One Joomlashack customer asked how to open a popup window automatically when a visitor opens a page. Our "Shack Toolbox" Joomla extension is the best tool to do the job.

In this short tutorial, we'll explain how to open a popup on a page load using "Shack Toolbox".

Step #1. Install Shack Toolbox

• Install Shack Toolbox as explained here.

Step# 2. Create a new Shack Toolbox module

• Go to Extensions > Modules > Add new
• Choose "Shack Toolbox"
• Choose the "debug" position, if available
• Assign the module to the pages where you want it to display the popup through "Menu assignment" tab
• Choose the type of content you want to display (e.g. Article, Facebook page, Custom HTML, etc.)

Step #3. Location and effects

• In the "Location and effects" tab, choose these options:
  • Before opening: hidden
  • After opening: Lightbox - Fade-in

Step #4. Enable on page load

• Go back to the "Before opening" section.
• Click on the "Advanced" button to reveal extra settings. Then set "Auto-open" to the "On load" option.

Below you'll have options to set more settings, such as auto-open delay, counter storage, etc. 

Tip: if you want the popup to open always in every page load, set "Auto-open count" as 0.

Step #5. Check the end result

• Preview the end result in frontend. After the page loads, the popup should come up.

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