Description
Bettercode Waiting List adds a customizable popup signup form to your site so visitors can join a waiting list before launch.
Features
- Popup triggered by any CSS selector you choose (button, link, class, etc.), configurable under Waiting List Settings.
- Fully editable popup text: title, description, field labels, placeholders, and success message.
- Style controls for fonts, colors, sizes, padding, and popup dimensions — no code required.
- Stores signups (name, email, timestamp) in a dedicated database table, with duplicate-email protection.
- Sends a confirmation email to the subscriber (customizable subject/body, optional header image and call-to-action button) and a notification email to the site admin.
- Admin screen to view, delete, and export (CSV) collected signups.
External services
This plugin can optionally load a font from Google Fonts (fonts.googleapis.com) if you pick one of the built-in Google Font options under Waiting List Settings Popup Style. When a Google Font is selected, the visitor’s browser requests that font’s stylesheet directly from Google’s servers. If you leave the font setting on its default or pick a system font, no request is made to Google Fonts.
See Google’s privacy policy for details on their service: https://policies.google.com/privacy
No other external services, analytics, or tracking are used by this plugin.
Installation
- Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/bettercode-waiting-listdirectory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
- Go to Waiting List Settings to set the button/link selector that opens the popup, and customize its text and style.
- Add a button or link anywhere on your site matching that selector — clicking it opens the waiting list popup.
FAQ
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Go to Waiting List Settings and set the “Button selector” field to any valid CSS selector (e.g.
.my-button,#join-btn,a[href="#waitlist"]). Any element matching that selector will open the popup when clicked. -
Where are the signups stored?
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Signups are stored in a dedicated table in your WordPress database, not sent to any external service. You can view, delete, or export them (CSV) from the Waiting List admin page.
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Can I customize the confirmation email?
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Yes. Under Waiting List Settings you can edit the subject and body text, add a header image, and add an optional call-to-action button with its own text, URL, and colors.
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Contributors & Developers
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Changelog
1.5.0
- Current release.