Overrides

The ConsentForge vendor library provides sensible defaults for all pre-configured vendors. Overrides let you customise these defaults for your specific property without affecting other properties.

What you can override

Field	Example
Category	Move YouTube from marketing to functional if you only use it for support videos
Display name	"Website Analytics" instead of "Google Analytics 4"
Purpose description	Custom explanation of how you use the vendor
Privacy policy URL	Link to your own privacy policy section instead of the vendor's

Setting an override

1. Go to Property → Vendors and open the vendor
2. Click Override next to the field you want to change
3. Enter your custom value
4. Save

Overridden fields are marked with a badge in the vendor list. Library updates to that field will no longer apply automatically.

Override logic

When a user views the Preference Center, ConsentForge uses the following priority:

Property override → Library default → (empty/hidden)

If you've overridden the category, the vendor is shown under your custom category, not the library default.

Resetting to library defaults

To remove an override and go back to the library default:

1. Open the vendor
2. Click Override next to the overridden field
3. Click Reset to library default

Category override and script blocking

Changing a vendor's category via override also changes which consent category controls its script blocking. If you move Google Analytics from analytics to necessary, its scripts will load without user consent — only do this if you've confirmed this is legally appropriate for your setup.