Cookie name: w3tc_logged_*

  • Resolved pickme

    (@pickme)


    6 years ago

    Hello,

    I am using a cookie scanner of a cookie management plugin to generate the cookies inventory.

    The scanner detects cookie w3tc_logged_* placed by W3 Total Cache.

    Could you please provide the following data:
    1) Retention period of cookie
    2) Which one of the following cookie types/ is that cookie fall into? Functional, Marketing, Preferences, Statistics, Anonymous Statistics
    3) That cookie collects personal data?
    4) Is that cookie placed on own domain or it is a third* party cookie?

    *Cookies may be set by the website which you are visiting (“first party cookies”) or they may be set by other websites which run content on the page you are viewing (“third party cookies”).

    5) Is that cookie an administrator cookie and not a cookie placed for the user of the website?
    6) What is the purpose of that cookie?

    Thank you!

    • This topic was modified 6 years ago by pickme.
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  • Plugin Contributor Marko Vasiljevic

    (@vmarko)

    6 years ago

    Hello @pickme

    Thank you for your inquiry and I am happy to answer this.

    The w3tc_logged_* is used for “Don’t cache pages for following user roles”. It determines if the pages should be cached for a user role logged in or not.
    1. Depends if the user is logged in or logged out.

    if ( 'logged_out' == $action ) {
	foreach ( $rejected_roles as $role ) {
		$role_hash = md5( NONCE_KEY . $role );
		setcookie( 'w3tc_logged_' . $role_hash, $expire,
			time() - 31536000, COOKIEPATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN );
			}

    2. Strictly Functional as mentioned above
    3. No, it does not collect personal data just managing user-role
    4. It’s set by the plugin.
    5. As answered above
    6. Also answered above.
    As this is an open-source project, you can look through the source code.
    on these links
    PgCache_Environment.php:475-479
    PgCache_ContentGrabber.php:1117-1121

    Thank you!

    Thread Starter pickme

    (@pickme)

    6 years ago

    Hello @vmarko!

    Thank you for your answers!

    Therefore, since retention period depends on the user being logged in or logged out, is Retention Period regarded as ‘Session’ or 31536000 sec (1 year)?

    Thank you!

    • This reply was modified 6 years ago by pickme.
    • This reply was modified 6 years ago by pickme.
    Plugin Contributor Marko Vasiljevic

    (@vmarko)

    6 years ago

    Hello @pickme

    Yes, that is correct.
    Thank you!

    Thread Starter pickme

    (@pickme)

    6 years ago

    Hello @vmarko,

    I had updated my answer and maybe you did not read the complete question.
    Your answer unfortunately does not clarify my enquiry,
    Both retention periods are correct or only one of them?

    Is Retention Period regarded as:

    ‘Session’
    or
    31536000 sec (1 year)?

    Thank you!

    • This reply was modified 6 years ago by pickme.
    • This reply was modified 6 years ago by pickme.
    • This reply was modified 6 years ago by pickme.
    Plugin Contributor Marko Vasiljevic

    (@vmarko)

    6 years ago

    Hello @pickme

    If the user is logged in its 31536000 sec.
    Thanks!

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