Content locker
Blur and disable the page behind a popup until the visitor submits its form or answers its question.
Lock the Page Behind turns a popup into a gate. The page behind it is blurred and cannot be used until the visitor completes the popup. It is available for the Form type and, with Pro, for Yes / No Question.
Typical uses: an email gate before an article or a download, a required answer before entering a page.
Switch it on#
- Edit a popup of the Form type.
- On the Popup Content tab switch on Lock the Page Behind.
- Click Save.
What changes while locked#
- The page behind the popup is blurred and does not react to clicks or the keyboard.
- The popup's close button is hidden.
- Clicking outside the popup and pressing Escape do nothing.
What unlocks the page#
- A successful form submission.
- A click on one of the popup's own action buttons (the Yes or No button of a Yes / No popup).
- The popup closing for any other reason, so the page can never stay blurred with nothing on top of it.
After unlocking, the popup's After Submitting setting runs as usual: show a follow-up message, close, or redirect.
Use it with care#
A locked popup also locks out visitors who will not or cannot comply. Search engines and people in a hurry may leave instead. Lock only the pages where the exchange is clearly worth it, and limit the popup to those pages with Page targeting.
A few practical points:
- Frequency still applies. Set Frequency Mode so that someone who completed the form is not asked again on every page.
- Offer something. A gate that explains what the visitor gets (the guide, the discount, the rest of the article) converts far better than a bare form.
- Logged-in users see the gate too, unless you exclude them with a Pro audience rule.
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