### [How to Use a Popup WordPress Survey Plugin (The Easy Way)](https://wpforms.com/how-to-create-a-popup-feedback-form-in-wordpress/)

**Published:** August 24, 2020
**Author:** Claire Broadley

**Excerpt:** Would you like to display a feedback form or other survey in a popup on your website? Using popups can be a great way to get users to fill out your forms. In this post, we'll show you how to create a survey with WPForms and then add it to a popup using OptinMonster.

**Content:**

Do you need a popup survey WordPress plugin? Putting a feedback form in a popup window is a great way to get more responses from your visitors.

In this article, we’ll look at the best popup survey plugin for WordPress. Then we’ll walk through the process of getting a popup live on your site.

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### How Do I Use a Popup Survey Plugin in WordPress?

You can install a popup survey plugin easily in your WordPress dashboard.

After that, you just need to set up the survey questions for the form, then design the popup that will appear when a visitor is on your site.

Popups are a great way to grab your visitors’ attention on any [type of survey](https://wpforms.com/types-of-surveys/). And focusing the visitor on the survey will help to increase conversion rates.

It’s really easy to install a popup survey plugin. We’re going to combine 2 powerful plugins in this tutorial.

## How to Set Up Your Popup WordPress Survey Plugin

### Step 1: Install the WPForms Plugin

[WPForms](https://wpforms.com/pricing/) is the best form builder for WordPress. It lets you make customized forms and surveys with an easy drag and drop builder.

[![WPForms features](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/wpforms-features.png)](https://wpforms.com/pricing/)Let’s get started by [installing the WPForms plugin](https://wpforms.com/docs/install-wpforms-plugin/).

Need a hand? Jump over to this [beginners’ guide to installing a plugin in WordPress](https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/step-by-step-guide-to-install-a-wordpress-plugin-for-beginners/).

Once you’ve activated the plugin in WordPress, you’ll also want to install and activate the [Surveys and Polls addon](https://wpforms.com/addons/surveys-and-polls-addon/). This will let you see advanced reports of your survey’s responses.

Head over to **WPForms » Addons** and click the **Install Addon** button for the Surveys and Polls addon.

![Install the Surveys and Polls addon](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/install-surveys-and-polls-addon.png)

The addon will be installed and then automatically activated.

Now you’re ready to create your feedback form. The great news is that we can use a template for this, so it’ll only take a few minutes.

### Step 2: Create a Survey Form in WPForms

In this example, we’ll create a simple survey with 4 fields:

- Name
- Email
- Star rating
- A text field for comments

If you’d like to make a more complicated survey, check out these [questionnaire templates and examples](https://wpforms.com/questionnaire-examples-templates-wordpress/) to learn about the fields you can use.

In the WordPress dashboard, head to **WPForms » Add New** in the sidebar menu. Here you can name your form and pick from 100s of templates.

For this example, we’ll use the Survey Form template.

![Selecting the Survey Form template](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/use-survey-form-template.png)

Customizing this template will take just a few minutes.

Shorter forms can decrease form abandonment, so we’re going to simplify this survey a bit. We’ll remove the 2 Likert Scales fields by clicking on the trash icon.

![Deleting a Likert Scale field](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/delete-likert-scale-field.png)

If you want to customize any other fields, just click on them to change the settings. For example, you can use the Advanced options on the Rating field to[ change the icons](https://wpforms.com/docs/how-to-add-a-rating-field-to-wpforms/).

The last thing to do is add the OptinMonster conversion tracking code to the form. In the form builder, click **Settings** on the left side of the screen. Then scroll down, expand the **Advanced** section, and type `om-trigger-conversion` into the **Submit Button CSS Class** box.

![Adding the OptinMonster conversion tracking code](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/optinmonster-conversion-tracking-code.png)

Once you’re done, click on the **Save** button to save your form.

If you’d like to add more complex survey fields to your form, check out this article on [how to create a survey form in WordPress](https://wpforms.com/create-a-survey-form-in-wordpress-step-by-step/).

Now that we have a feedback form ready, let’s move on and install the 2nd plugin.

### Step 3: Install the OptinMonster Plugin

OptinMonster is the best [popup plugin for WordPress](https://wpforms.com/best-wordpress-popup-plugins/ "The 9 Best Popup Plugins for WordPress (in 2020)"). It can help you to track and increase conversions, and get valuable feedback from your visitors. Check out all of the features in our [OptinMonster review](https://wpforms.com/optinmonster-review/).

