Install and set up Cookease
Overview
Use this guide to complete the full Cookease setup in Shopify. You will enable Shopify’s cookie banner, turn on the Cookease app embed in your theme, add your Google Analytics ID in Cookease Settings, create a Shopify custom pixel, and update the cookie banner text with your Google Privacy Policy link.
This guide uses the same labels you will see in Shopify and Cookease, including Customer privacy, App Embeds, Cookease Settings, and Add custom pixel.
Before you start
- Make sure Cookease is installed in your Shopify admin.
- Make sure the Google & YouTube app is already connected and your Google Analytics setup is working.
- Have your Google Analytics ID ready before you begin.
If Cookease is not enabled in your current published theme, the cookie banner may not appear on your storefront even if the app is installed.
Step 1: Enable Shopify’s cookie banner
Cookease works alongside Shopify’s customer privacy controls, so the first step is to make sure Shopify’s banner is turned on.
In Shopify admin, open Settings > Customer privacy.
Find Cookie banner and enable it.
Click Save to apply your changes.
After saving, Shopify can begin showing your cookie consent banner based on your customer privacy settings and visitor location.
Step 2: Enable Cookease in your theme
Cookease must be turned on in your active Shopify theme before its banner settings and consent behavior will appear on your storefront.
In Shopify admin, go to Apps > Cookease.
Select Enable Cookease in your theme. Use the theme editor button shown there to open the Shopify Theme Editor.
In the left-hand sidebar of the Theme Editor, click the App Embeds icon.
Select Cookease and switch the toggle to On.
Click Save.
If you later need to adjust banner behavior, this same App Embeds area is where Cookease theme settings appear. For example, the existing Cookease setting Decline All Button controls whether shoppers see a Decline button alongside Manage preferences and Accept.
Step 3: Add your Google Analytics ID
Cookease includes a Cookease Settings page where you can store your Google Analytics ID.
Before adding the ID in Cookease, make sure Google Analytics is properly integrated through Shopify’s Google & YouTube app.
From Shopify admin, open Apps > Cookease, then open Cookease Settings.
Find the Google Analytics ID field and enter your ID exactly as provided in Google Analytics.
Click Save.
If your Google Analytics setup is incomplete in the Google & YouTube app, adding the ID in Cookease alone will not finish the connection.
Step 4: Add the Cookease custom pixel in Shopify
Shopify’s Customer events area is where you add the custom pixel required for Cookease.
In Shopify admin, go to Settings > Customer events.
Click Add custom pixel.
Enter a name for the pixel, then click Add pixel.
In Permission, select Not required.
In Data sale, select Data collected does not qualify as data sale.
Use the Copy Code button provided in Cookease, then paste that code into Shopify’s Code field.
Click Save at the top of the page, then click Connect.
Do not change the copied pixel code before pasting it into Shopify. Even small edits can stop the custom pixel from working correctly.
Step 5: Add the Google Privacy Policy link to the cookie banner
After the banner is enabled, update the cookie preferences text in Shopify so it includes your Google Privacy Policy wording.
In Shopify admin, go to Settings > Customer privacy.
Click Cookie banner to open its settings.
Uncheck Use automated settings.
Next to content, click Edit.
Use the Copy Text content provided by Cookease and paste it into the Body field for Cookie preferences, replacing the existing text.
Click Save.
Check that setup is working
After completing the steps above, test the storefront in a private or incognito browser window.
- You should see the Shopify/Cookease cookie banner.
- The banner should include Manage preferences and Accept.
- If enabled in Cookease theme settings, it may also show Decline.
If you do not see the banner right away, refresh the storefront and test again in a private/incognito window. This helps avoid old consent data affecting your test.
What to check if the banner does not appear
- Make sure Cookie banner is enabled in Settings > Customer privacy.
- Make sure Cookease is turned On in Theme Editor > App Embeds.
- Make sure you saved changes in both Shopify settings and the Theme Editor.
- Make sure you are testing the currently published theme.
Related setup notes
Open Apps > Cookease, choose Enable Cookease in your theme, then use the Theme Editor and open App Embeds > Cookease.
By default, the Cookease banner shows Manage preferences and Accept. If the Decline All Button setting is enabled, shoppers will also see Decline.
The custom pixel is part of the Shopify customer privacy and tracking workflow. It helps Cookease work with Shopify’s customer events setup and consent-aware tracking.