Cookies management

Bootstrap 5 Cookies management plugin

This component is used to save in the browser data that we want to have access at the next user visit. For example how many times or when last time user visit our page.

Cookies management in the latest Bootstrap 5. Manage data stored in the browser memory. Thanks to the component, you can add, delete, get data and check their end time.

Note: Read the API tab to find all available options and advanced customization

Basic example

The Cookies Management Component provides methods to add, remove and get cookies

Advanced example

Show Modal for new users

Using the showModalNewUser method you can display the modal for new users. Click start button to start simulate this behavior. After next click modal don't show any more until you click reset. 

        
            
              import React from 'react';
              import {
                MDBBtn,
                MDBModal,
                MDBModalDialog,
                MDBModalContent,
                MDBModalHeader,
                MDBModalTitle,
                MDBModalBody,
                MDBModalFooter,
              } from 'mdb-react-ui-kit';
              import { useMDBCookies } from 'mdb-react-cookies-management';

              export default function App() {
                const [val, { setItem, removeItem }] = useMDBCookies('first-visit', '');
                const [isFirstVisit, { setItem: setIsFirstVisit }] = useMDBCookies('is-first-visit', true);
                const [firstVisitModal, setFirstVisitModal] = useState(false);

                const handleClick = () => {
                  if (isFirstVisit === 'true') {
                    setFirstVisitModal(true);
                    setIsFirstVisit(false, { expires: 1 });
                  }
                };

                return (
                  <section className='bg-white border rounded-5 w-100 p-4 d-flex justify-content-evenly'>
                    <MDBBtn onClick={handleClick}>Show modal</MDBBtn>
                    <MDBBtn onClick={() => setIsFirstVisit(true, { expires: 1 })}>Reset</MDBBtn>
                    <MDBModal open={firstVisitModal} onClose={() => setFirstVisitModal(false)} tabIndex='-1'>
                      <MDBModalDialog>
                        <MDBModalContent>
                          <MDBModalHeader>
                            <MDBModalTitle>This is modal for new user</MDBModalTitle>
                            <MDBBtn className='btn-close' color='none' onClick={() => setFirstVisitModal(false)}></MDBBtn>
                          </MDBModalHeader>
                          <MDBModalBody>This model will not appear again until you press the reset button.</MDBModalBody>
        
                          <MDBModalFooter>
                            <MDBBtn color='secondary' onClick={() => setFirstVisitModal(false)}>
                              Close
                            </MDBBtn>
                          </MDBModalFooter>
                        </MDBModalContent>
                      </MDBModalDialog>
                    </MDBModal>
                  </section>
                );
              }

Show modal after next visit

If you want to display the modal to the person who will visit the page again, you can use the showModalScoring method. Enter as a parameter the information after how many visits to the website the modal should appear. Click start button 3 times to test this feature. 

        
            
              import React from 'react';
              import {
                MDBBtn,
                MDBModal,
                MDBModalDialog,
                MDBModalContent,
                MDBModalHeader,
                MDBModalTitle,
                MDBModalBody,
                MDBModalFooter,
              } from 'mdb-react-ui-kit';
              import { useMDBCookies } from 'mdb-react-cookies-management';

              export default function App() {
                const [val, { setItem, removeItem }] = useMDBCookies('first-visit', '');
                const [counterModal, setCounterModal] = useState(false);
                const [visitCounter, { setItem: setVisitCounter }] = useMDBCookies('visit-counter', 0);

                const handleVisitClick = () => {
                  setVisitCounter(Number(visitCounter) + 1, { expires: 1 });
              
                  if (Number(visitCounter) === 2) setCounterModal(true);
                };

                return (
                  <section className='bg-white border rounded-5 w-100 p-4 d-flex justify-content-evenly'>
                    <MDBBtn onClick={handleVisitClick}>Show modal</MDBBtn>
                    <MDBBtn onClick={() => setVisitCounter(0)}>Reset</MDBBtn>
                    <MDBModal open={counterModal} onClose={() => setCounterModal(false)} tabIndex='-1'>
                      <MDBModalDialog>
                        <MDBModalContent>
                          <MDBModalHeader>
                            <MDBModalTitle>This is modal for new user</MDBModalTitle>
                            <MDBBtn className='btn-close' color='none' onClick={() => setCounterModal(false)}></MDBBtn>
                          </MDBModalHeader>
                          <MDBModalBody>This model will not appear again until you press the reset button.</MDBModalBody>
        
                          <MDBModalFooter>
                            <MDBBtn color='secondary' onClick={() => setCounterModal(false)}>
                              Close
                            </MDBBtn>
                          </MDBModalFooter>
                        </MDBModalContent>
                      </MDBModalDialog>
                    </MDBModal>
                  </section>
                );
              }

Cookies management - API

Import

        
            
            import { useMDBCookies } from 'mdb-react-cookies-management';

Properties

useMDBCookies

Name Type Default Description Example
value any '' This value is returned from the hook. It contains the current value of item in cookies or an initial value. const [value, { setItem, removeItem }] = useMDBCookies('name', 'initialValue')
name String '' A name for the key property in your cookies. const [value, { setItem, removeItem }] = useMDBCookies('name', 'initialValue')
initialValue any '' An initial value for your hook if there's no such a one in your cookies. const [value, { setItem, removeItem }] = useMDBCookies('name', 'initialValue')

Methods

Name Type Description Example
setItem Function This method sets a value in the cookies using name provided in a hook. <MDBBtn onClick={() => setItem('test')}>Set value to test</MDBBtn>
removeItem Function This method removes an item in the cookies with name provided in a hook. <MDBBtn onClick={removeItem}>Remove an item</MDBBtn>