I’ve been trying to figure out how to make popups work on my Strikingly website. Their built-in popups are okay-ish, but very limited. I wanted:
Exit-intent targeting
Email collection with better designs
Targeting for returning visitors
The default settings in Strikingly > Settings > Promotion > Pop-Ups only give you 3 types (announcement, email, age verification), and only if you’re on a Pro plan.
So I started looking for alternatives that would let me add more customizable popups with behavior-based targeting. I found Popupsmart, and it honestly blew me away. Has anyone else here added third-party popups to Strikingly?
From a developer’s angle: Popupsmart’s script is lightweight and async. Doesn’t block rendering, doesn’t mess up layouts.
Strikingly injects a lot of its own scripts. A clean embed like Popupsmart avoids jQuery conflicts and still works with their SPA structure.
I tried WiserNotify too—it’s pretty cool for adding video popups and live activity notifications.
But here’s the thing: for Strikingly, WiserNotify requires installing their pixel script and is more focused on social proof than conversion popups.
If you’re looking for something like “someone just bought this,” try it. But for cart-saving or email growth? Popupsmart wins.
I’m all about the UX. Popupsmart lets you design separate popups for mobile vs desktop. That’s HUGE.
Strikingly popups are all fixed and don’t preview well on smaller screens. Popupsmart also complies with Google’s interstitial guidelines, which is important if you care about SEO or Core Web Vitals.
Quick tip from dev team: if you’re using Strikingly’s subdomain (like username.mystrikingly.com), verification may take a bit longer. But custom domains verify automatically.
Also, for Shopify+Strikingly combos, we have a Shopify App too.
UPDATE: Been 2 weeks since I added Popupsmart to my Strikingly site. My bounce rate dropped 8% and I’ve grown my list by 250+ emails already.
Thanks for all the insights, everyone. This thread really helped me compare tools and make a solid decision!