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Murls Smart Popups

Create high-converting popups in 60 seconds. Wizard, themes, scheduling, page targeting, smart cookies — no coding, no bloat. Ever.

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Tested up to WordPress 7.0
Current version1.7.0
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.0
Minimum stackWP 5.8 · PHP 7.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update14 Aug 20262mo ago
Active installations20Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org ratingNo WordPress.org ratings yet
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Murls Smart Popups version 1.7.0 as active, updated 2mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.0.

Overview

About this plugin

org. Create stunning announcement popups, flash sale banners, and promotional overlays in minutes — directly from your WordPress dashboard. No page builders, no shortcodes, no monthly fees.

Built from the ground up for WooCommerce store owners who want results without complexity.

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⭐ Zero external requests. Zero tracking. Zero subscriptions.

100% free.

Why Murls Smart Popups Is Different

Most popup plugins are built for developers. Murls Smart Popups is built for you — the store owner who needs to launch a Black Friday popup at 11pm without calling a developer.

Every detail has been thought through. The admin is clean and fast. The popups look professional on every screen.

And the smart cookie system means you never have to worry about showing outdated offers to your visitors.

Key Features

🚀 Quick Setup Wizard

Your first popup is live in under 60 seconds. A guided 3-step wizard walks you through choosing a goal, crafting your content, and going live — with animated previews at every step. No learning curve, no documentation needed.

🎨 Live Popup Preview

See exactly how your popup will look as you type — badge, heading, message, image, and button update in real time inside the editor. What you see is what your visitors get.

🎯 Page-Level Targeting

Control exactly where each popup appears. Show on all pages, only on specific pages, or everywhere except chosen pages. Includes automatic WooCommerce page detection — Shop, Cart, Checkout, and My Account pages are built right in.

📍 Desktop & Mobile Position Control

Place your popup anywhere on screen using an intuitive visual grid — 9 positions on desktop, 3 on mobile. Set a separate position for each device. All without touching CSS.

🎨 Custom Themes Pack

Six popup designs built in — Default, Minimal, Bold, Seasonal, Dark, and Branded. Pick one from the editor and watch the live preview update instantly. Themes change colours only, so your layout and spacing never shift.

📅 Popup Scheduler

Set a start and end date and time for any popup. Schedule your Black Friday sale weeks ahead and it switches itself on, then off, automatically. Leave either date blank for an open-ended run.

The popup list shows Scheduled and Ended at a glance.

📱 Mobile Visibility Control

Show a popup on all devices, desktop only, or mobile only. Devices are detected in the visitor’s browser rather than on the server, so it stays correct even behind full-page caching.

🏷️ Badge, Heading, Message & Button

g. “🔥 Flash Sale”), a bold heading, your message body, and a call-to-action button with a custom URL. Every element is optional — use what you need.

🖼️ Clickable Popup Images

Add images to your popups directly from your WordPress Media Library. Optionally link images to any URL — perfect for linking product photos directly to product pages.

🍪 Smart Cookie Management

You control how often each popup appears — every visit, once per hour, once per day, once per week, once per month, or once per browser forever. Each popup has its own independent cookie.

🔄 Automatic Cookie Reset on Content Update

Change your offer or update your image? Every visitor automatically sees the new version — even if they already dismissed the previous one. No manual cache clearing, no developer needed.

💾 Save & Stay Editing

Save your popup and keep editing — no more losing your place. Use “Save & Close” when you’re done, or just hit Save to stay on the edit screen. Enterprise-grade editing workflow.

⚡ Zero Performance Impact

No scripts. No stylesheets. Zero frontend overhead — unless you have at least one active popup.

Your Core Web Vitals score is completely untouched when popups are inactive.

🔒 Privacy First — No Data Collection

No visitor tracking. No analytics sent to external servers. No third-party requests of any kind.

The only browser storage used is a small dismissal cookie on your own domain. Fully GDPR-friendly.

♿ Accessibility Ready

ARIA roles, aria-modal, aria-label, and keyboard navigation (Escape to close) built in from day one. Works with screen readers out of the box.

🌍 Translation Ready

Every visible string uses WordPress translation functions with the murls-smart-popups text domain. Translate using Loco Translate, WPML, or any standard WordPress workflow.

🗑️ Clean Uninstall

Delete the plugin and every trace is removed from your database automatically — on single sites and across every site in a Multisite network.

Perfect For

  • WooCommerce store owners running flash sales, seasonal campaigns, and promotional offers
  • Ecommerce managers managing popup campaigns across product launches and restocks
  • Shop founders announcing free shipping thresholds, limited-time discounts, or new arrivals
  • Small business websites sharing important announcements, opening hours, or event details
  • Bloggers & content creators driving traffic to featured content or growing their email list
  • Agencies & freelancers managing multiple client sites on WordPress Multisite

How the Smart Cookie Reset Works

Every popup in Murls Smart Popups carries an internal content version number. When you save a popup, the plugin computes a hash of your badge, heading, message, image, and button. If anything changed, the version increments — say from v2 to v3.

The visitor’s browser cookie is tied to the version number. ” Your visitors always see your latest offer — automatically, with zero effort on your part.

Premium Add-ons (Coming Soon)

Extend Murls Smart Popups with purpose-built extensions for serious store owners:

  • 🚪 Exit Intent Trigger — Catch visitors the moment before they leave and show a last-chance offer
  • 📧 Email Capture & Mailchimp — Grow your list directly inside popups with Mailchimp, Klaviyo, or webhook sync
  • ⏰ Time Delay & Scroll Trigger — Show popups after a set time or scroll depth for better engagement
  • 🛒 WooCommerce Cart Booster — Trigger popups based on cart value, item count, or specific products
  • 📊 Analytics & Conversion Tracking — See impressions, dismissals, and click-through rates per popup
  • 🧪 A/B Testing — Run split tests between popup variants and auto-promote the winner
  • ⏳ Countdown Timer — Create urgency with live countdown clocks inside your popups
  • 🌐 Geo-Location Targeting — Target visitors by country or region for location-specific promotions
  • 👤 User Role Targeting — Different offers for logged-in customers vs new visitors
  • 🎁 Unique Coupon Generator — Auto-generate unique WooCommerce coupon codes per visitor
  • 🔁 Multi-Step Popup Flows — Chain multiple popup screens into guided flows

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Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • announcement popup
  • popup builder
  • woocommerce popup
  • wordpress popup
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 7.0

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 7.0.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.0
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.8 · PHP 7.4
Update activity14 Aug 20262mo ago

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