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Create jQuery Pop-Ups

Use jQuery Code for Pop-up Windows

If have to quickly scramble to display a pop-up for a single link then feel free to use the pop-up window generator.

However, it would be better to use jQuery to easily integrate pop-up behavior for any link you choose. By using this jQuery code you can add this pop-up functionality to your website in a very maintainable and easy to use way.

Note: this code is just for jQuery driven popup windows not modal overlay windows.

The Benefits of using jQuery for Popup Windows

  1. You never have to paste javascript into html links - all you have to do is add a class to turn the link into a popup window link.
  2. You can define multiple classes easily in the javascript so that just by changing the class name you can display the right pop-up sizes for your website.
  3. There's no javascript in the href html so updating your site or removing the popup functionality is a breeze if you have to make changes in the future.

jQuery Popup Code Instructions

The jQuery code is set-up for 3 different size pop-ups but you can add more types of popups or change the sizes for existing ones easily. Follow the three steps below to add jQuery popups to your website. At the bottom of the page is a link to an example page so that you can view the working code.

Step 1: Add one of the these css classes to any link to turn it into a pop-up link.

Add any of these CSS classes (popup1, popup2, popup3) to your html link. See the example below:

<a href="http://www.textfixer.com/" class="popup2">jQuery Popup</a>

Step 2: (OPTIONAL) Add a link to jQuery in the head of your document.

If you don't use jQuery already, you can add it your site in the HTML head like the line below.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.min.js"></script>

Step 3: Add this jQuery code to your page or to an external javascript file

Click on the jQuery code to select it and then CTRL+C copy it to your clipboard.

This code must come after the jQuery line on your page.

<script type="text/javascript">
	//initialize the 3 popup css class names - create more if needed
	var matchClass=['popup1','popup2','popup3'];
	//Set your 3 basic sizes and other options for the class names above - create more if needed
	var popup1 = 'width=400,height=300,toolbar=0,menubar=0,location=0,status=1,scrollbars=1,resizable=1,left=20,top=20';
	var popup2 = 'width=800,height=600,toolbar=0,menubar=0,location=0,status=1,scrollbars=1,resizable=1,left=20,top=20';
	var popup3 = 'width=1000,height=750,toolbar=0,menubar=0,location=0,status=1,scrollbars=1,resizable=1,left=20,top=20';
	
	//The pop-up function
	function tfpop(){
			var x = 0;
			var popClass;
			//Cycle through the class names
			while(x < matchClass.length){
					popClass = "'."+matchClass[x]+"'";
					//Attach the clicks to the popup classes
					$(eval(popClass)).click(function() {
							//Get the destination URL and the class popup specs
							var popurl = $(this).attr('href');
							var popupSpecs = $(this).attr('class');
							//Create a "unique" name for the window using a random number
							var popupName = Math.floor(Math.random()*10000001);
							//Opens the pop-up window according to the specified specs
							newwindow=window.open(popurl,popupName,eval(popupSpecs));
							return false;
					});							
			x++;
			} 
	}
	
	//Wait until the page loads to call the function
	$(function() {
		tfpop();
	});
</script>

That's about it - it's pretty easy to get it up and running. Change the popup specifications if you have more than 3 popup variations that need to be displayed on your site. You can also change the class names if you prefer a different naming system.

JQuery Popup Window Examples

You can check out the jQuery code in action on this page: jQuery Pop-up Window Examples. Everything is on the page so you can view source to check it out.

This jQuery driven popup system should work well for the vast majority of sites - I think even if you have tons of popup size variations on your site, it's a lot more maintainable to have the pop-ups controlled by a single piece of jQuery code than to have snippets of javascript scattered on links throughout your site.

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