Idle (Inactivity Detection) Trigger

The "Idle" Trigger fires when the visitor goes idle for a specific amount of time. Below you can find how to set up a box with "Idle" trigger, all supported settings for this trigger explained as well as how to trigger it with the JavaScript Events API.

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Trigger Settings
Use Cases
Frequently Asked Questions

To set up your box to trigger on Click go to your box > Trigger Tab > Trigger Section and apply the following settings:

Click on Trigger Point and select on Idle.
Set the Trigger Element by specifying the ID or the Class of the element(s) that should fire this trigger. You can specify multiple elements separated by comma.
Set the Idle Time your users need to be inactive for the box to appear
Set whether the box will fire once or unlimited times via the Firing Frequency setting.

engagebox trigger on idle settings

Trigger Settings

Below you can find all settings that are configurable when you choose the "on Exit" Trigger.

Setting	Value	Description
Trigger Point	on Idle	Fires when the visitor goes idle for a specific amount of time
Idle Time	10	The time in seconds the visitor must be inactive in order to trigger the box.
Firing Frequency	Once Per Page	Configure the fire frequency of this trigger per page. Once Per Page: The trigger will fire only once per page. Unlimited: The trigger will fire whenever the event occurs on the page.

Use Cases

Open box on user activity

A use case would be to display a box to your users when they stay inactive for a specific amount of time.

Frequently Asked Questions

How to Trigger using Javascript

Using the Javascript Events API v2, you can configure any box to be triggered using the "on Idle" Trigger. Below you can find a Javascript snippet:

EngageBox.onReady(function() {
    // Get box instance
    const box = EngageBox.getInstance(5);

    box.bindTrigger('onIdle', {
        idle_time: 5000 // 5 seconds
        firing_frequency: 2 // Become aggressive
    });
});

You can read more on the Javascript Events API documentation, on Idle Trigger.