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.. _section-introduction:

Introduction
============

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.. _section-what-it-does:

What does it do?
----------------

This extension provides lots of possibilities to hide and show contents
based on the existence or values of cookies. On board is a frontend
plugin to display "cookie-banners" as well as a configurable API to
manage cookies for PHP, JavaScript and CSS.

Features
--------

1. Frontend plugin to display "cookie-banners". It shows a message as long
   as the message is not aknowledged (by clicking the accept-button).

   .. figure:: ../Images/Introduction/FrontendPluginPreview.png
      :alt: Cookie banner plugin preview

      Cookie banner plugin preview

2. An API for PHP and JavaScript to manage cookies. A "CSS-API" to show
   and hide contents by just using CSS classes (based on the existence
   or absence of a cookie).
3. A convenient backend module to give backend users the possiblity to
   manage the cookie-banner contents as well as some configuration
   options.
4. Lots of configuration possibilities.
5. Wish/need more? Get in touch: https://github.com/aaw-team/fe_cookies

.. _section-credits:

Credits
-------

Thanks to the `Agentur am Wasser <https://web.agenturamwasser.ch/>`_, our
company, for giving us the possibility to realize this extension and
share it with the TYPO3 community.