Create an IFrame or Ajax Popup

JCE MediaBox is required to create this popup.

  1. Select some text or an image to apply the link to (you can use the Image Manager to insert the image).
  2. Open the Link dialoig. Enter the relative path (the path without your site address) into the URL field if the link is to one on your site, either by hand or by using the Link Browser, or the full url if it is an external link (to another site).
  3. Click on the Popups tab and select JCE MediaBox Popups from the Popup Type list

    Select the popup type

  4. To add a title and/or caption to the popup, enter text in the Title and Caption fields.

    Set a title and caption

  5. Type in the dimensions (width and height) for the popup. Leaving the dimensions fields black will result in a fullscreen popup.

    Set the popup dimensions

  6. Select the type of popup - If the link is internal (on your site), select Internal Links / Ajax, otherwise select External Links / IFrame.

    Select a popup media type
  7. Set any other parameters needed for the popup.
    • Popup Icon - Display a popup icon on the target image or text.
    • Icon Position - Set the position of the popup icon.
    • Autopopup - Set whether the popup should open automatically when the page loads*. You will need to assign a unique ID to the link in the Advanced Tab.
    • Hide Popup Link - Hides the popup link and child elements. Useful when creating image galleries launched from a single link.
    • Parameters - Set additonal parameters.
  8. Click Insert.

* A browser cookie is used to store the autopopup state - whether it has been opened already - when using Autopopup Single.