The Exit Screen Plugin works by detecting when a reader of your blog closes the browser or loads another page. When the reader leaves your blog, a dialogue box will appear. Behind it a page of your choice will be seen. This is the last chance to catch your reader’s attention.
You can Specify the URL of any web page that you want to have as the last page readers see. It will be behind a dialogue box and, in some browsers, it may be dimmed. It would be a simple page with large type near the top. The page should have a clear message with information that will cause the reader to cancel the action of leaving your page. Since it is behind the dialogue box, which will be the focus of your reader’s attention, it must be a real grabber with large colorful text above and below where the dialog box will appear. I would suggest hand-crafting a static page with this in mind. Autostart audio or video will capture a reader’s attention. Other options are to send readers to your Amazon page, an eBay auction listing, or other affiliate page.
Note: Some themes do not correctly implement a footer. This code is installed in the footer event, so it will not work with incomplete or defective themes.
Download
Latest version: Download Exit Screen Plugin v1.2 [zip]
Installation
- Download the plugin.
- Upload the plugin to your wp-content/plugins directory.
- Activate the plugin.
- Under settings, specify the URL of your exit page and the exit dialog message. The dialog message displays in IE, but not FireFox.
FAQ
Changelog
1.0
- initial release
1.1
- Fixed bug in IE code
1.2
- Disable on Chrome and Safari until I work out way to display the background screen.
The plugin is not working at all with chrome!!
With other browsers is not loading the correct message
Chrome will not work, so I ignore Chrome. This is an issue with the browser.
Firefox will not display the correct message. This is a problem with the browser.
IE shows the page and the message correctly.
The function that triggers the exit message is a Microsoft extension and browsers do not all support it the same way. Chrome does not allow me to show a different page in the background. I chose not to implement on chrome because of this.
Keith
Yes it is a problem. The plugin works for about 80% of all users. Chrome will not allow this kind of plugin to work. There is nothing that I can do about it.
Chrome could be thought of as being used by more sophisticated users, much as firefox was a few years ago. They are less like to be influenced by this kind of advertising in any case.
Keith
HOW DO WE UNINSTALL IT? it is still there even when it’s deactivated. I want to completely remove it from my wordpress, It is essential that I remove it. even the modifications don’t work
Just uninstall it from the plugin admin. If you have a cache in place you need to rebuild the cache.
Keith
Plug in work well on my site, but I only want it to function on the first page, which is the optin page, any instructions so its not active on each and every page?
Thanks
Near the top of the plugin after the kpg_exit_screen_fixup() funtion add:
if (!is_front_page()) return;
This will exit the plugin if it is not the front page.
I’ll add this to the next release as an option.
Keith
Cool plugin! Is there a way to change/customize the popup message: “This page is asking you to confirm that you want to leave – data you have entered may not be saved.”
In some browsers you can change it. In others, it ignores the changes and displays the message that you are seeing.
Keith
Hey,
I’m loving the plugin – it does what it’s suppose to… But I was wondering if you can make 1 modification, or at least guide me on how to do it?
when someone presses the Back button, the pop up comes up… even if they’re staying on my domain. Is it possible to only have it pop up once the domain is changed entire? for example, if they are on http://myhomefinder.ca/i-am-a-buyer and press the back button, going back to http://myhomefinder.ca, it shouldn’t pop up… but if they go from myhomefinder.ca to google.com for example, then it should pop up… same deal with when closing the browser…
thanks in advance,
vahab