--- title: Add a Popup Trigger description: "A [popup trigger](https://wppopupmaker.com/docs/getting-started/popup-maker-glossary-of-terms/#popup-trigger) is an *event* (such as a click or some length of time) that causes your popup to display. In this article, you’ll learn how to add a new popup trigger that controls **when** your popup comes into…" url: "https://wppopupmaker.com/docs/getting-started/add-a-popup-trigger/" updated: "2026-08-06" category: Using Popup Maker / Getting Started --- # Add a Popup Trigger A [popup trigger](https://wppopupmaker.com/docs/getting-started/popup-maker-glossary-of-terms/#popup-trigger) is an *event* (such as a click or some length of time) that causes your popup to display. In this article, you’ll learn how to add a new popup trigger that controls **when** your popup comes into view. Table Of Contents - [Before You Start](#before-you-start) - [How to find your popup triggers](#how-to-find-your-popup-triggers) - [Begin with Creating or Editing a Popup](#begin-with-creating-or-editing-a-popup) - [Create a Popup](#create-a-popup) - [Edit a Popup](#edit-a-popup) - [A Quick Summary of Trigger Types](#a-quick-summary-of-trigger-types) - [Add a New Popup Trigger](#add-a-new-popup-trigger) - [What's Next?](#what-s-next) - [Other Actions](#other-actions) - [Edit or Delete a trigger](#edit-a-trigger) - [Edit a cookie](#edit-a-cookie) - [Add a new cookie](#add-a-new-cookie) - [Notes ](#notes) ### Chat with Claude Need a hand? You can chat with Claude about this guide. We already set up the instructions for you. Just click and go. ✨[Ask Claude about this topic](#). ## Before You Start ### How to find your popup triggers You can find your triggers in the  **Popup Settings** right under the popup content editor. See the screen capture below. ![pm triggers tab block editor](https://wppopupmaker.com/wp-content/uploads/pm-triggers-tab-block-editor.png) **Note**: The **Popup Settings** are not to be confused with the Popup Maker plugin settings. The **Popup Settings** apply to an individual popup. The Popup Maker plugin settings apply to the entire plugin. ## Begin with Creating or Editing a Popup To get to the popup triggers, you’ll need to **create** or **edit** a popup. You can [skip ahead](#add-a-new-popup-trigger) if you've already done this. ### Create a Popup To create a popup, click  **Popup Maker** > **Add New Popup** in your [WordPress admin](https://wppopupmaker.com/docs/getting-started/popup-maker-glossary-of-terms/#admin) area. ![pm add new popup menu 1 24](https://wppopupmaker.com/wp-content/uploads/pm-add-new-popup-menu-1-24.png) ### Edit a Popup You can edit a popup from your [WordPress admin](https://wppopupmaker.com/docs/getting-started/popup-maker-glossary-of-terms/#admin) area by following these steps: 1. Go to **Popup Maker** > **All Popups**. 2. Hover over the name of the popup you want to edit. 3. Click the name of the popup or click **Edit**. ![file](https://s3.amazonaws.com/helpscout.net/docs/assets/559c68b9e4b03e788eda1692/images/60dabcd48556b07a2884a5f0/file-xmhPjP3qzO.jpg) ## A Quick Summary of Trigger Types Before you add a trigger, you should know there are a few types of triggers. 1. **Click Open**: Displays a popup on a click 2. **Time Delay / Auto Open**: Displays a popup after an amount of time 3. **Form Submission**: Displays a popup after you submit a form (perfect for saying thank you) 4. **Exit Intent**(premium): Displays a popup when you move your cursor off a post or page 5. **Scroll** (premium): Displays a popup when you scroll down a percentage of the page or when a specific element comes into view To see a list of all premium triggers, visit our [Complete List of Popup Triggers](https://wppopupmaker.com/docs/triggering-popups/the-complete-list-of-popup-triggers/#premium-popup-triggers) doc. ## Add a New Popup Trigger Now that you're either creating or editing a popup, you can add a popup trigger. Here's how to do that. 1. In the **Popup Settings** section under the popup editor, click the **Triggers** tab on the side menu. 2. Click  **Add New Trigger**. 3. Select the trigger type in the dropdown. Below, we selected a **Click Open** trigger. ![pm new trigger dropdown](https://wppopupmaker.com/wp-content/uploads/pm-new-trigger-dropdown.png) 4. If you only want the popup to show up once for each visitor, check the  **Prevent popup from showing to visitor again using a cookie?** checkbox. Then, select when to stop showing the popup in the **Stop showing popup once visitor takes this action **dropdown. ![file](https://s3.amazonaws.com/helpscout.net/docs/assets/559c68b9e4b03e788eda1692/images/60c70eab235e1079f651ea6f/file-j2gkf2FKfx.png) 5. Click **Add**.  If you checked the **Prevent popup ...