Cookie Question

Anyone out there with cookie knowledge please help!

I’m new to this…here are my questions:

Do I set a cookie before publishing my site or after? Same question for Google Analytics.
…do I need google analytics if I am setting a cookie?

Also, I need advice on cookie consent services that work with Weblfow…and any other advice on the subject.

Thank you for your help!

I’m not really sure if you understand what cookies actually are.

Cookies and GA are totally different things so if you could explain yourself a little bit more, we would appreciate it.