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Website Disclaimer Popup v3.6 is distributed as a single site module ZIP for Joomla 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x.

After downloading mod_disclaimer_v3.6.zip, go to Extensions > Extension Manager (or System > Install > Extensions), open the Upload Package File tab, choose the file, and click Upload & Install.

• Module file: mod_disclaimer_v3.6.zip
• CLI install: php cli/joomla.php extension:install --path=/path/to/mod_disclaimer_v3.6.zip

After installation, publish the module under Content > Site Modules and assign it to a template position (the debug position is recommended if available).

After installation go to Content > Site Modules and open Website Disclaimer Popup. Configure the module title, set Show Title to Hide, choose a template position, set Status to Published, and assign menu items.

Which position should you use?

Activate the module in any existing template position. The debug position is recommended when available.

Choose Modern (2026) under Module Settings for the new blur-overlay design, or Classic (Legacy) to keep the original Fancybox look.

• Popup Theme: Modern (2026) — blur overlay, rounded panel, presets for age/cookie/terms. Classic (Legacy) — original Fancybox-style popup with pattern backgrounds.
• Preset Type: Quick-start labels and icons for Modern theme (Age Verification, Cookie Notice, Terms & Conditions, Custom).
• Test Mode: When ON, the popup shows every page load and cookies are not saved. Turn OFF when going live.
• Trigger: Open on page load or when the visitor clicks a link.
• Show Delay: Wait N seconds before opening on load (useful for cookie banners).
• Remember Choice With: Cookie (persists across visits) or Session (until browser tab closes).
• Cookie Expires (days): How long to remember the visitor's choice.
• Remember Decline: When ON, clicking I Disagree also sets the cookie so the popup does not reappear.
• Close Button: Allow visitors to dismiss without agreeing or declining.
• Height / Width: Classic theme only — popup dimensions in pixels.

User Allowed To

• Allowed Button Name: Shows the text to be displayed over the allowed button.
• Allowed button Color : Choose the color you would like to assign to the allowed button.
• Allow to  To: Sets the URL to which URL you want it to  redirected after confirming the allowed button.
  

• Message Input Method : You can use Joomla Articles or Manual Textarea to add contents into the popup.
  • HTML or Plain Text - For HTML or plain text you can use both the methods. HTML or Text Input or Joomla Articles.
  • Image - For image you can use the following HTML text <img src="/YOUR_Path"/> and add it into the HTML or Text Input (Message Above or Message Below) or directly insert the image into an article and select and article in the module parameters.

• Background Color / Pattern: Classic theme — overlay colour and 10 predefined pattern styles.
• Popup Background / Text Color: Panel colours for both themes.
• Modern Popup Design: When Modern theme is active — width, max height, viewport margin, corner radius, overlay blur, accent colour, title/subtitle sizes.
• Modern Buttons: Pill (2026), rounded, or outline styles; side-by-side or stacked layout.
• Motion Effects: Full animate.css library (30+ effects) or built-in Modern zoom/fade/slide when Motion Effect is None.
• Animation Duration: Slow, slower, fast, or faster when using animate.css.

• Module Suffix : Add a suffix class to the module to add extra css and customize the module.
• Disable for Mobile Devices : Set to Yes if you want to set the popup disabled for mobile devices
• Scroll Webpage : Set to Yes if you want the webpage to scroll when the popup is open.
• Show after login : You can set it to Yes i you want to show the popup only after an user login into the website.
• Add Extra CSS : You can add extra css directly by adding into this field.

• Check properly that you have activated the module in an existing template position.
• If you are using firefox or google chrome the right click on your website and click on view page source. In the source code see if file like jquery.disfancybox.js and jquery.disfancybox.css are loading. If the files aren't loading then it will make sure that module isn't activated on the page.
• If the joomla cache is activated try to clear it once after you make the changes to the module parameter settings.