Idle Trigger
The "Idle" Trigger fires when the visitor goes idle for a specific amount of time. Below you can find how to set up a popup with "Idle" trigger, all supported settings for this trigger explained as well as how to trigger it with the JavaScript Events API.
How to create an idle popup in WordPress
To set up your popup to trigger on Idle edit your campaign and apply the following settings:
- Click on Trigger and select Idle.
- Set whether the popup will fire once or unlimited times via the Show Once Per Page toggle.
- Set the Idle Time your users need to be inactive for the popup to appear
Trigger Settings
Below you can find all settings that are configurable when you choose the "on Exit" Trigger.
| Setting | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Trigger | Idle | Fires when the visitor goes idle for a specific amount of time |
| Idle Time | 10 | The time in seconds the visitor must be inactive in order to trigger the popup. |
| Show Oncer Per Page | Enabled | Configure the fire frequency of this trigger per page. Enabled: The trigger will fire only once per page. Disabled: The trigger will fire whenever the event occurs on the page. |
Use Cases
Open popup on user activity
A use case would be to display a popup to your users when they stay inactive for a specific amount of time.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to Trigger using Javascript
Using the Javascript Events API, you can configure any popup to be triggered using the "on Idle" Trigger. Below you can find a Javascript snippet:
FireBox.onReady(function() {
// Get box instance
const box = FireBox.getInstance(5);
box.bindTrigger('onIdle', {
idle_time: 5000 // 5 seconds
firing_frequency: 2 // Become aggressive
});
});You can read more on the Javascript Events API documentation, on Idle Trigger.