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Reddit Pixel

Keep the Reddit Pixel off the page until visitors allow marketing. On withdrawal, c15t turns off its first party cookies and reloads the page.

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
Reddit PixelWaiting for consent
Before a choice

pixel.js does not load, and window.rdt does not exist.

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

Before you start

You need an Inth project that connects to your app, c15t in that app and your Reddit Pixel 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 works with the Reddit Pixel

Before marketing has permission, the c15t redditPixel helper defines no rdt function and loads nothing from Reddit.

After permission, the helper queues init and PageVisit. Then it loads pixel.js. It sends no consent signal to Reddit.

On withdrawal, the helper calls rdt('disableFirstPartyCookies'). That call does not stop events. So the reload and your own permission check stop them.

If the visitor allows marketing again before the reload, the helper calls rdt('enableFirstPartyCookies').

Installation

The Reddit Pixel has one load mode in c15t. The helper waits for marketing permission.

Wait for permission. No request goes to Reddit until the visitor accepts marketing. On withdrawal, c15t reloads the page.

redditPixel({ pixelId })

An opt-out policy or no policy gives optional categories permission before a choice. Then the Reddit Pixel 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 Reddit Pixel.

    pnpm add @c15t/integrations
  2. Add your pixel ID

    The helper passes the pixel ID to rdt('init'). It also sends the page visit.

    src/consent-scripts.ts
    import { redditPixel } from '@c15t/integrations/reddit-pixel';
    
    export const scripts = [redditPixel({ pixelId: 't2_YOUR_PIXEL_ID' })];

    The package also exports redditPixelEvent. It does not check permission, so check it before each call.

  3. Check permission before each conversion

    window.rdt still exists after withdrawal. Set conversionId to match the Conversions API event.

    src/track-purchase.ts
    export function trackPurchase(marketingAllowed: boolean, orderId: string) {
      if (!marketingAllowed || typeof window.rdt !== 'function') return;
      window.rdt('track', 'Purchase', {
        conversionId: orderId,
        currency: 'USD',
        value: 99.99,
      });
    }
  4. 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="marketing">
      // 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,
    });
All frameworks

Remove the original Reddit Pixel snippet, so it cannot load the pixel without consent.

Verify your setup

Use a private window with an opt-in policy. Open DevTools Network and filter by reddit. Then test the three states.

  • Before a choice

    pixel.js does not load, and window.rdt does not exist.

  • After you allow marketing

    pixel.js loads from www.redditstatic.com, and the pixel sends one PageVisit. A guarded event sends its own request.

  • After you withdraw marketing

    Until the reload, trackPurchase sends nothing.

Pass the current marketing permission from your framework, for example useConsent('marketing') in React.

Open the full Reddit Pixel guide