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|BMLschemepref | |BMLschemepref | ||
|name of preferred sitescheme | |name of preferred sitescheme | ||
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|to allow choice of sitescheme while logged out | |to allow choice of sitescheme while logged out | ||
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| − | |dreamwidth.org | + | |.dreamwidth.org |
|langpref | |langpref | ||
|name of preferred language | |name of preferred language | ||
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|[obsolete] set by BML::set_language | |[obsolete] set by BML::set_language | ||
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| − | |dreamwidth.org | + | |.dreamwidth.org |
|ljloggedin | |ljloggedin | ||
|combination of userid & sessionid | |combination of userid & sessionid | ||
|see LJ::Session->loggedin_cookie_string | |see LJ::Session->loggedin_cookie_string | ||
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| − | |dreamwidth.org | + | |.dreamwidth.org |
| + | |ljuniq | ||
| + | |persistent unique ID associated with device/browser | ||
| + | |see LJ/UniqCookie.pm | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |.dreamwidth.org | ||
| + | |no_mobile | ||
| + | |set to opt out of mobile view | ||
| + | |see DW/Setting/MobileView.pm | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |.www.dreamwidth.org | ||
|ljmastersession | |ljmastersession | ||
|combination of userid, sessionid, & auth | |combination of userid, sessionid, & auth | ||
|see LJ::Session->master_cookie_string | |see LJ::Session->master_cookie_string | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | |dreamwidth.org | + | |<username>.dreamwidth.org |
| − | | | + | |ljdomsess.<username> |
| − | | | + | |info for session on given user's subdomain |
| − | |see LJ | + | |see LJ::Session->domain_cookie |
| + | |- | ||
| + | |.dreamwidth.org | ||
| + | |__cfduid | ||
| + | |hex string | ||
| + | |Probably CloudFlare | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | |dreamwidth.org | + | |.dreamwidth.org |
|__utma | |__utma | ||
| − | | | + | |from Google Analytics |
| − | | | + | |[https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage more info] |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |dreamwidth.org | + | |.dreamwidth.org |
|__utmz | |__utmz | ||
| − | | | + | |from Google Analytics |
| − | | | + | |[https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage more info] |
|- | |- | ||
|<username>.dreamwidth.org | |<username>.dreamwidth.org | ||
|__utma | |__utma | ||
| − | | | + | |from Google Analytics |
| − | | | + | |[https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage more info] |
|- | |- | ||
|<username>.dreamwidth.org | |<username>.dreamwidth.org | ||
|__utmz | |__utmz | ||
| − | | | + | |from Google Analytics |
| − | | | + | |[https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage more info] |
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|} | |} | ||
Latest revision as of 21:17, 28 July 2020
Dreamwidth sets cookies in visitors' browsers. This is a list of the cookies that are set, why they are set, and what they do.
This is a work in progress.
| Domain | Cookie Name | Cookie Contents | What/Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| .dreamwidth.org | BMLschemepref | name of preferred sitescheme
(e.g. "tropo-red") |
to allow choice of sitescheme while logged out |
| .dreamwidth.org | langpref | name of preferred language
(e.g. "en") |
[obsolete] set by BML::set_language |
| .dreamwidth.org | ljloggedin | combination of userid & sessionid | see LJ::Session->loggedin_cookie_string |
| .dreamwidth.org | ljuniq | persistent unique ID associated with device/browser | see LJ/UniqCookie.pm |
| .dreamwidth.org | no_mobile | set to opt out of mobile view | see DW/Setting/MobileView.pm |
| .www.dreamwidth.org | ljmastersession | combination of userid, sessionid, & auth | see LJ::Session->master_cookie_string |
| <username>.dreamwidth.org | ljdomsess.<username> | info for session on given user's subdomain | see LJ::Session->domain_cookie |
| .dreamwidth.org | __cfduid | hex string | Probably CloudFlare |
| .dreamwidth.org | __utma | from Google Analytics | more info |
| .dreamwidth.org | __utmz | from Google Analytics | more info |
| <username>.dreamwidth.org | __utma | from Google Analytics | more info |
| <username>.dreamwidth.org | __utmz | from Google Analytics | more info |
Viewing preferences are saved both in the settings and in cookies, and while logged in, the logged-in settings win. (From ![[info]](http://wiki.dreamwidth.net/wiki/extensions/LJ/images//dw/staff.png){kind=small}
Fu in #dreamwidth_dev 11 Oct 2011)
