Cookie Script adds consent blocking and cookie scanning to Joomla

Cookie Script scans a Joomla site for cookies, blocks those classified as non-essential until consent is given, and stores each visitor’s choice for later visits, according to the listing.

This job arises because Joomla core does not provide a full cookie-consent platform. Its privacy features can handle consent in particular forms and manage privacy requests, but they do not generally discover every cookie, stop third-party scripts before permission, or provide a site-wide preference record. A template override can change the appearance of a banner, while custom JavaScript and tag-management rules can handle some blocking. An extension becomes useful when a site wants scanning and enforcement in one administration workflow. Cookie Script’s stated difference is the combination of scanning, pre-consent blocking and stored preferences rather than just displaying a notice.

That makes it relevant to sites using analytics, advertising, embedded media or other third-party services, especially where a client or compliance team needs visitors to choose categories of cookies. A small brochure site with no non-essential cookies, or a team already managing consent through its analytics or tag-management platform, may have little reason to add it.

The listing marks Cookie Script as a free download, licensed under GPLv2 or later, and identifies the developer as Cookie. It shows no reviews, so there is no directory feedback or demonstrated track record to assess. Before installing, check how the scan identifies cookies, whether it can block the specific scripts and embeds on the site, how consent records are stored, and whether data leaves the site. The listing does not provide documentation, and leaves configuration detail, accessibility, multilingual support, category controls and update policy unanswered. It lists compatibility with Joomla 3 through 6.

Listed on the Joomla Extensions Directory.