How to Create a Facebook Like Box Popup in WordPress

Do you want to promote your Facebook page in WordPress with a popup? Lightbox popups work really well to convert visitors into subscribers, and they work even better when promoting your Facebook page. In this article, we will show you how to effectively promote your Facebook page in WordPress with a lightbox popup without annoying your users.

Why Use a Facebook Page Popup in WordPress?

Lightbox popups are frequently used for email list building and lead generation. They convert really well and that’s why you see them everywhere.

However, they are not just limited to email list building. You can displaying photos in a lightbox popup, offer content upgrades, display a contact form popup, and more.

While you can easily add the Facebook like box in your sidebar, it is less noticeable thus does not get you good results.

On the other hand, a lightbox popup is more noticeable and requires users to take action. This helps you quickly get more likes for your Facebook page.

That being said, let’s see how to add a lightbox popup to promote your Facebook page in WordPress.

Video Tutorial

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Creating Lightbox Popup For Your Facebook Page in WordPress

For this tutorial, we’ll be using OptinMonster. It is the best lead generation software in the market because it helps you convert abandoning website visitors into subscribers and followers.

First thing you need to do is signup for an OptinMonster account. You’ll need at least the pro plan to use their canvas feature.

Next, you need to install and activate the OptinMonster plugin. For more details, see our step by step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

It is a connector plugin that helps connect your WordPress site to your OptinMonster account.

Upon activation, you need to click on the OptinMonster menu in your WordPress admin bar to enter your license key.

You can find this information from your account dashboard on the OptinMonster website.

After entering your license key, you need to click on the ‘Create New Optin’ button at the top.

This will take you to the create new campaign page on OptinMonster website.

Now you need to select Lighbox as your campaign type and Canvas as your campaign template.

OptinMonster will now you to enter a name for your campaign. This name will help you identify your campaign in your OptinMonster dashboard.

After that, OptinMonster will launch its campaign builder interface. You will see a live preview of your blank canvas template on the right and OM options on the left.

First you need to add the website where you will be running this campaign.

After that, click on the ‘Optin’ tab to start designing your Facebook lightbox popup.