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# How to use the Subscription Popup

One of the popup types available with the free version of [Popup Builder plugin](https://help.popup-builder.com/en/article/how-to-install-and-activate-popup-builder-core-plugin-free-1hoof9z/) is the Subscription Popup. It is a great tool for collecting subscribers and sending email campaigns.

This article will show how to create a subscription popup and also give information about the various options it provides. 

#### Steps to create a subscription popup

* Go to the Popup Builder plugin from the WordPress dashboard and click Add New. 

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/3fee58eaeb6dda00/12018397-171e0a63e05db2b2d832c_1bxgla9.png)

* Click on the Subscription one. 

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/3fee58eaeb6dda00/add-new-wp1-1_10a0juu.png)

#### Steps to customize the subscription popup 

The screenshot below shows all available Subscription popup options. 

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/3fee58eaeb6dda00/12036969-dea6ea48d5a2e86fb731b_vxl6xq.png)

**Form background options** - here you can set the background color, opacity, and the padding. 

**Email Placeholder** - set the desired placeholder title. 

**Enable GDPR** - This option adds the terms that you can set for the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) countries. If this option is enabled. you can change the **Label ** of the button and **Confirmation** text. 

**Fields** - First Name and Last Name field placeholders are customizable. You can show/hide them, rename and make them required. 

**Required field message** - You can customize the text saying which fields are required in case a user didn't fill in it. You can also set the sizing and the color of the input such as: 
_Width, Height, Border width, Background, Border, Text and Placeholder colors._

**Submit button styles** - You can customize the styles for the submit (subscribe) button:
_Width, Height, Border: width, color, text, Title of the button, Title (in progress), Background color, Text color_

| Title (in progress) - This helps to customize the text after the popup has been submitted but the success message isn't shown yet. 

**Error message** - you can set a message in case inaccurate information is submitted. 

**Invalid email message** - This message will be shown in case the email added is invalid. 

**Show form on the top** - When checking this option the form will be transferred to the top of the content (created in the editor above) otherwise, it will be under it.

**Hide for already subscribed users** - This option allows the following. When a person subscribes, cookie will be saved in the browser. Next time when a person visits the same page from the same browser, they won't see the popup again. 

**After successful subscription** - You can choose one of the following actions you wish to be implemented after the form is submitted. 

* Success message - The text can be changed here.
* Redirect to URL -  Here you can set the website link where you wish your users to be redirected after the subscription.The URL can be 
 opened in the same tab or another.
* Open popup  - When selecting this option you can set for another popup to be opened once the current one is submitted. Choose the popup 
 from the dropdown list.
*  Hide popup - Choose this one to simply hide the popup when the form is submitted.

You will also see these changes with the **"Live Preview"** on the right side of the options.

| You can see the subscribers list in "All subscribers" section on the sidebar. You can import a list to that section or else add emails manually. Besides this, you can export the list that's already been collected. Check [this article](https://help.popup-builder.com/en/article/how-to-importexport-your-subscribers-x8ihq4/) on that.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/3fee58eaeb6dda00/all-subscribers_l1jghr.png)


| Besides just seeing the Subscribers, you can also send them a Newsletter. This feature is available with the free plugin. More info on Newsletter can be checked [from here](https://help.popup-builder.com/en/article/how-to-set-up-the-newsletter-t6alp7/). 

There are many more options in the Pro version of the popup such as the Autoresponder tool, adding more fields, horizontal layout, notifications to a specified email, various integrations with email marketing platforms like HubSpot, Constant Contact etc. 
The extended (Pro) version can be checked in [this article.](https://help.popup-builder.com/en/article/how-to-use-subscription-plus-popup-pro-1pirtkn/?1586780525227)