Statamic Consent Kit Laravel Package

Product Decisions This Supports

• Feature/roadmap: 6.1.0 adds an opt-in reserveSpace appearance option for full-width sticky banners. PMs can decide whether banners should reserve their own height at the end of the page instead of overlaying the footer.
• Build vs buy: Reduces the need for custom CSS/JS layout fixes for banner/footer overlap. Strengthens the case for using the package where a Laravel/PHP site needs configurable banner presentation.
• Rollout planning: Low-risk, additive change; default off. Suitable for phased enablement on pages where footer visibility, compliance messaging, or announcement banners matter.
• Use cases: Cookie/consent banners, global announcements, maintenance notices, promotions, and other site-wide full-width banners where sticky behavior is desired without covering page-end content.

When to Consider This Package

• Consider it when you need a Laravel-friendly, configurable full-width banner with sticky behavior and appearance controls, especially if footer overlap has been a UX concern.
• reserveSpace is particularly relevant if your design requires the banner to consume layout space rather than float over content, or if footer links/legal text must remain visible.
• Look elsewhere or validate further if you need advanced consent management, audience targeting, A/B testing, localization workflows, or accessibility guarantees beyond what the release notes describe.
• Since the feature is off by default, existing behavior should remain unchanged unless explicitly enabled; still validate visual regressions and layout shift on representative pages.

How to Pitch It (Stakeholders)

Executives: 6.1.0 is a small, opt-in UX improvement that helps prevent sticky full-width banners from covering the footer. It reduces custom frontend fixes and can be piloted with low risk because it is off by default.

Engineering: The release adds a reserveSpace appearance setting. It appears additive and non-breaking, with no migration or deprecation noted. Enable it where banner height should be reserved in layout and verify footer behavior, sticky positioning, and cumulative layout shift.

Product/Design: Use this to make site-wide banners more polished on pages where footer visibility matters. Recommend enabling selectively, reviewing banner dismiss/close behavior, and confirming the reserved space opens and closes cleanly with the banner.