayed
We’ve updated the banner text to be compliant with TCF guidelines
Pressing the “x” in the second modal layer – the one with the cookie policy – takes the user back to the cookie notice instead of providing consent
API methods can now be called from an iframe
Bug fixes

1.10.3

BETA September 16, 2019

CURRENT October 2, 2019

STABLE November 18, 2019

You can now hide the close button (“x”) setting the closeButtonDisplay banner parameter to false
Bug fixes

1.9.2

BETA September 5, 2019

CURRENT September 13, 2019

STABLE October 14, 2019

We’ve added the “Click on the Accept button” metric to the Cookie Solution Analytics (“Consent drilldown” section)
The cookie banner text is now shorter when the “Learn more and customize” button is enabled
consentOnElement and consentOnScrollOnElement options now also take CSS selectors
Bug fixes

1.8.2

BETA August 27, 2019

CURRENT September 3, 2019

Now the notice always displays fullscreen on native mobile
We’ve adjusted the wording of the TCF related sections to be in line with the requirements on mobile phones/applications
We’ve renamed the consentOnButton option to consentOnLinkAndButton to make it clear that it also applies to <a> elements
Bug fixes

1.7.1

BETA June 5, 2019

CURRENT June 10, 2019

New positioning options for the cookie banner
Ability to trigger a new consent request when the vendor list is updated
Bug fixes

1.6.1

BETA June 3, 2019

CURRENT June 3, 2019

STABLE July 9, 2019

We’ve added “Accept” and “Customize” buttons to the cookie banner
Bug fixes and performance improvements

1.5.4

BETA April 16, 2019

CURRENT May 6, 2019

STABLE June 6, 2019

We’ve added the iubenda-advertising-preferences-link CSS class to let visitors update their advertising tracking preferences even after closing the cookie banner
Bug fixes

1.4.0

BETA April 5, 2019