Popup/Modal Not Showing (or Shows Every Time)
Symptoms
- Popup never appears on the live site
- Popup appears on every page visit regardless of settings
- Popup shows in Theme Editor but not on live site
- Exit intent popup doesn't work on mobile
Troubleshooting Steps
- Check the Trigger setting
- In section settings, find "Pop-up Triggers" or similar
- Options include:
- After X seconds – Shows after time delay
- After scrolling X% – Shows after scrolling down the page
- Exit intent – Shows when mouse leaves the window (desktop only)
- Click to button – Shows when a button is clicked
- Check the "Hide for X days" setting
0= Shows every time (good for testing)1or higher = Remembers visitors and hides the popup for that many day
- Test in Incognito/Private window
- This resets the "already shown" memory
- Proves whether the popup logic is working
- Test on the live site URL
- Theme Editor preview may not trigger all popup behaviors correctly
- Always test on your actual published store URL
- Exit intent doesn't work on mobile
- Mobile devices don't have a mouse cursor
- The "mouse leaves window" event cannot fire on phones/tablets
- Use a different trigger for mobile visitors
Quick Test Checklist
- Trigger is set correctly
- "Hide for X days" is set to 0 for testing
- Testing in Incognito window
- Testing on live site URL (not Theme Editor)
- If using exit intent, testing on desktop
Still Not Working?
Email help@section.store with:
- Trigger type and values
- "Hide for X days" value
- Device and browser tested
- Page URL where popup should appear