This page provides comprehensive information about how we use cookies on our website to enhance your browsing experience, improve website performance, and deliver personalized content. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit our site. They help us understand how visitors interact with our website, allowing us to offer a smoother and more efficient user experience. In the table below, you will find detailed information about each type of cookie we use, their purpose, and how long they remain on your device. We are committed to respecting your privacy and providing transparency about the data we collect through cookies. For more information on how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.
Essential
Essential cookies enable basic functions and are necessary for the proper function of the website.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| wpconsent_geolocation | This cookie is used to store the consent settings based on the visitor's location. | 30 days |
| wpconsent_preferences | This cookie is used to store the user's cookie consent preferences. | 30 days |
CloudFlare
CloudFlare provides web performance and security solutions, enhancing site speed and protecting against threats.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| cf_use_ob | The cf_use_ob cookie informs Cloudflare to fetch the requested resource from the Always Online cache on the designated port. Applicable values are: 0, 80, and 443. The cf_ob_info and cf_use_ob cookies are persistent cookies that expire after 30 seconds. | session |
| __cfwaitingroom | The __cfwaitingroom cookie is only used to track visitors that access a waiting room enabled host and path combination for a zone. Visitors using a browser that does not accept cookies cannot visit the host and path combination while the waiting room is active. | session |
| cf_chl_rc_i | These cookies are for internal use which allows Cloudflare to identify production issues on clients. | session |
| cf_chl_rc_ni | These cookies are for internal use which allows Cloudflare to identify production issues on clients. | session |
| cf_chl_rc_m | These cookies are for internal use which allows Cloudflare to identify production issues on clients. | session |
| __cfruid | Used by the content network, Cloudflare, to identify trusted web traffic. | session |
| __cf_bm | Cloudflare's bot products identify and mitigate automated traffic to protect your site from bad bots. Cloudflare places the __cf_bm cookie on End User devices that access Customer sites that are protected by Bot Management or Bot Fight Mode. The __cf_bm cookie is necessary for the proper functioning of these bot solutions. | session |
| __cflb | When enabling session affinity with Cloudflare Load Balancer, Cloudflare sets a __cflb cookie with a unique value on the first response to the requesting client. Cloudflare routes future requests to the same origin, optimizing network resource usage. In the event of a failover, Cloudflare sets a new __cflb cookie to direct future requests to the failover pool. | session |
| _cfuvid | The _cfuvid cookie is only set when a site uses this option in a Rate Limiting Rule, and is only used to allow the Cloudflare WAF to distinguish individual users who share the same IP address. | session |
| cf_clearance | Whether a CAPTCHA or Javascript challenge has been solved. | session |
| __cfseq | Sequence rules uses cookies to track the order of requests a user has made and the time between requests and makes them available via Cloudflare Rules. This allows you to write rules that match valid or invalid sequences. The specific cookies used to validate sequences are called sequence cookies. | session |
| cf_ob_info | The cf_ob_info cookie provides information on: The HTTP Status Code returned by the origin web server. The Ray ID of the original failed request. The data center serving the traffic | session |
Comments
These cookies are needed for adding comments on this website.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| comment_author | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | Session |
| comment_author_email | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | Session |
| comment_author_url | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | Session |
Google Tag Manager
Google Tag Manager simplifies the management of marketing tags on your website without code changes.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| cookiePreferences | Registers cookie preferences of a user | 2 years |
| td | Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | session |
Login
These cookies are used for managing login functionality on this website.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress_logged_in | Used to store logged-in users. | Persistent |
| wordpress_sec | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | 15 days |
| wordpress_test_cookie | Used to determine if cookies are enabled. | Session |
WhatsApp is a messaging app that allows users to send texts, voice messages, and make calls over the internet.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| wa_ul | Used to access the service it provides. | session |
| wa_lang_pref | Used by WhatsApp to save language preferences | 6 days |
WordPress
A powerful content management system for creating and managing websites easily and efficiently.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress_logged_in_ | Remember User session | session |
