Emberly Popups

Emberly Popups is a simple PHP function that generates ARIA‑compliant modal popups. Great for newsletters, surveys, announcements, or any call‑to‑action:

• Auto‑open after a configurable delay
• Cookie‑ or session‑based “show once” control
• Repeat interval (milliseconds) between popups
• Shortcode support inside popup content
• Adjustable width and padding
• Accessible markup with proper ARIA roles

Usage

PHP 8+ (named arguments)

“`php
emberly_popup(
title : ‘Welcome!’,
content : ‘

Thanks for visiting our site. Don’t miss our latest offers!

‘,
id : ‘welcome-popup’,
width : ’50rem’,
padding : ‘3rem’,
echo : true,
output_shortcodes: true,
auto_open : true,
delay : 2000,
show_once : false,
persistence_method: ‘session’,
show_interval_ms : 1800000 // 30 minutes
);

PHP 7 & earlier (ordered arguments)

```php
emberly_popup(
'', // $title
'

Thanks for visiting our site. Don't miss our latest offers!

',
'category-survey-popup', // $id
'50rem', // $width
'3rem', // $padding
true, // $echo
true, // $output_shortcodes
true, // $auto_open
2000, // $delay
false, // $show_once
'session', // $persistence_method
1800000 // $show_interval_ms
);

Manual triggers

Anywhere in your markup, add:
html
Open Welcome Popup
The em-popup-trigger-id value must match the $id you set in emberly_popup().

Parameters

Parameter
Type
Default
Description

title
string
”
Popup heading text.

content
string
”
HTML for the popup’s body.

id
string
”
Unique popup identifier (required for cookies/sessions & triggers).

width
string
’60rem’
CSS max-width for the popup container.

padding
string
‘3rem’
Inner padding inside the popup.

echo
bool
true
Echo the markup immediately (false to return as string).

output_shortcodes
bool
false
Process WordPress shortcodes in content.

auto_open
bool
false
Automatically open after delay ms.

delay
int
0
Milliseconds to wait before auto-open.

show_once
bool
false
If true, shows only once per session/cookie period.

persistence_method
string
‘cookie’
Where to store “shown” flag: ‘cookie’ or ‘session’.

show_interval_ms
int
0
Minimum interval (ms) before showing again. 0 disables repeats.

debug
bool
false
Log internal events to browser console (load, open, cookies, scroll lock).

Debugging

Add debug: true (PHP 8+) or append true as the 13th argument (PHP 7) to enable console logging:

`php

// PHP 8+ example
emberly_popup(
title : ‘Debug Popup’,
content: ‘

Debugging is on!

‘,
id : ‘debug-popup’,
debug : true
);
`