Popup Maker – Forced Interaction

Popup Maker – Forced Interaction is a premium extension/add-on for the Popup Maker WordPress plugin that lets you require user interaction before a popup can be closed — making sure visitors engage with important messages, complete an action, or acknowledge information before they continue browsing your site.

📌 What “Forced Interaction” Does

This addon enhances the standard Popup Maker behavior by:
✅ Disabling the close button so users can’t dismiss the popup immediately.
✅ Preventing closing via overlay click or the ESC key until the required interaction happens.
✅ Letting you force users to take a specific action — like clicking an “Accept” button, submitting a form, checking a box (e.g., agreeing to terms), or otherwise engaging with the popup content — before the popup can be closed.

This is particularly useful for critical notices, legal disclaimers (GDPR, age verification, terms of service), confirmations, or mandatory announcements where you want to make sure the user acknowledges something before proceeding.

🧠 Key Features

• Mandatory interaction — Popup cannot be dismissed until user action is completed.

• Disable close UI — Hides or disables the close button, background click, and ESC key behavior.

• Customize required actions — Require button click, form submission, or other specific behaviors to unlock the popup.

• Seamless Popup Maker integration — Works with all Popup Maker triggers (e.g., exit-intent, time delay).

• Responsive and mobile-friendly — Designed to work across devices without breaking layouts.

🛠️ How It Works

1. Install the Forced Interaction add-on alongside Popup Maker.

2. In the popup’s settings, enable Forced Interaction and configure which interactions are required to close it (e.g., “Accept Terms”).

3. Publish the popup — it now prevents users from closing it until they complete the action you defined.

📍 When to Use It

• 🔒 Compliance popups — Age verification, privacy policies, cookie consent.

• 📢 Mandatory announcements — Important site news or urgent alerts.

• 📈 Lead capture funnels — Ensure users interact with forms before browsing.

• 🧾 Content gating — Restrict access to certain content until a condition is met.