| trac_session | Used to keep anonymous session information. | 90 days |
| trac_form_token | Used as a security token for cross-site request forgery protection. | session |
| codexToken | Used to check whether the current visitor is a logged-in WordPress.org user. Only set if you select “Keep me logged in” when logging in. | 6 months |
| devicePixelRatio | Used to make the site responsive to the visitor’s screen size. | 1 year |
| codexUserId | Used to check whether the current visitor is a logged-in WordPress.org user. | 6 months |
| tk_qs | JetPack sets this cookie to store a randomly-generated anonymous ID which is used only within the admin area and for general analytics tracking. | 30 minutes |
| codexUserName | Used to check whether the current visitor is a logged-in WordPress.org user. | 6 months |
| tk_lr | Jetpack - Stores the unique identifier for the publisher to enable Jetpack to collect data. | 1 year |
| camptix_client_stats | Used to track unique visitors to tickets page on a WordCamp site | 1 year |
| tk_or | Jetpack - Stores the unique identifier for the publisher to enable Jetpack to collect data. | 5 Years |
| wp-saving-post | Used to track if there is saved post exists for a post currently being edited. If exists then let user restore the data | 1 day |
| tk_r3d | JetPack installs this cookie to collect internal metrics for user activity and in turn improve user experience. | 3 days |
| comment_author_ | Used to tracked comment author name, if “Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.” is checked | 347 days |
| tk_tc | JetPack sets this cookie to record details on how user's use the website. | session |
| comment_author_url_ | Used to track comment author url, if “Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.” checkbox is checked | 347 days |
| wp-settings- | Used to persist a user’s wp-admin configuration. | 1 Year |
| wp-postpass_ | Used to maintain session if a post is password protected | 10 days |
| wporg_logged_in | Used to check whether the current visitor is a logged-in WordPress.org user. | 14 days if you select “Remember Me” when logging in. Otherwise, Session. |
| wp-settings-time- | Time at which wp-settings-{user} was set | 1 year |
| wporg_sec | Used to check whether the current visitor is a logged-in WordPress.org user. | 14 days if you select “Remember Me” when logging in. Otherwise, Session. |
| tix_view_token | Used for session managing private CampTix content | 2 days |
| wporg_locale | Used to persist a user’s locale configuration. | 1 year |
| jetpackState | Used for maintaining Jetpack State | session |
| welcome- | Used to record if you’ve chosen to hide the “Welcome” message at the top of the corresponding blog. | permanent |
| jpp_math_pass | Verifies that a user answered the math problem correctly while logging in. | session |
| wordpress_test_cookie | Cookie set by WordPress to check if the cookies are enabled on the browser to provide appropriate user experience to the users | session |
| stnojs | Remember if user do not want JavaScript executed | 2 days |
| showComments | Used to determine if you prefer comments to be shown or hidden when reading the site. | 10 years |
Statistics
Statistics cookies collect information anonymously. This information helps us understand how visitors use our website.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga_ | ID used to identify users | 2 years |
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a powerful tool that tracks and analyzes website traffic for informed marketing decisions.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _gac_ | Contains information related to marketing campaigns of the user. These are shared with Google AdWords / Google Ads when the Google Ads and Google Analytics accounts are linked together. | 90 days |
| __utma | ID used to identify users and sessions | 2 years after last activity |
| __utmt | Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests | 10 minutes |
| __utmb | Used to distinguish new sessions and visits. This cookie is set when the GA.js javascript library is loaded and there is no existing __utmb cookie. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to the Google Analytics server. | 30 minutes after last activity |
| __utmc | Used only with old Urchin versions of Google Analytics and not with GA.js. Was used to distinguish between new sessions and visits at the end of a session. | End of session (browser) |
| __utmz | Contains information about the traffic source or campaign that directed user to the website. The cookie is set when the GA.js javascript is loaded and updated when data is sent to the Google Anaytics server | 6 months after last activity |
| __utmv | Contains custom information set by the web developer via the _setCustomVar method in Google Analytics. This cookie is updated every time new data is sent to the Google Analytics server. | 2 years after last activity |
| __utmx | Used to determine whether a user is included in an A / B or Multivariate test. | 18 months |
| _ga | ID used to identify users | 2 years |
| _gali | Used by Google Analytics to determine which links on a page are being clicked | 30 seconds |
| _ga_ | ID used to identify users | 2 years |
| _gid | ID used to identify users for 24 hours after last activity | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests when using Google Tag Manager | 1 minute |
