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How to Use MonsterLinks™ to Load Your Popup with the Click of a Button

OptinMonster makes it easy to trigger a campaign to popup with the click of a link or button on your site. Create a 2-step optin campaign from any link on your site using our MonsterLink™ feature.

In this article, you’ll learn how to create a MonsterLink™ to show a campaign with the click of a button or link.

Before You Start

Here are some things to know before you begin:

  • MonsterLink™ feature is available with a Pro or higher subscription.
  • A MonsterLink™ can be used with any popup type campaign (e.g. Lightbox, Fullscreen, Floating Bar, and Slide-In). They cannot be used with Inline campaigns.
  • A MonsterLink™ is one of our most effective campaign triggers, easily increasing conversions by 2x or more.
  • A MonsterLink™ will ignore all other Display Rules configured and always show the campaign when the MonsterLink™ is selected.

Create MonsterLink™

When you create a campaign in OptinMonster you can rapidly increase conversions by triggering it to appear using a MonsterLink™.

To create a MonsterLink™, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to the Display Rules view in the campaign builder.
    Display Rules view in the OptinMonster campaign builder
  2. When adding a new rule, select MonsterLink™ from the Trigger menu.
    Add MonsterLink Display Rule in the campaign builder
  3. When you’re finished, click Save.

Add MonsterLink™

Once you’ve created a MonsterLink™, you’ll want to add it to your website.

You can find the MonsterLink™ code to add to your site from:

  1. Within the Display Rules screen next to the MonsterLink™ rule you configured in the previous section of this article.
    Copy MonsterLink code
  2. Alternatively, from the Publish screen in the campaign builder within the Click to Load tab.
    Copy the MonsterLink code from the Publish screen of the campaign builder.

Place the MonsterLink™ code within your site content where you wish to have it appear.

WordPress Required Step

If you are using the WordPress OptinMonster WordPress plugin, please follow these steps to ensure you can add your MonsterLink™ anywhere on your site:

  1. Navigate to the WordPress Admin Dashboard > OptinMonster screen and confirm the campaign you’ve configured to appear by MonsterLink™ is set to Published status.
    Set the MonsterLink Status to Published in the OptinMonster WordPress plugin
  2. Within the Output Settings for the same campaign, ensure all Advanced Output Settings are disabled.
    Configure the Output Settings for your campaign in the WordPress plugin.

Example Configuration

You can add a MonsterLink™ as a text link, button link, or even a clickable image. The following are examples of each to help you get started.

You can copy and paste any of the following examples, but please be sure to edit the MonsterLink™ URL to match that of your specific campaign’s.
Text MonsterLink™

This text MonsterLink™ is an example of adding the MonsterLink™ as text on your page and uses the default MonsterLink™ code.

<a href="https://app.monstercampaigns.com/c/aclizd4ba0gfjv9u1hhu/" target="_blank">Subscribe Now!</a>
Button MonsterLink™

Very similar implementation to the text link, but this time you use it to make a button. The default button design depends on your CSS on your site.

<a href="https://app.monstercampaigns.com/c/aclizd4ba0gfjv9u1hhu/" target="_blank" class="button">Subscribe Now!</a>
You may need to replace the class “button” with your own theme-specific class. Some themes use button as a class while others use alternative naming conventions. Refer to your theme’s documentation for information about button classes.
Image MonsterLink™

In this example, we’ll place an image inside of our MonsterLink™ instead of text to trigger the campaign to appear when the image is selected.

<a href="https://app.monstercampaigns.com/c/aclizd4ba0gfjv9u1hhu/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.example.com/image.jpg" alt="Call to action text in case your image doesn't load." height="" width="" /></a>
Show Different Campaign on Mobile

In this example, we’ll show one campaign on Desktop / Tablet devices and a different campaign on Mobile devices using the data-mobile-slug attribute.

<a href="https://app.monstercampaigns.com/c/aclizd4ba0gfjv9u1hhu/" data-mobile-slug="https://app.monstercampaigns.com/c/dbceszydjgz4zygaaq3y/" target="_blank">Subscribe Now!</a>

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Troubleshooting

Can I split-test a MonsterLink™?

Yes, you can Split-Test a MonsterLink™.

Be sure to copy the MonsterLink™ for the primary campaign in your split-test.

If you change which campaign is the primary in your split-test be sure to update the MonsterLink™ on your site to use the new primary.

Can I have one campaign for desktop users and another campaign for mobile/tablet users on the same MonsterLink™?

Yes! To do this you’ll use the data-mobile-slug attribute to add the campaign you wish to show on Mobile devices. Like this:

<a href="https://app.monstercampaigns.com/c/aclizd4ba0gfjv9u1hhu/" data-mobile-slug="dbceszydjgz4zygaaq3y" target="_blank">Subscribe Now!</a>
In WordPress, why does the MonsterLink™ show up as code on the page?

Be sure to add your MonsterLink™ using the text editor and not the visual editor.

If you’re using Gutenburg, you’ll want to add a Custom HTML block.

Can all campaign types be made into a MonsterLink™?

All popup-type campaigns can be made into a MonsterLink™, e.g. Lightbox, Fullscreen, Floating Bar, and Slide-in.

Inline campaigns which don’t pop up but rather show in the page’s content cannot be made into a MonsterLink™.

Can I create a landing page where people can signup for my Campaign?

Yes! This can be done using our Shareable MonsterLink™ feature.