XF 2.2 How do I answer this question about cookies?

[Sal Collaziano]

In all the years I've been running forums, I've never been asked...

I have a technical question for the forum operators here: do you know what sites (domains) the forum engine sets cookies from in order to function? I am happy to allow genesisowners.com to set cookies (and *.genesisowners.com), but if I do so the forum still doesn't work. If I try to log in, I get the pop up saying that the forum needs cookies to work. So it appears that there's a third party site that your forum engine uses to "maintain state" or whatever. If you tell me what site that is, then I'll allow it to set cookies as well

In the meantime, to access GO.com, I have to switch over to my "promiscuous" browser that I let set any cookies, but also keep in incognito mode and scrub periodically. Would much rather be able to have GO.com in my main browser, thread history, etc. Thanks in advance!

I pointed the member to the built-in XenForo Cookie Usage page, and then they wrote back:

I meant to mention that I'd already seen that page. It just describes the exact cookies that are being set (nicely!) but it doesn't say which domain they're coming from. I'm already allowing GO.com / *.GO.com but it still doesn't work. Therefore I am assuming there's a third domain (perhaps xenforo.com or addonflare.com) that's needing to set cookies in order for login and other basic functions to work. EDIT: and I did try whitelisting those two just now, but still no-go

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated...

 

[philmckrackon]

I have had users with the same problem. Constant cookie nags on every page.
It was determined their adblocker was not allowing the cookie to be saved. Once the disabled the blocker on the site, no more cookie nags.

 

[Sal Collaziano]

I have had users with the same problem. Constant cookie nags on every page.
It was determined their sdblocker was not allowing the cookie to be saved. Once the disabled the blocker on the site, no more cookie nags.

Thank you. Let me see if that's the issue in this case...

 

[Paul B]

Therefore I am assuming there's a third domain (perhaps xenforo.com

We do not set any cookies on third party sites.

You can use the developer console to check which cookies are being set by a site.

 

[philmckrackon]

Thank you. Let me see if that's the issue in this case...

BTW, the most problematic blocker was the built in blocker on the Apple brave browser.

 

[Sal Collaziano]

Thank you. I will let you know what I learn...

 

[FTL]

I'm intrigued. Thread watched.