I need some advice on how to create a pop up window after someone logs in. This is a subscription site and so the pop up window should occur to read: your subsciption has expired - with some additional text added to the paragraph. Can anyone help me on this? Do I link this pop up window to the login page I am using? How would I do that?

I personally would vote against having a pop up window appear after login in as so many people use pop-up blockers now that the new pop up window will be blocked and go unnoticed - it's also not a very accessible option...however if you still want to go ahead with it add an onload value to your body tag like this:

 

<body onload="MM_openBrWindow('home.php','popup','width=400,height=400')">

Edited January 27, 201016 yr by Sam G
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Hmm, well I answered in your other similar topic, but just to reiterate myself, I am with Eskymo on that one. There are so many blockers out there, that most people won't see your popup.

As stated before, most people won't see the pop-up, and if they see it they might be turned away from your site. I for one hate pop-ups, and tend to turn away from sites that use them.

Rather than a pop up window, can't you add something to the user's home page that alerts the user? I wouldn't count on the user being able to view the pop ups.

Rather than a pop up window, can't you add something to the user's home page that alerts the user? I wouldn't count on the user being able to view the pop ups.

 

That would be my suggestion as well. I would probably either put a message on their home page, or make an alternate page that would require a user input to get away from, which makes sure they saw it and can't claim they didn't see it.

I would also advise against them as for one, most people hate them and two, I have all pop-ups blocked and Im not likely to unblock them either. I think there are too many other options out there that would be way beter for your site than pop-ups.

 

Let us see when youre done!