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(Got some questions about this, so we shall document the heck away.)
 
 
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Domain
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! Cookie Name
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! Cookie Contents
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! What/Why
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|-
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|.dreamwidth.org
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|BMLschemepref
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|name of preferred sitescheme
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(e.g. "tropo-red")
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|to allow choice of sitescheme while logged out
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|-
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|.dreamwidth.org
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|langpref
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|name of preferred language
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(e.g. "en")
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|[obsolete] set by BML::set_language
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|-
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|.dreamwidth.org
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|ljloggedin
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|combination of userid & sessionid
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|see LJ::Session->loggedin_cookie_string
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|-
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|.dreamwidth.org
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|ljuniq
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|persistent unique ID associated with device/browser
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|see LJ/UniqCookie.pm
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|-
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|.dreamwidth.org
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|no_mobile
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|set to opt out of mobile view
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|see DW/Setting/MobileView.pm
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|-
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|.www.dreamwidth.org
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|ljmastersession
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|combination of userid, sessionid, & auth
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|see LJ::Session->master_cookie_string
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|-
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|<username>.dreamwidth.org
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|ljdomsess.<username>
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|info for session on given user's subdomain
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|see LJ::Session->domain_cookie
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|-
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|.dreamwidth.org
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|__cfduid
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|hex string
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|Probably CloudFlare
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|-
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|.dreamwidth.org
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|__utma
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|from Google Analytics
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|[https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage more info]
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|-
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|.dreamwidth.org
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|__utmz
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|from Google Analytics
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|[https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage more info]
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|-
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|<username>.dreamwidth.org
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|__utma
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|from Google Analytics
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|[https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage more info]
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|-
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|<username>.dreamwidth.org
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|__utmz
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|from Google Analytics
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|[https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage more info]
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|-
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|}
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Viewing preferences are saved both in the settings and in cookies, and while logged in, the logged-in settings win. (From <dwstaff>Fu</dwstaff> in #dreamwidth_dev 11 Oct 2011)
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[[Category: Development]]

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]Fu in #dreamwidth_dev 11 Oct 2011)

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