Connect Cookiebot to your website builder
Add a cookie consent banner to your website by connecting Cookiebot to your website builder. This ensures your website protects guest privacy and complies with EU data protection rules.
To connect Cookiebot using your website builder, you'll need a:
Set up your Cookiebot account
Go to Cookiebot and create a free account or log in.
Add your website's domain name (for example: yourdomainname.com.au).
Go to Your scripts tab and note down your Domain Group ID - you'll need this in the next steps.
Set up your Google Tag Manager account
Go to Google Tag Manager and create a free account or log in.
Select Web as the Target platform.
Enter your account details.
Enter your website's domain name as the Container name.
Click Create and accept the Terms and Conditions.
Add Cookiebot CMP in Google Tag Manager
In your Google Tag Manager platform, go to Templates > Tag templates > Search gallery.
Search for "Cookiebot CMP" and click Add to workspace > Add.
Then, go to Tags > New > Tag configuration.
Select Cookiebot CMP.
Enter your Domain Group ID from Cookiebot.
Choose Consent initialization - All pages as your trigger.
Name your tag "Cookiebot".
Click Save.
Add consent checks in Google Tag Manager
This step is needed for tags without built-in consent checks, or if you want to add extra consent checks to tags.
In Google Tag Manager, go to Tags > New > Trigger Configuration.
Add the Trigger Type as Custom event.
For the Event Name, enter "cookie_consent_update".
For This trigger fires on, select All custom events.
Update any existing tags by replacing the current trigger (like All Pages) with your new trigger.
Set up Google Tag Manager as a widget
In Google Tag Manager, follow these instructions to install Google Tag Manager on a webpage by copying code into your website.
In your website builder, go to Advanced settings > Third-party widget.
Paste the code.
Save your changes (don't publish yet).
⚠️ Important for GDPR compliance:
Your Third-party widget page must contain only the Google Tag Manager code.
Create a custom tag in Google Tag Manager for any additional scripts you need.
Add a Cookie declaration in your website builder
In your website builder, go to Website pages.
Create a new "Cookie Declaration" page.
Click its ellipsis button (...) > Hide to remove it from the main navigation.
Add this code (replace DOMAIN_GROUP_ID with your Cookiebot ID):
Save the page.
Add the cookie declaration to your footer
Go to Manage themes > Footer.
Click the add (+) button in a footer section.
Select your Cookie Declaration page.
Save your changes.
Publish your changes
In Google Tag Manager:
Select Publish and create version.
Name your version, for example "Added Cookiebot".
Click Publish.
In your website builder:
Click Publish changes.
Check your website in a few minutes — you should see the cookie consent banner for new visitors.