Setup is built around maintainability. Built-in presets cover the services most sites actually use: Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Meta Pixel, Hotjar, Microsoft Clarity, Google Fonts, YouTube, reCAPTCHA, and more. The site scanner detects external scripts and stylesheets already on your pages and suggests matching consent categories automatically. Unused categories stay hidden on the frontend, so visitors only see what is relevant to their session.

Under the hood, **NexusConsent **is engineered for modern Joomla. Scripts and styles are neutralized server-side before the browser touches them. Google Consent Mode v2 and Microsoft Clarity consent behavior are supported out of the box. Critical attributes like CSP nonces and integrity values are preserved throughout. An optional anonymized audit log with configurable retention and CSV export rounds out the compliance toolkit, keeping the technical foundation solid while leaving all configuration decisions in the hands of the site owner.

Highlights

• Granular consent categories: Analytics, Marketing, Functional, Preferences, with Necessary always enabled.
• Server-side blocking for external scripts, stylesheets, and common inline initializers before optional services can load.
• Pattern-based control for third-party services, using simple URL fragments per category.
• Quick-add preset library for common tools like Google Analytics, GTM, Meta Pixel, Hotjar, Clarity, Google Fonts, YouTube, reCAPTCHA, and more.
• Site scanner for Super Users to detect external scripts and stylesheets and add matching block patterns faster.
• Banner or full-screen require-decision modal with customizable text, theme, position, colors, and floating settings button.
• Automatic hiding of unused optional categories when no patterns are configured.
• Google Consent Mode v2 defaults set to denied, with instant updates when visitors accept, customize, or revoke consent.
• Microsoft Clarity consent support for synchronized analytics consent behavior.
• Revoke flow that clears optional cookies, resets consent signals, and lets visitors change their choices at any time.
• Optional anonymized audit trail with masked IP storage, CSV export, and configurable retention controls.
• First-party consent cookie with minimal stored data: version, timestamp, token, and selected categories.
• CSP-friendly unblocking that preserves attributes such as nonce, integrity, type, and module settings.
• Developer hooks for consent given and revoked events, so other Joomla extensions can react cleanly.
• Optional minimal TCF v2 stub for basic ad platform compatibility.

[1.3.1] - 2026-03-05

Fixed

• Google Consent Mode v2 revoke path now explicitly denies all required keys (analytics_storage, ad_storage, ad_user_data, ad_personalization) before page reload.