** **using a cookie** setting, you'd see a new cookie entry appear below the **Triggers** section of the **Popup Settings**. Learn more about all the popup cookie settings in [our Cookies Option Settings guide](https://wppopupmaker.com/docs/controlling-popups/popup-settings-box-cookies-option-settings/). 6. Choose the trigger settings you want, depending on your trigger type. For example, here's what the **Click Trigger Settings** > **General** tab looks like. ![Click Trigger Settings options](https://wppopupmaker.com/wp-content/uploads/popup-maker-click-trigger-settings-pum-15-600w.png) See the following guides for the trigger settings of each free trigger type: - [Click Trigger Settings](https://wppopupmaker.com/docs/triggering-popups/click-trigger-settings-cheat-sheet/) - [Time Delay Settings](https://wppopupmaker.com/docs/triggering-popups/time-delay-auto-open-settings-cheat-sheet/) - [Form Submission Trigger Settings](https://wppopupmaker.com/docs/the-popup-editor/popup-settings-box-triggers-option-settings//#form_submit_trigger_settings) Visit our [popup triggers page](https://wppopupmaker.com/docs/getting-started/triggers/#premium-popup-triggers) for setup instructions for each of our **premium** triggers. 7. Click **Add** to finish adding the trigger. Afterward, you'll see the triggers and any cookies you added. Below is an example of a **Time Delay / Auto Open** trigger. The trigger creates a cookie called `pum-15` (for example) that lasts for 1 month (the default) when you close the popup. ![file aKLwaSClj0](https://s3.amazonaws.com/helpscout.net/docs/assets/559c68b9e4b03e788eda1692/images/60c72dd49976de67ccc818b0/file-aKLwaSClj0.png) 8. Click **Publish** if this is a new popup to save and publish your popup. Otherwise, click **Update** to save your popup settings. ![file aGnQohq4cu](https://s3.amazonaws.com/helpscout.net/docs/assets/559c68b9e4b03e788eda1692/images/60c73f73aefb0b29b26600aa/file-aGnQohq4cu.jpg) Congrats! You've added a popup trigger. 🎉 ## What's Next? If you added a **Time Delay / Auto Open** trigger, you're good to go. Bring up a post or page on your site, and your popup should automatically display. if you added a **Click Open** trigger, you'll need to "hook up" a link or button on your site to your popup. Follow our [Click Open trigger instructions in our Beginner's Guide](https://wppopupmaker.com/docs/getting-started/a-beginners-guide-to-popup-triggers/#click-open). If you added a **Form Submission** trigger, head over to our [Form Submission help doc](https://wppopupmaker.com/docs/triggering-popups/trigger-form-submission/) to complete your setup. Check out our [Beginner's Guide to Popup Triggers](https://wppopupmaker.com/docs/getting-started/a-beginners-guide-to-popup-triggers/) if you haven't yet. Need to edit a popup trigger or cookie? Make sure you read the [Other Actions section](#other-actions) coming up next. Need to troubleshoot your popup? Check out our [beginner troubleshooting guide](https://wppopupmaker.com/docs/problem-solving/troubleshooting-your-first-popup/), visit our [Resources page](https://wppopupmaker.com/support/), or send us a help request. ## Other Actions ### Edit or Delete a trigger To edit a trigger, click the *pencil* ![pm pencil icon](https://wppopupmaker.com/wp-content/uploads/pm-pencil-icon.png) icon in the *Actions* column for the trigger you want to edit. To delete a trigger, click the *delete* ![pm x delete icon](https://wppopupmaker.com/wp-content/uploads/pm-x-delete-icon.png) icon in the *Actions* column of the trigger you want to delete. ### Edit a cookie To edit a cookie, click the *pencil* ![pm pencil icon](https://wppopupmaker.com/wp-content/uploads/pm-pencil-icon.png) icon in the *Actions* column for the trigger you want to edit. To delete a cookie, click the *delete* ![pm x delete icon](https://wppopupmaker.com/wp-content/uploads/pm-x-delete-icon.png) icon in the *Actions* column of the cookie you want to delete. ### Add a new cookie To add a new cookie, click the *Add New Cookie* button See our [Cookies options settings ](https://wppopupmaker.com/docs/controlling-popups/popup-settings-box-cookies-option-settings/)help guide for more details. ### Notes  - Popup Maker automatically creates a *hidden* click trigger with a [CSS class selector](https://wppopupmaker.com/docs/getting-started/popup-maker-glossary-of-terms/#css-selectors) of `.popmake-123` and an *attribute* selector of `[href="#popmake-123"]`. If you don't add a popup trigger, you can still add the default CSS class `popmake-NNN` , where NNN is [your popup's ID number](https://wppopupmaker.com/docs/manage-features-or-options/find-the-popup-id/) to any text, link, image, or button to launch your popup. You can also make any link launch a popup by using `#popmake-NNN` for the URL! - If you want a popup to display unlimited times, don't check the **Prevent popup ... using a cookie** setting and delete any cookies in the cookies section or your *Triggers* settings.