Configure DNN Privacy and Consent Manager Setup Guide

Overview

Learn how to configure the miniOrange DNN Privacy and Consent Manager to manage cookie consent, block unauthorized scripts, and support compliance with privacy regulations like GDPR, CCPA, Privacy Act, and DPDPA. This guide walks you through the complete setup process, including enabling the cookie banner, configuring consent preferences, and integrating the plugin into your DNN website for a secure and privacy-focused user experience.

Pre-requisites : Download And Installation

• Download the DNN Privacy and Consent Manager module from the DNN Store.
• Upload the installation package by going to Settings > Extensions > Install Extension.

• Add the HTTP module in the web.config file of your DNN site to enable cookie consent and script management functionality.
• Under the <modules> section in the web.config file and add the following HTTP module entry.

• Add the following snippet to the Default Skin of your DNN site so that the cookie consent banner is displayed across all pages of the website.

• Open any page on your DNN site (Edit mode) and click on Add Module.

• Search for miniOrange DNN Privacy Compliance and click on it. Drag and drop the module on the page where you want.

• After successfully installing the module on your DNN site, click the gear icon of the module, and select Settings from the dropdown menu.

• Navigate to the miniOrange DNN Privacy Compliance Settings tab to configure the module.

Configure Cookie Consent Banner Settings

• Navigate to the Consent Form tab from the left-side menu.
• Enable the Cookie Consent Banner toggle to display the cookie consent banner on your DNN website.
• Enter the Banner Title and Banner Body message that will be displayed to users in the cookie consent banner.
• Enter the Privacy Policy URL in the provided field.
• The Privacy Policy URL redirects users to your website’s privacy policy page, where they can review details about cookie usage, data collection, and privacy practices.

• Select the preferred banner location from the Banner Position dropdown.
• You can display the banner at the Top, Bottom, Left Float, or Right Float position on your website.

• You can also customize and style the banner according to your website branding by configuring:
• Banner background color
• Banner text color
• Button colors for Accept all, Reject all, and Manage preferences
• Button text and border colors
• Click on the color selection option to open the color palette and choose custom colors for the banner background, text, and buttons according to your website branding.

• Updating the consent policy version helps track changes made to your privacy or cookie policies and allows users to provide consent again whenever the policy is updated.
• Click on the Save button to apply the configuration changes.

• At the end of the settings page, you can view the Preview of the cookie consent banner before displaying it on your website.

Script Management

• Navigate to the Script Management tab from the left-side menu.
• Click Run scan to find scripts used on your DNN website. The Last scan (UTC) field shows when the last scan was completed.
• You can turn on Auto Script Scan (PREMIUM) to scan your site automatically without clicking Run scan each time.

• After the scan, all detected scripts appear in the Script inventory table with these columns:
• LABEL — Script URL
• SOURCE — File path where the script is added on your site
• INLINE — Whether the script is inline (True) or loaded from a file (False)
• CATEGORY — Consent category for that script
• If the module cannot classify a script, it stays as Unclassified. Open the CATEGORY dropdown and choose the correct category manually.

• For some scripts, you may see Recommended: Analytics or Recommended: Functional below the dropdown. You can follow that suggestion, or pick another category if needed.

User Consent Log

• Navigate to the User Consent Log tab from the left-side menu.
• This page shows User consent records — a log of users who accepted or rejected cookies on your website.

• Each row in the table shows one user’s consent details:
• USER ID — Unique ID of the user
• DISPLAY NAME — User’s display name on the site
• ANALYTICS CONSENT STATUS — Whether the user accepted analytics cookies
• FUNCTIONAL CONSENT STATUS — Whether the user accepted functional cookies
• MARKETING CONSENT STATUS — Whether the user accepted marketing cookies
• POLICY VERSION ACCEPTED — Privacy policy version the user agreed to (for example, v1)
• LAST ACCEPTED — Date and time (UTC) when the user last saved their consent
• The consent status for each category is displayed as ACCEPTED or REJECTED based on whether the user has provided consent for that category.

End User Cookie Consent Flow

• When a visitor opens your DNN website, the cookie consent banner appears at the bottom of the page (or at the position you selected in settings).
• The banner shows the Banner Title, Banner Body message, and three buttons:
• Accept all — Accepts all cookie categories and closes the banner.
• Reject all — Rejects optional cookies and keeps only necessary cookies.
• Manage preferences — Opens detailed cookie options so the user can choose category by category.
• The Privacy Policy link at the bottom opens your privacy policy page in a new tab.

• If the user clicks Manage preferences, they see four cookie categories with checkboxes:
• Necessary — Always enabled (required for the site to work).
• Analytics — Tracks how visitors use the site.
• Functional — Enables extra features and personalization.
• Marketing — Used for ads and tracking across websites.

• The user selects the categories they want to allow, then clicks Save preferences.

• Click ← Back to return to the main banner without saving.
• Only scripts from the categories the user accepted will load on the website.

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