Title: Multiple popups conflict
Last modified: April 27, 2026

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# Multiple popups conflict

 *  Resolved [swinggraphics](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swinggraphics/)
 * (@swinggraphics)
 * [1 week, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-popups-conflict/)
 * There are multiple ways that having multiple popups will conflict. I encourage
   you to test various scenarios to see what happens. In my case, I notice two major
   issues:
    1. A fixed position popup will prevent a non-fixed position popup from scrolling
       if it overflows the viewport.
    2. Having multiple popups breaks the accessibility features of the second popup.(
       The first one works as expected, but then esc and tab don’t work with the second.)

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 *  Thread Starter [swinggraphics](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swinggraphics/)
 * (@swinggraphics)
 * [1 week, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-popups-conflict/#post-18892508)
 * 3. Pressing the esc key closes all popups instead of just the active one.
    -  This reply was modified 1 week, 2 days ago by [swinggraphics](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swinggraphics/).
 *  Plugin Support [Jamie P.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jamiepineda/)
 * (@jamiepineda)
 * [5 days, 21 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-popups-conflict/#post-18896352)
 * Hi [@swinggraphics](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swinggraphics/)
 * We understand you’re having issues with using multiple popups.
 * Displaying multiple popups at the same time on the same post/page requires extra
   settings:
    1. For each popup, go to **Popup Settings** > **Display** > **Advanced**.
    2. Check **Disable Overlay** and **Stackable**. Overlays don’t work with multiple
       popups. And you need to turn on **Stackable** to have more than 1 popup on a
       post/page.
    3. Go to **Popup Settings** > **Close**.
    4. Make sure nothing is checked there so popups stay open when another one closes.
 * More details here: [https://wppopupmaker.com/docs/apply-popup-maker/display-multiple-popups-at-the-same-time/](https://wppopupmaker.com/docs/apply-popup-maker/display-multiple-popups-at-the-same-time/)
 * Could you share the link to the page where we can test your popups? If possible,
   please also share how your popups are set up so we can check.
 * You can send us a message [here](https://wppopupmaker.com/support/#submit-a-support-ticket)
   if you wish to share it privately.
 * We look forward to your reply.
 *  Thread Starter [swinggraphics](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swinggraphics/)
 * (@swinggraphics)
 * [5 days, 18 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-popups-conflict/#post-18896520)
 * Overlays have absolutely nothing to do with this. Any given popup needs to be
   closable if that’s what the designer wants, or is required for accessibility,
   or necessary for the user experience. Completely disabling the ability to close
   a popup is not a solution. Clearly, your plugin simply needs to make the escape
   key work for only the foremost popup. I don’t even understand why this is a point
   of contention. The correct response is, “Oops, we missed that. We’ll fix it in
   a future version.” And that’s the end of it.
 *  Plugin Author [Daniel Iser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danieliser/)
 * (@danieliser)
 * [3 days, 8 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-popups-conflict/#post-18897673)
 * [@swinggraphics](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swinggraphics/) – She didn’t
   state that at all. In fact there is no option in the free version to disable 
   closing the popup at all.
 * She did however clarify known limitations such as stackable popups being required
   for more than one popup to be open at once, and that 2 popups open at once with
   overlays isn’t supported.
 * As is just good support she cleared the deck of any potential known issues given
   you reported more than one thing, and your issue #1 is 100% relevant to her notes
   given the doc outlines both popups using fixed position as a step.
 * When you use non-fixed or overlay it changes the entire page scrolling structure,
   when you don’t it doesn’t. Hence they are not compatible at all. This is documented.
 * The escape key issue is easy enough to fix, now on my list.
 * Hope that helps.
 *  Thread Starter [swinggraphics](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swinggraphics/)
 * (@swinggraphics)
 * [3 days, 6 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-popups-conflict/#post-18897712)
 * “The escape key issue is easy enough to fix, now on my list.”
 * Cheers!
 * As for stacked popups that need to sroll, my workaround is to add this CSS:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       html.pum-open.pum-open-overlay.pum-open-scrollable {overflow: revert;}html.pum-open.pum-open-overlay.pum-open-scrollable:has(.pum-active:not(.pum-overlay-disabled)) {overflow: hidden;}html.pum-open.pum-open-overlay.pum-open-scrollable body>:not([aria-modal=true]) {padding-right: 0 !important;}html.pum-open.pum-open-overlay-disabled.pum-open-fixed .pum-container:not(.fixed) {position: static;}
       ```
   
 * These are now live on a site that I can share: [https://visitmontauk.org/](https://visitmontauk.org/)

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 * Last reply from: [swinggraphics](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swinggraphics/)
 * Last activity: [3 days, 6 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-popups-conflict/#post-18897712)
 * Status: resolved