# CookieConsent v2.9.0 — cookieconsent v2.9.0

- Product: CookieConsent (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/cookieconsent)
- Vendor: Orest Bida
- Date: 2023-04-21
- Version: v2.9.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/orestbida/cookieconsent/releases/tag/v2.9.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/cookieconsent/releases/v2.9.0

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- **added** — Add new CSS variables
- **added** — Allow custom script type via the data-type attribute
- **added** — Add settings_modal.cookie_table_caption option for better accessibility
- **added** — Allow custom z-index value via the --cc-z-index CSS variable
- **added** — Allow data-cc attributes on all HTML elements
- **added** — Disable transitions if prefers-reduced-motion is enabled
- **added** — Discard unsaved settings inside settings_modal
- **fixed** — Fix focus restoration when modals are hidden
- **changed** — Slightly reduce padding in UI
- **removed** — Remove old IE8 specific CSS rules

##### New Features
* Add new CSS variables by @aforcada in https://github.com/orestbida/cookieconsent/pull/482
* Allow custom script `type` via the `data-type` attribute 0b1d14a69b980cbb3349dc8bc10a11b921a0ae4a (ref. #487)
* Add `settings_modal.cookie_table_caption` option for better a11y bdfe84e161b3e6e633e9e4968a9d7558de7460a9 e1bada31aa2f39302081039aa2c13b1a9f544961 (ref. #485)
* Allow custom `z-index` value via the `--cc-z-index` css variable 9707cceab03ce2998da6659abe80b8c1cb18403f 
* Allow `data-cc` attributes on all HTML elements e5ab6a0eb95ab4ef728d1b61596c1490ea40471c (ref. #502)
* Disable transitions if `prefers-reduced-motion` is enabled fbfd628beea3361af4030e496776e70b2c4bb849
* Discard unsaved settings inside `settings_modal` 4ef841d355eea315e0010ee55ee6914d91a6e916 (ref. #481)

##### Bug Fixes
* Fix focus restoration when modals are hidden by @orestbida 004f6a3bb62e368fb1c0b0be1c0e03e491e40d6d (ref. #475)

##### Misc
* Small ui tweaks: slightly reduce padding ff0c83cc2786a0470116044595399d64c72797c8 1296a6b80ecc586b25800b95fc8246acbe93236d
* Fix Readme.md example: `hide_from_bots` is `true` by default rather than `false` by @MaximumP in https://github.com/orestbida/cookieconsent/pull/448
* Remove old IE8 specific css rules c350c9eb53ee888dc54f22c706a2431e522ae143
* Update all dependencies 13072d42d3bb120cfe5b4487794a4003f05faf0a
* Code refactoring/cleanup

##### New Contributors
* @MaximumP made their first contribution in https://github.com/orestbida/cookieconsent/pull/448

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/orestbida/cookieconsent/compare/v2.8.9...v2.9.0