Exit-Intent Popup
Exit-Intent Popup detects when a visitor is about to leave your site and displays a fully customisable popup offering a discount code, a message, or a call-to-action button to encourage them to stay and convert.
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Exit-Intent Popup shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 30+ sites and was last updated 5 months ago, and scores 39/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (30+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.7 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Exit-Intent Popup stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| conversion | >100 |
| discount | >100 |
| exit-intent | #54 |
| popup | >100 |
| woocommerce | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Exit-Intent Popup
From the official readme · v1.1.1Description
Exit-Intent Popup detects when a visitor is about to leave your site and displays a fully customisable popup offering a discount code, a message, or a call-to-action button to encourage them to stay and convert.
The plugin ships with a modern, card-based admin interface and powerful targeting options — all without writing a single line of code.
Key Highlights
- Clean, professional admin UI with gradient header, icon tabs, card layouts and live previews
- Full typography control — system fonts and Google Fonts for title, body, and CTA button
- Advanced Display Rules — target by page, user login status, frequency, and device type
- Frequency control via browser localStorage (always / per session / daily / weekly / once ever)
- Device targeting — show on all devices, desktop only, or mobile only
- Exit-intent detection with configurable delay and five animation effects
- Live button and design previews that update in real time as you type
Features
Popup Behaviour
- Enable / disable popup globally with a toggle switch
- Configurable delay (seconds) before the popup can trigger
- Five entry animations: Fade In, Slide Down, Zoom In, Bounce, None
- Three popup positions: Top, Center, Bottom
- Adjustable overlay opacity (0–1)
- Optional close (×) button
- ESC key closes the popup
Design & Appearance
- Background color picker (HEX / RGB)
- Background image upload via WordPress Media Library
- Text color and discount code color pickers
- Live popup preview that updates as you change colors and images
Typography
- Separate font controls for title and content text
- System fonts: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, Georgia, and more
- Google Fonts integration with autocomplete search and popular-fonts shortlist
- Font weight control (Normal / Bold / Lighter / Bolder)
- Live font preview boxes
Content
- Rich text editor (wp_editor) for the popup message — supports HTML and shortcodes
- Customisable promo / discount code with inline preview
- Toggle to show or hide the discount code block
CTA Button
- Enable / disable the call-to-action button
- Button text, URL, and link target (same tab / new tab)
- Background color, text color, font size, and padding
- System or Google Font selection for the button label
- Border radius, border width, and border color
- Live button preview that updates in real time
Display Rules (New in 1.1.0)
- Page Targeting — show on all pages, front page only, blog/posts only, or specific pages/posts you select
- Audience Targeting — show to everyone, guests only (logged-out), or members only (logged-in)
- Frequency Control — always, once per session, once per day, once per week, or once ever (tracked via localStorage)
- Device Targeting — all devices, desktop only (≥ 768 px), or mobile only (< 768 px)
Admin Interface (New in 1.1.0)
- Full-width, responsive layout that adapts to any screen size
- Gradient header banner with version badge and live Active/Inactive status
- Six icon tabs: General, Design, Typography, Content, CTA Button, Display Rules
- Card-based section layout with icons and descriptive sub-headings
- Animated toggle switches replace plain checkboxes
- Visual option cards replace plain radio buttons for Position, Animation, Audience, Frequency, and Device
- Quick Status sidebar widget showing live values from the database
- Pro Tips sidebar with conversion best practices
- View Site shortcut link from within the settings page
Usage
- General tab — Enable the popup, configure delay, animation, position, and overlay opacity.
- Design tab — Pick colors and an optional background image. Preview updates live.
- Typography tab — Choose system or Google Fonts for the title and body text.
- Content tab — Write your popup message in the rich-text editor and set the promo code.
- CTA Button tab — Configure the call-to-action button label, URL, colors, and live-preview it.
- Display Rules tab — Set page targeting, audience, frequency, and device rules.
- Click Save Settings — your popup is live immediately.
License
This plugin is licensed under the GPL-2.0+ license.
See https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html for details.
Support
For support, feature requests, or bug reports, please visit the WordPress support forum or contact the plugin author.
Installation
- Download the plugin ZIP or install directly from the WordPress Plugin Directory.
- Upload the plugin folder to
/wp-content/plugins/if installing manually. - Activate the plugin via the Plugins menu in WordPress.
- Navigate to Exit-Intent Popup in the WordPress admin sidebar to configure.
Frequently asked questions
How do I disable the popup?
Go to Exit-Intent Popup > General and toggle the Enable Popup switch off.
Can I show the popup only on specific pages?
Yes. Go to the Display Rules tab, choose Specific Pages, and select from the list of your published pages and posts.
How do I stop the popup from annoying repeat visitors?
Use the Display Frequency setting in the Display Rules tab. “Once per session” or “Once per day” are recommended for most sites.
Can I show the popup only on mobile?
Yes — set Device Targeting to Mobile Only in the Display Rules tab.
Can I show the popup only to logged-out visitors?
Yes — set Audience Targeting to Guests Only in the Display Rules tab.
Can I use a background image instead of a color?
Yes. Upload an image via the Design tab. The image overrides the background color.
Does the popup work on mobile?
Yes. Exit-intent detection (mouse leaving the viewport) is desktop-centric, but you can still show the popup on mobile after a configured delay.
