Google and Cookie-based Changes to the Page

[Vimes]

Hi

In our checkout section we set a cookie on the client’s browser.
I have a <div id="setthecookietemplate"></div> tag on all of my pages

Also at the bottom of every page I’ve got a little script
<script language="javascript">Firecookie();</script>

With an external .js file

What this is supposed to do is help our repeat customers see their previous or outstanding sales. It does actually change the page layout, it displays a slightly different left hand border but only if the cookie is present.

This isn’t cloaking as far as I’m aware but do you think this could cause issues in Google.

Vimes.

[tedster]

No problem. Since googlebot cannot take a cookie, Google will not ever spider these slightly changed versions of your pages. If you are hand-checked, the purpose of what you're doing is not devious but rather for customer service. Again, no problem.