Setting up a site pop-up

  • pop-up
  • newsletter
  • customizer
  • gravity-forms

Dirigible includes one site-wide pop-up for announcements and newsletter sign-ups. You control timing and content in Appearance → Customize → Pop-up.

Turn it on

  1. Go to Appearance → Customize → Pop-up → Settings.
  2. Toggle Enable on.
  3. Set Position — Center (modal) or Corner (smaller notice).
  4. Set Delay — seconds before the pop-up appears (0–10; default 5).
  5. Set Reshow After (Days) — how long until a returning visitor sees it again. Use 0 to reshow only when you change the pop-up content.

Write the content

Open Pop-up → Content:

  1. Enter a Headline and Subeadline (that is the live Customizer label).
  2. Optionally add an Image and Body (HTML Allowed) copy.
  3. Back in Settings, set Headline Style and Subheadline Style so the type matches your brand scale.

Add a form or a link

Gravity Form in the pop-up

  1. Create a form in Gravity Forms (email field + submit is typical).
  2. Note the form’s ID.
  3. In Content, set Gravity Form ID to that number. Use 0 to disable the form.

Link to a page instead

Set Link Page and Link Text. Both must be set for the button to show.

Limit where it shows

In Settings:

  • Limit to Page — when on, the pop-up only appears on the Page you select.
  • Always Show on Blog — still show on the blog and single posts even when limited elsewhere.

Test and publish

  1. Preview in a private window so delay and reshow rules start fresh.
  2. Check home, blog, and any limited page.
  3. Click Publish in the Customizer.

If the pop-up collects email and you also run analytics, pair it with the GDPR cookie banner when consent is required.

Tips

  • Site-wide newsletter provider settings live under Appearance → Customize → Settings → Newsletters — separate from the pop-up form ID.
  • Keep delay short enough that visitors see the offer, but not so short it interrupts reading.
  • Prefer one clear action: form submit or a single link.