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Matomo Analytics

Keep Matomo off the page until visitors allow measurement. Or load it on each page and let the Matomo consent API hold data until they agree.

Inth keeps the consent record of each choice, with the visitor’s country and the policy that applied.

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pnpm add @c15t/integrations
Matomo AnalyticsWaiting for consent
Before a choice

matomo.js does not load and no matomo.php request goes out.

Turn the switch on, then off, to see what loads.

Before you start

You need an Inth project that connects to your app and c15t in that app. You also need the site ID and Matomo URL from your Matomo snippet. For Matomo Cloud, use your cloud ID.

New to c15t? Complete the quickstart for your framework first. Keep its Inth endpoint, policy, styles and consent UI.

Open the quickstart for your framework

How consent gets to Matomo

By default, the c15t matomoAnalytics helper loads matomo.js only after measurement has permission. In this mode, it sends no consent signal to Matomo.

Set defaultConsent to required or given to use the Matomo consent mode. Then matomo.js loads on each page. The helper calls requireConsent before a choice, setConsentGiven after permission and forgetConsentGiven after withdrawal.

In both consent modes, Matomo sends no hits until setConsentGiven. The helper sends another page view only when measurement changes from denied to allowed.

disableCookies stops Matomo cookies. It does not change when Matomo loads.

Read Matomo's guide to tracking consent

Installation

This guide uses the helper default. To load Matomo on each page and use its consent API, add defaultConsent: 'required'.

Wait for permission. With defaultConsent omitted, no request goes to Matomo until the visitor accepts measurement.

matomoAnalytics({ matomoUrl, siteId })

An opt-out policy or no policy gives optional categories permission before a choice. Then Matomo loads on the first page. This guide uses an opt-in policy.

Setup steps

  1. Install the integration package

    Add the helpers next to c15t. An import alone does not start the Matomo tracker.

    pnpm add @c15t/integrations
  2. Add your Matomo URL and site ID

    The helper loads matomo.js from your Matomo URL and sends hits to matomo.php there. For Matomo Cloud, pass cloudId instead of matomoUrl.

    src/consent-scripts.ts
    import { matomoAnalytics } from '@c15t/integrations/matomo-analytics';
    
    export const scripts = [
      matomoAnalytics({ matomoUrl: 'https://analytics.example.com', siteId: 1 }),
    ];

    Without matomoUrl or cloudId, set both trackerUrl and scriptUrl. Otherwise the helper logs an error, and the script does not load.

  3. Register it with your existing setup

    Add scripts to the c15t configuration that you have now. Keep your Inth endpoint, mode, policy, styles and consent UI.

    Add scripts to c15t.config.ts, next to next.config.ts. Keep the rest of your config, such as mode, in the same call. App Router, Pages Router and static export read the same file.

    c15t.config.ts
    import { defineConsentConfig } from 'c15t/next';
    import { scripts } from './src/consent-scripts';
    
    export default defineConsentConfig({ scripts });

    Pass scripts to the ConsentRoot in your root route. Import helpers in the route module, not in a server function: script configurations carry callbacks.

    src/routes/__root.tsx
    import { scripts } from '../consent-scripts';
    
    <ConsentRoot state={consent} scripts={scripts}>

    Add scripts to the options of your ConsentProvider, next to mode. Keep the banner, dialog and preferences link inside the provider.

    src/consent.tsx
    import { scripts } from './consent-scripts';
    
    <ConsentProvider options={{ mode, scripts }}>

    Register scripts under the c15t key in app.config.ts. Keep them out of nuxt.config.ts, which reaches the browser as JSON and drops the helper callbacks.

    app/app.config.ts
    import { scripts } from '../src/consent-scripts';
    
    export default defineAppConfig({
      c15t: { scripts },
    });

    Pass scripts to the c15tVue plugin call you have now. The plugin starts one script loader when the app mounts.

    src/main.ts
    import { c15tVue, manifest } from 'c15t/vue/vue-plugin';
    import { scripts } from './consent-scripts';
    
    app.use(c15tVue, {
      mode: manifest(),
      scripts,
    });

    Add scripts to the client entrypoint, which the integration finds on its own. Keep helpers out of astro.config.mjs: its options are serialized into the page.

    src/c15t.client.ts
    import type { C15tClientOptionsExtension } from 'c15t/astro';
    import { scripts } from './consent-scripts';
    
    export default { scripts } satisfies C15tClientOptionsExtension;

    Pass scripts as a prop to the ConsentProvider you have now. The provider owns the loader and disposes it on unmount.

    src/App.svelte
    <script lang="ts">
      import { ConsentProvider, manifest } from 'c15t/svelte';
      import { scripts } from './consent-scripts';
    </script>
    
    <ConsentProvider mode={manifest()} {scripts}>
      <!-- Your app and consent UI -->
    </ConsentProvider>

    Add scripts to the ConsentRoot in the root layout. Import helpers in the layout component, not in +layout.server.ts: a server load cannot send functions to the browser.

    src/routes/+layout.svelte
    <script lang="ts">
      import { ConsentRoot } from 'c15t/svelte';
      import { scripts } from '../consent-scripts';
    
      let { children, data } = $props();
    </script>
    
    <ConsentRoot state={data.consent} {scripts}>
      {@render children()}
    </ConsentRoot>

    Paste the vendor’s snippet behind consent

    The helpers need a bundler. On a page with the c15t script tag, paste the vendor’s own snippet instead and keep it inert until visitors allow its category. Helper options, such as loadMode, do not apply.

    index.html
    <script type="text/plain" data-c15t-category="measurement">
      // The vendor's snippet, unchanged
    </script>

    Pass scripts to init() from @c15t/browser, next to your mode. With createConsentRuntime, pass scripts to it instead.

    src/consent.ts
    import { init, manifest } from '@c15t/browser';
    import { scripts } from './consent-scripts';
    
    const consent = init({
      mode: manifest(),
      scripts,
    });
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Remove the old Matomo tracking code, so Matomo loads only through c15t. If you already have a scripts array, add the helper to it.

Verify your setup

These checks use the helper default and an opt-in policy. Open a private window and DevTools Network, and filter by matomo. Then test the three states.

  • Before a choice

    matomo.js does not load and no matomo.php request goes out.

  • After you allow measurement

    matomo.js loads without a page reload. A matomo.php request sends the page view.

  • After you withdraw measurement

    Save your choice. c15t reloads the page. The new page sends no request to Matomo.

With defaultConsent: 'required', matomo.js loads before a choice, but no matomo.php request goes out until the visitor allows measurement. Test that mode on its own.

Open the full Matomo guide