How to deactivate cookies sessionID an userId

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Pitter posted this 19 February 2025
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I have 2 joomla 4 sites created with nicepage.
Today I found 2 cookies sessionID and userID.

So I now have a GDPR problem with nicepage!
- Why do they "suddenly" exist without information that 2 new cookies are set?
- How do I prevent them?

I do not and will not use the nicepage cookie banner.

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Support Team
Support Team posted this 20 February 2025

Hello Peter,

In Joomla 4, SessionID and UserID cookies are typically set by Joomla's core session management system.
sessionID: This is a standard Joomla session cookie. It keeps track of user sessions (even for guest users).
userID: Usually set when a user logs in. If you’re seeing this for all visitors, an extension or setting might be triggering it.
Please check System → Global Configuration → Session Settings in Joomla and see if session handling has changed. Set Session Handler to None (if your site doesn’t need sessions for visitors).
Reduce the Session Lifetime if keeping sessions is necessary.
Please check the pages after and let us know if the cookies are still present.
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Anna.
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Pitter posted this 20 February 2025

That's only on nicepage sites
=> https://nicepage.com/questions/488452/cookies-sessionid-and-userid

Joomla does not use named cookies

Support Team
Support Team posted this 20 February 2025

Hello Peter,

Yes, session cookies are created by the browser for the sites that are not using any cookie extension.
Do you have your Session setting in Joomla set to None?
You can share the link to a page and we will check.
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Sincerely,
Anna.
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Pitter posted this 20 February 2025

Hello Anna,

one site is https://alleinerziehendeundkinder.de/

When I accept the cookie 3rd party extension both cookies are created,
without cookie extension both are created too.

Support Team
Support Team posted this 20 February 2025

Hello Peter,
For this page - https://alleinerziehendeundkinder.de/
When you accept cookies both cookies are created - that is correct.
When you decline cookies - no session and user cookies are created - that is correct.
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Anna.
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