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 popup with the "Idle" trigger, all supported settings for this trigger explained as well as how to trigger it with the JavaScript Events API.

To set up your popup to trigger Idle go to your popup settings > Behavior Tab > Trigger Section and apply the following settings:

Under the Trigger setting, select Idle.
Set the Idle Time your users need to be inactive for the popup to appear
Set whether the popup will fire once or unlimited times via the Firing Frequency setting.

Trigger Settings

Below, you can find all configurable settings when you select the "Idle" Trigger.

Setting	Value	Description
Trigger	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 popup.
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

A use case would be to display a popup 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 popup to be triggered using the "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, Idle Trigger.

Idle (Inactivity Detection) Trigger

How to create an idle popup in Joomla

Trigger Settings

Use Cases

Open popup on user activity

Frequently Asked Questions

How to Trigger using JavaScript