How to add Googles Ads cookies to your configuration

After initializing the Configuration script, you will have to instruct Cookie Saver what cookies to save. You may want to save the cookies set by Google Ads.

This guide explains which are Google Ads (AdWords) cookies and how to add them to your configuration.

When the Google Ads conversion tracking is implemented on your website, a couple of cookies is set:

• "_gcl_au" is used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency
• "_gcl_aw" is used by the conversion linker for click information
• "_gcl_dc" is used by the conversion linker for click information
• "_gac_UA-XXXXXXXX-X" is used for click tracking when using auto-tagging in Goggle Ads

All cookies are auto-updated/extended by Google with a default expiration of 90 days. As the auto-update/extend can not be disabled, backup cookies will be required. This is the default setting of Cookie Saver. 

Configuration to be added with the Cookie Saver installation (Note: REMEMBER to update XXXXXXXX-X with your actual Google Analytics Property ID):

acq("addCookie", {
 "name": "_gac_UA-XXXXXXXX-X",
 "expirationDays": 90
});

acq("addCookie", {
 "name": "_gcl_au",
 "expirationDays": 90
});

acq("addCookie", {
 "name": "_gcl_aw",
 "expirationDays": 90
});

acq("addCookie", {
 "name": "_gcl_dc",
 "expirationDays": 90
});