Include module position if cookie value is set

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When users visit a page on my site, I've written code to set a value:

 if(window.location.href.indexOf("promotionpage") > -1) { Cookies.set('landingpage', 'kent', { expires: 30, path: '/promotionpage' }); }

This is working great and the cookie is being set. Depending on if the above cookie is set, I want to then add a module position to the index.php page, I've written the following to read if the cookie is set and then include a module position, but it's not working:

 <?php if(isset($_COOKIE['kent'])){ ?> <jdoc:include type="modules" name="kentModal" style="none" /> <?php } ?>

are you trying to show the module on the same page as where you set the cookie or on subsequent pages — jdog
– jdog, Commented Sep 16, 2015 at 23:28
I'm trying to load it on subsequent pages once the cookie has been set. — RustyJoomla
– RustyJoomla, Commented Sep 17, 2015 at 5:49

user5421 · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-16 14:32:38Z

You set the cookie via JS with name: landingpage BUT you checking in PHP for a cookie name: kent.

Just fix that ;)

Your Cookie-JS-Plugin works like:

Cookies.set('name', 'value');

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:38:51Z

The way you use cookies seems wrong, unless there is a library that you use here.

According to quirksmode you would use something like

if(window.location.href.indexOf("promotionpage") > -1) { document.cookie = 'landingpage=kent; expires=<?php echo date('D, j M Y H:i:s', time()+30);?> path=/promotionpage'); }

This question has a good list of JavaScript libraries to manage cookies easier https://stackoverflow.com/q/4825683/123594

A couple of other comments:

You are checking for "promotionpage" to be anywhere in the url, but the cookie is only valid if your path BEGINS WITH "promotionpage"
Do you want the cookie really only to be valid for 30 seconds?

Thanks for your answer, but the cookie is being set correctly already I just can't work out how to read it and display the module position. For your info, I'm using js.cookie.js from Github here github.com/js-cookie/js-cookie — RustyJoomla
– RustyJoomla, Commented Sep 17, 2015 at 8:24
Maybe its expired after 30 seconds already? Ignore, I see its in days — jdog
– jdog, Commented Sep 17, 2015 at 8:24

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