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# Consentik Shopline: Delay Banner

### What it does
**Delay banner** holds back the cookie banner for a set number of seconds after the page loads, instead of showing it the moment a visitor arrives.
Some merchants use it so the first impression of a landing page isn’t a consent dialog, or so the banner appears after a hero animation has finished. The delay affects **only when the banner becomes visible** — it does not change what Consentik blocks in the background.
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### Availability
Delay banner is available on **PLUS**. On the Free plan the field is visible but locked, with an upgrade prompt.

### How to set it up
1. Open the **Consentik** app in your Shopline admin.
2. Go to **Settings** → the **Behavior** tab.
3. Expand the **Interaction & visibility settings** card.
4. Find **Delay before showing banner** and enter a whole number of seconds.
5. Save.
The default is **0**, which means the banner appears as soon as it is ready. There is no fixed maximum — the app will accept a large value, so enter it carefully. **We recommend 0–5 seconds.**
The field accepts whole numbers only. Negative values and non-numeric input are converted to `0` automatically, without an error message.

### What visitors see during the delay
While the timer is running, the banner is **not rendered at all** — there is no placeholder, faded box, or partial state. The page looks as though Consentik is not installed.
Two things are worth knowing:
* **Script blocking is not delayed.** If you have auto-blocking or Google Consent Mode enabled, third-party cookies and scripts stay blocked for the entire delay, exactly as they would before a visitor answers the banner. The delay is purely visual.
* **“Block user interaction until consent” is also delayed.** That overlay appears together with the banner, so during the delay window visitors can browse and click freely. If your goal is to force a consent decision before any interaction, do not combine it with a delay.
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