Quick start

Ten minutes from download to a live, compliant recovery program.

1. Install & activate

  1. Download the plugin from GitHub (or the WordPress.org listing when available).
  2. In WordPress, go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, choose the ZIP, and click Install Now.
  3. Click Activate. Your cookie banner is live immediately, and a new CartConsent menu appears.
WooCommerce must be active first. On multisite, network-activate WooCommerce, then activate CartConsent per site.

2. Run the setup wizard

Open CartConsent → Setup Wizard. Three steps: choose your region (this sets the consent model and default grants), style the banner to your theme, and confirm your sender name and address for recovery email.

Cart recovery setup

Recovery works out of the box with a sensible 3-step sequence. To tune it, open CartConsent → Cart Recovery Settings:

  • Sequences. Add steps with per-step delays and copy. Use merge tags like {first_name}, {cart_items}, {recovery_url}, and {coupon_code}.
  • Segments. Route carts into different sequences by cart total, products, categories, or country.
  • A/B subjects. Add more than one subject line to any step to split-test automatically.
  • Coupons. Optionally attach a single-use coupon, locked to the shopper's email.
  • Popup. Enable the exit-intent cart-saver with double opt-in under the Popup section.

Capture is automatic: when a shopper submits checkout but doesn't pay, the cart is stored with its lawful basis and enters the matching sequence. A paid order stops the sequence and attributes the recovered revenue.

The banner is live on activation. To review it, open CartConsent → Banner & Settings. Then run the local scan under Trackers so blocking and your cookie policy match the tags actually on your store.

  • Add the reopen-preferences link anywhere with the [crw_manage_consent] shortcode (a good fit for your footer).
  • Global Privacy Control and Do Not Track are honored automatically — nothing to configure.
  • Consent choices are written to a tamper-evident log you can export from Consent Records.

Open CartConsent → Documents, fill in your business details, and click Create my policy pages. This creates Privacy, Cookie, and Terms pages, sets your WordPress privacy-policy page, and adds footer links if you have a footer menu.

  • Generated documents render fresh on every load, so they stay current as the law and your trackers change.
  • Prefer attorney-maintained policies? In the “Where your documents come from” section, switch a document to Termageddon and paste your embed code.

Visitor resolution (optional, paid)

Resolution identifies anonymous abandoning shoppers. To enable it, choose a plan on the pricing page, then enter your Site ID and API key under CartConsent → Connection. Resolved contacts appear in your leads and can feed your recovery sequences.

Resolution is the only paid feature. Everything above — recovery, the banner, and legal pages — is free forever, with no metering.

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