Can I use Google Fonts?
Yes. In the Typography and CTA Button tabs, switch to Google Font, type a font name, and choose from the autocomplete suggestions.
Is the plugin secure?
All settings are sanitized on save using WordPress functions (sanitize_text_field, sanitize_hex_color, esc_url_raw, etc.) and escaped on output.
Changelog
Minor maintenance release: fixes uninstall cleanup — six options added in 1.1.0 were not deleted on uninstall, leaving orphaned rows in wp_options. No functional changes.
1.1.1
Bug Fix
* uninstall.php was missing six options introduced in 1.1.0 — exitpo_show_discount and all five Display Rules settings (exitpo_show_on, exitpo_specific_pages, exitpo_show_to, exitpo_frequency, exitpo_device_target) — these are now properly deleted when the plugin is uninstalled, leaving no orphaned rows in wp_options
1.1.0
New Feature: Display Rules
* Page targeting — all pages, front page, blog/posts, or specific pages/posts
* Audience targeting — everyone, guests only, or members only (logged-in)
* Frequency control — always / once per session / once per day / once per week / once ever (localStorage)
* Device targeting — all devices / desktop only / mobile only
Admin UI Overhaul
* Full-width, screen-adaptive layout — no more wasted blank space
* New gradient header banner with version badge and live status indicator
* Six icon-based navigation tabs (General, Design, Typography, Content, CTA Button, Display Rules)
* All tab content migrated from plain form tables to card-based sections
* Animated CSS toggle switches replace checkboxes for boolean settings
* Visual icon+label option cards replace radio buttons for positional/animation/rule selectors
* Quick Status sidebar widget showing live setting values
* Pro Tips sidebar panel with conversion best-practice hints
* View Site shortcut button in the sidebar
* Full-width responsive layout via a dedicated admin.css stylesheet (replaces scattered inline styles)
Frontend Improvements
* Animation engine updated to properly implement all five effects (fadeIn, slideDown, zoomIn, bounce, none)
* Popup position (top / center / bottom) now applied dynamically by JavaScript
* Overlay opacity is now applied as a CSS custom property from the saved setting
* ESC key support to close the popup
* Frequency check uses sessionStorage (per session) or localStorage with timestamps (daily/weekly/once)
* Device check compares window.innerWidth against 768 px breakpoint before showing popup
* animation, position, frequency, and device_target now passed to frontend via wp_localize_script
Bug Fixes
* exitpo_show_discount was registered but never saved — now properly registered and enforced
* Background overlay opacity was hardcoded in CSS — now reads the saved option value
* CTA toggle in settings panel now uses JavaScript card visibility instead of class toggling on <tr> elements
* Critical — saving settings on any tab was wiping all other tabs’ settings; fixed with a two-level hidden-field strategy: exitpo_hidden_fallback_fields() emits every setting’s current DB value before the tab content so WordPress options.php always receives a value for every registered option; per-tab value="0" sentinels placed before each checkbox handle the “unchecked on current tab” case without affecting other tabs
* Critical — toggle switches (Enable Popup, Close Button, Show Discount, Enable CTA) were being turned off when saving from a different tab because the global checkbox fallback incorrectly used value="0" instead of the current saved value; corrected so the global fallback preserves the DB state and only the per-tab sentinel can flip a checkbox to off
* Admin page layout made fully responsive and full-width — removed fixed max-width: 1180px cap so the settings page uses all available screen space
* Proper left/right padding added to the settings wrapper so content does not touch screen edges
* Plugin version number is now read dynamically from the file header via EXITPO_VERSION constant (using get_file_data()) — eliminates the hardcoded version string that required manual updates in multiple places
1.0.2
- Added CTA button with extensive customisation options
- Added Google Fonts integration for all text elements
- Added font weight controls for headings and content
- Added border customisation for CTA button
- Added separate typography settings for content and headings
- Improved admin UI with tabbed interface
- Enhanced font preview functionality
- Added popular fonts quick selection
- Added option to open CTA link in new tab
- Added more sanitisation and security checks
- Performance optimisations for font loading
- Code refactoring and organisation improvements
1.0.1
- Bug fixes and prefixing changes.
1.0
- Initial release with full customisation options.
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FAQ
Exit-Intent Popup: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 27, 2026
Is Exit-Intent Popup free?
Yes. Exit-Intent Popup is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Exit-Intent Popup safe to use in 2026?
Exit-Intent Popup shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 30+ sites and was last updated 5 months ago, and scores 39/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Exit-Intent Popup?
Exit-Intent Popup is active on 30+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,292 times since it launched in March 2025. It was downloaded 78 times in the last 30 days.
Does Exit-Intent Popup work with WordPress 7.1?
Exit-Intent Popup is officially tested up to WordPress 6.7.9, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Exit-Intent Popup need?
Exit-Intent Popup requires PHP 7.2 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Exit-Intent Popup last updated?
The latest version, 1.1.1, was released on May 1, 2026 (5 months ago).
Who makes Exit-Intent Popup?
Exit-Intent Popup is developed and maintained by ammarsaif.
What are the best alternatives to Exit-Intent Popup?
The most popular alternatives to Exit-Intent Popup are Popup Maker (700K+ installs), Matomo Analytics (100K+ installs) and Buttonizer (70K+ installs).
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