Last modified: 2025 August 28

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Overview

This document describes how to use the /var/cpanel/panel.ini file to allow cPanel users to manage Interface Analytics.

Interface Analytics allows WebPros International, LLC to collect data about how users navigate cPanel, WHM, and Webmail from within the interface.

Effects of enabling user management

The table provides a detailed comparison of cPanel & WHM interface and function availability based on whether users can manage Interface Analytics:

Component	Users can manage Interface Analytics	Users cannot manage Interface Analytics
WHM’s Configure cPanel Analytics interface (WHM » Home » Server Configuration » Configure cPanel Analytics)
The cPanel Account Preferences interface’s Consent and Privacy section (cPanel » Home » Preferences » Account Preferences)
The Webmail interface’s Consent and Privacy form
WHM’s participate_in_analytics function	Affects Interface Analytics.	Does not affect Interface Analytics.

If users can manage Interface Analytics, the server owner and individual users must enable the plugin before it begins to collect data.

These selections are made at the server and account levels as follows:

Server level	Account level	Interface Analytics
Yes	Yes	Enabled
Yes	No	Disabled
No	Yes	Disabled
No	No	Disabled

For more information about cPanel Analytics, read our cPanel Analytics documentation.

Allow users to manage Interface Analytics

To allow users to manage Interface Analytics, perform the following steps:

1. Navigate to WHM’s Terminal interface (WHM » Home » Server Configuration » Terminal).
2. Open the /var/cpanel/panel.ini file with your preferred text editor.
3. Set the analytics_consent.enable setting’s value to true.
4. Save your changes and close the file.

Once users can manage Interface Analytics, they will be able to see Interface Analytics interface options, and must enable Interface Analytics on both the server and account level for it to collect data.

Check whether users can manage Interface Analytics

The analytics_consent.enable setting tells you whether users can manage Interface Analytics. If the value is true, users can manage Interface Analytics. If it is false, they cannot. You check whether users can access Interface Analytics interface options with one of the following methods:

• Open the /var/cpanel/panel.ini file and review the analytics_consent.enable setting’s value.
• Use UAPI’s leika_get_config API.
• Use WHM API 1’s leika_get_config API.