How to analyse your site scan results
Find out how to analyse a site scan report and what to do with the cookies it detects.
A site scan checks which data and tracking tools are used on your website. The result shows the actual state of things as revealed by the audit. Below you'll find out how to start the analysis, what to do with unclassified items and how to compare subsequent scans.
Where to start analysing the result
- Open the Cookies section.
- Review the category filters. The “Unclassified” filter contains cookies that we didn't recognise automatically. Until you assign them a category, the banner can't block them.
[Screenshot: the Cookies section, with a counter of trackers that run after consent is rejected at the top, the category filters with item counts below it, and the list of detected items]
What the list of detected cookies contains
The list is grouped into category cards. Each row in the list contains:
| Element | Contents |
|---|---|
| Name | e.g. _ga, with information about the provider and the kind (e.g. Google Analytics, HTTP cookie) |
| Category | Necessary, Analytics, Marketing, Functional or Unclassified |
| First-party/Third-party | Whether the cookie comes from your own domain or from an external one |
| Lifetime | How long the cookie stays on the device (e.g. 2 years, session) |
| Purpose | What the cookie is used for (a description from the catalogue or your own) |
You'll see the domain that sets the item after clicking the row, or in the CSV export.
What to do with unclassified cookies
- Click the “Unclassified” filter above the list.
- For each cookie, expand the category list and choose the right one.
- Wait for the message “Category saved.”
- Repeat for the remaining items until the filter is empty.
If the same cookie exists in different variants (e.g. for yourcompany.com and shop.yourcompany.com), the message will show the number of variants, and the chosen category will be assigned to all of them.
Your decisions take priority and stay unchanged after subsequent scans.
How to analyse the scan history
In the Scan history tab you'll find badges that summarise the changes:
| Badge | Meaning |
|---|---|
| First scan | There is no previous result to compare with |
| No changes | The same cookies as before |
| +3 new | 3 new cookies |
| −2 removed | 2 fewer cookies than before |
| Attempt failed | The scan failed |
| Partial measurement | Fewer subpages than usual |
| Different measurement scope | Different subpages than before |
New cookies are confirmed only after two subsequent scans. This way, temporary tools (e.g. campaign pixels) don't stay in the inventory permanently.
What mistakes to avoid
- Don't assign all cookies to “Necessary” in order to simplify the banner. This is a common mistake found during inspections.
- Also check the entries in the browser's storage. In the list they have the kind “Browser local storage” and are subject to consent in the same way as regular cookies.