How to Make a Popup Window Close When Clicked Outside of It?
Opening popup windows on a website is a common technique used to grab the user’s attention and encourage them to take some action. However, it’s essential that such popups are easily closable by the user, as otherwise, it may negatively impact the user experience on your website.
There are several ways to close a popup window when clicked anywhere outside of it. One of the most frequently used solutions is using JavaScript in conjunction with an overlay element (a layer) to achieve this effect.
To apply this solution, first add an overlay element that will cover the entire screen and prevent the user from interacting with other elements on the website. Then, after opening the popup window, place it on top of the overlay so that it covers the whole page except for the popup itself.
When the user clicks anywhere outside of the popup window, JavaScript detects this event and closes the popup. You can achieve this by setting up an “onclick” event listener on the overlay element and calling a function to close the window when the event is triggered.
It’s also worth remembering that making it easy for the user to close the popup is important, for example, by using animations or changing the color of the close button.
To sum up, there are many ways to close a popup window when clicked anywhere outside of it. However, using JavaScript and an overlay element seems to be one of the simplest and most effective solutions.
Example Java Script Code that Supports This Action
[Image: A screenshot showing the code]In this code, myPopup is the identifier for the popup window we want to close after clicking anywhere outside of it. The code uses a click event on the entire document to detect when the user clicks on something on the page. It then checks if the click occurred outside of the popup window and, if so, closes it by setting its display value to none.
It’s also important to remember to remove the event listener for the click event after closing the popup to avoid unnecessary performance overhead.
JavaScript Code:
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