Using the pop up block module

To create a pop up block on DHI:

  • Add basic block. Create a basic block on the site.

  • Place the block in the breadcrumbs region

  • Configure the pop up block

  • Enable the pop up block

Configuring the pop up block

Pop up blocks are configured in Configuration -> Media -> Add simple popup blocks

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  • Create a descriptive unique ID for the popup block

  • Pick the block to use for the pop up (note: blocks are prefixed with the name of the theme they are associated with)

  • Determine where you want to place it. Most should be placed in the Center

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  • Determine the pop up frequency. There are 2 options:

    • Based on visit. For example, set the account creation block to 0 to have it appear on every visit but maybe we only want to fire a survey block every 5th visit, so set it to 5

    • Based on time. This allows one to set it hourly, daily, or weekly. For example, we may want a survey block to only fire once a day regardless of the number of visits.

  • Set the trigger and other settings

    • Close button should always be checked

    • ESC key to close should always be checked

    • Overlay should usually be checked

    • Set the trigger method to automatic

    • Set the delay to:

      • 0 if you want the block to load when the page loads

      • A positive number if you want the block to load on a time delay.

Warning

Once saved, you must check the “Enable this as a popup” for the change to take effect and you must clear caches (or ask Gwen or Mike to do that).

Note

Once created, there is a set of classes defined in the adjustment class. Create a developer ticket to theme the block and hide the CSS if necessary.