How to Set Up a Termly Cookie Consent Banner (2026)

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Last reviewed: October 22, 2026 by the Smart Savings Guides editorial team. How we research and update articles.

To set up a Termly cookie consent banner, scan your website in Termly, review how your cookies are classified, customize the banner, then paste Termly's code snippet as the first script in your site's <head> and choose how cookies are blocked until visitors consent. The free plan covers one website with up to 10,000 banner views a month. The step people most often skip is blocking: a banner that doesn't stop non-essential cookies before consent doesn't do its job.

Key takeaways

Order matters: scan, classify, customize, install, verify, then block.
Snippet placement: Termly says to paste it as the first script in the <head> of every page.
Blocking options: Termly's Auto Blocker, manual blocking, or Google Tag Manager.
Free plan limits: 10,000 banner views a month, quarterly scans, Basic Consent Mode only.

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Termly's free plan includes the cookie scan, a consent banner, a preference center and a cookie policy for one website.

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The free plan covers up to 10,000 banner views a month and scans quarterly; Starter is $10 and Pro+ $15 a month per website billed annually ($14 and $20 month to month), checked October 22, 2026, with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Consent logs, multi-language banners, regional consent rules and Advanced Consent Mode need Pro+. A tool doesn't make you compliant by itself, and this isn't legal advice. Our Termly partner link is set up for readers in the US; outside the US you can go to Termly's website directly.

Do you need a cookie banner at all?

If you have visitors in the EU, the ePrivacy Directive requires consent before storing or reading non-essential cookies, unless they're strictly necessary for a service the visitor asked for. The UK now has some extra exceptions; the ICO's guidance includes one for analytics used only to produce statistics and improve your site, but you must give clear information and a simple, free way to object, and advertising cookies still need consent. In California, businesses that are covered by the CCPA must honour opt-out preference signals such as Global Privacy Control. Our guide do I need a cookie consent banner? walks through who needs what.

Step-by-step: installing Termly's banner

Scan your site. Create a Termly account and enter your website address. The scanner finds cookies and sorts them into six groups: Essential, Performance and Functionality, Analytics and Customization, Advertising, Social Networking, and Unclassified.
Classify what's left. Review the scan report and assign any Unclassified cookies to the right group, so the banner can block them correctly.
Customize the banner. In Banner Settings, set colours, fonts, layout and position, and the preference center visitors use to change their choices.
Install the snippet. Choose Install, copy the code and paste it as the first script in the <head> of your site, ideally right after the opening <head> tag, then publish. On WordPress, Termly also has a plugin.
Verify. Run Termly's installation check. The website address in your Termly settings must match your live site exactly, including or excluding "www".
Choose a blocking method. Turn on Termly's Auto Blocker, which holds back third-party cookies and scripts until consent, or block manually, or manage it through Google Tag Manager.
Test it. Open your site in a private window, decline cookies, and check in your browser's developer tools that analytics and advertising cookies don't appear.

What the free plan covers, and when to pay

Feature	Free	Starter ($10/mo billed annually)	Pro+ ($15/mo billed annually)
Banner views per month	10,000	50,000	Unlimited
Cookie rescans	Quarterly	Monthly	Weekly
Auto Blocker, preference center, cookie policy	Yes	Yes	Yes
Google Consent Mode v2	Basic	Basic	Advanced
Consent logs	No	No	Yes
Multi-language banner and regional consent rules	No	No	Yes
IAB TCF 2.3 (for ad networks that require it)	No	No	Yes

Prices are per website and were checked on Termly's pricing page on October 22, 2026; month-to-month billing costs $14 (Starter) or $20 (Pro+). All plans come with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Consent logs matter if you need to prove consent under the GDPR; Termly itself notes that laws like the GDPR require keeping consent records. For a full look at the product, read our Termly review, or compare it in Termly vs iubenda.

Common setup mistakes

Snippet too low on the page: if other scripts load first, they can set cookies before the banner can block them.
Unclassified cookies left alone: they may not be blocked the way you expect.
Forgetting to rescan: new plugins or ad tags add cookies; the free plan rescans quarterly.
Treating the banner as the whole job: you still need an accurate privacy policy and cookie policy; see our website legal checklist.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Termly's cookie banner free?

Yes, for one website with up to 10,000 banner views a month. The free plan includes the scan, banner, preference center, Auto Blocker and a cookie policy. Paid plans start at $10 a month per website billed annually.

Where do I put the Termly code snippet?

Termly says to paste it as the first script in your site's <head>, ideally right after the opening <head> tag, so it loads before other scripts.

Does Termly block cookies automatically?

It can. Termly's Auto Blocker holds back third-party cookies and scripts until a visitor consents. You can also block cookies manually or through Google Tag Manager.

Does Termly support Google Consent Mode v2?

Yes. Basic Consent Mode is on the Free and Starter plans; Advanced Consent Mode needs Pro+, according to Termly's pricing page.

Sources

Official sources this article relies on, checked October 22, 2026. Rules and prices change, so confirm details at the source.

Not legal advice: this is a plain-English summary to help you ask the right questions. Which laws apply depends on where you and your visitors are, what data you collect and how big your business is. For anything high-stakes, talk to a lawyer licensed where you operate.

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