Referrer Targeting

What is Referrer Targeting?

Referrer targeting allows you to show or hide your popup based on where your visitors are coming from. For example, you can:

Show a special offer only to visitors coming from Google
Display different popups for visitors from social media versus search engines
Hide your popup for visitors coming from specific websites
Control whether direct visitors (those who type your URL directly) see your popup

Configuration Options

Referrer Targeting: Set to Yes to enable this feature.
Referrer Mode: Choose one of two options:
- Show Only For Listed Referrers: Popup will appear ONLY for visitors coming from the sites you list
- Hide For Listed Referrers: Popup will appear for everyone EXCEPT visitors from the sites you list
Referrer Sources: Enter the domain names that you want to target, one per line. For example:
```
google.com
facebook.com
twitter.com
```
Wildcard Matching: Use asterisks (*) as wildcards to match multiple domains. For example:
- *.google.com - Matches any Google subdomain (www.google.com, images.google.com, etc.)
- *facebook* - Matches any URL containing "facebook"
Include Direct Visits: Control whether your popup appears for direct visitors (people who typed your URL directly or used a bookmark).
- Set to Yes to show your popup to direct visitors
- Set to No to hide your popup from direct visitors

Testing Your Referrer Targeting

To test if your referrer settings are working correctly:

Open an incognito/private browsing window (to avoid cookie interference)
Visit a website you've added to your referrer list
From that site, click a link to your website
Check if the popup behavior matches your expectations

If you're having trouble, you can use browser developer tools to verify what referrer information is being sent. In Chrome, right-click → Inspect → Network tab → refresh the page → look for the "Referer" header in the request details.