Real Cookie Banner UTM Tracking Integration
Use HandL UTM Grabber with Real Cookie Banner to respect GDPR and ePrivacy consent while preserving UTM parameters and attribution for compliant tracking.
UTM Grabber for Real Cookie Banner
UTM attribution overview
This guide explains UTM Grabber for Real Cookie Banner. It helps you respect consent choices while preserving UTM parameters for compliant WordPress attribution and keep the marketing context needed for accurate reporting across forms, bookings, signups, and sales.
By default, UTM Grabber will collect the user data regardless of Real Cookie Banner consent decision.
If you want UTM Grabber to wait for the consent from Real Cookie Banner. Do the following:
Set UTM Grabber to recognize Real Cookie Banner
Go to UTM > GDPR
Create Consent for UTM Grabber in Real Cookie Banner
Create UTM Grabber Cookies and assign it to any group.
Here we created for Essential group
Voila! Your set up is done. UTM Grabber now will wait the consent before collecting data.
Troubleshooting Consent and UTM Capture
UTM attribution overview
Troubleshooting guide for Real Cookie Banner UTM Tracking Integration. Fix common issues when UTM Grabber attribution is blocked or delayed by cookie consent.
Common issues
- UTMs not capturing after consent: Reload the page after accepting cookies, or visit with UTM params after consent is granted
- Partial consent: UTM Grabber typically requires marketing/statistics consent. Functional-only consent may not be enough
- Cached pages: Clear cache plugins (WP Rocket, LiteSpeed) after changing consent settings
- Multiple consent plugins: Disable duplicate cookie plugins. Only one should manage consent
Main setup guide: UTM Grabber for Real Cookie Banner
GDPR overview: GDPR Implementation Guide