OptinMonster + WPForms is a powerful combo. Let’s put them both to work.

Go ahead and [install the OptinMonster WordPress plugin](http://optinmonster.com/docs/how-to-install-the-optinmonster-wordpress-plugin/). Don’t forget to activate it.

If you don’t have an account, click **New? Claim Your Free Account** and follow the setup wizard to sign up. If you already have an OptinMonster account, select **Connect Your Existing Account** to add your website.

![Connecting your OptinMonster account to WordPress](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/connect-optinmonster-account.png)

Great! We have our popup survey WordPress plugins ready.

You can keep the WordPress dashboard open in another tab. We’ll need to check back in a second. For now, let’s switch to OptinMonster.

### Step 4: Create a Campaign in OptinMonster

Head to [OptinMonster](https://app.optinmonster.com/) in a new browser window and log in. At the top of the screen, click **Create a Campaign** to start.

First, OptinMonster will ask you want to start from scratch, or use a template for your campaign. We’ll be using a template for this example.

![Creating an OptinMonster campaign from a template](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/optinmonster-campaign-from-template.png)

Under campaign type, choose **Popup**. Then select a campaign template. Let’s choose **Basic**.

![Selecting the Basic popup template in OptinMonster](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/optinmonster-popup-basic.png)

To learn more about the different types of popups you can make, read this article on [unique popups you can create with OptinMonster](http://optinmonster.com/9-unique-popups-you-can-make-with-optinmonster-canvas-to-boost-engagement/).

OK, back to the OptinMonster wizard.

Now you’ll be prompted to name your popup. Let’s call it **Popup** **Survey**, then select our site.

![Naming your OptinMonster popup campaign](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/optinmonster-name-campaign.png)

We’re ready! Just click **Start Building** to proceed.

OptinMonster will load the builder screen. This is where you’ll set up the popup and embed your form.

Don’t worry if you haven’t used OptinMonster before. If you get stuck at any point, take a look at this guide on [creating your 1st campaign](https://optinmonster.com/docs/creating-your-first-optin/).

First, let’s customize the popup. We’re going to remove the default content and add an image as well as some text encouraging visitors to fill out our survey.

![Creating a survey popup in OptinMonster](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/survey-popup-example.png)

Now let’s add the form to the popup.

OptinMonster makes it super easy to add forms to your popups with the WPForms block. Just drag it onto your popup. Then choose the form you want to embed from the **Form Selection** dropdown.

![Selecting your popup survey from the WPForms block in OptinMonster](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/optinmonster-wpforms-block.png)

You’ll only see your form’s shortcode in the preview area, but don’t worry. You can see what your form looks like in your popup before you publish it.

Next, we’re going to tell OptinMonster how to display the popup. In this example, we want it to show if someone clicks a link.

Go ahead and click **Display Rules** at the top of the OptinMonster builder.

![Opening OptinMonster display rules](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/optinmonster-display-rules.png)

Click on **Add a New Ruleset** to begin. Enter a name for this display rule in the space provided, then click the checkmark.

![Adding a new ruleset in OptinMonster](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/optinmonster-new-ruleset.png)

Then, click the dropdown that says **time on page**. Select the **MonsterLink (On Click)** option on the right.

![Setting a popup to open on click in OptinMonster](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/display-trigger-monsterlink.png)

You can go ahead and remove the other rules by clicking the trash icon next to them.

Click **Next Step** and make sure **Optin** is selected in the **show the campaign view** dropdown on the next screen.

![Setting the campaign view to Optin in OptinMonster](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/optinmonster-campaign-view.png)

Click **Next Step** again. You’ll see a summary of your display rule.

![OptinMonster display rule summart](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/optinmonster-display-rule-summary.png)

Great! Now your popup will open when the visitor clicks the custom link.

Go ahead and click **Copy MonksterLink Code**. You’ll need that in a minute.

You’re almost at the finish line! All we need to do now is publish the popup on your website.

### Step 5: Publish the Popup Survey on Your Site

So now we need to do the final steps in both plugins:

1. In **OptinMonster**, we’ll publish the popup.
2. In **WordPress**, we’ll add the MonsterLink to a post or page.

So let’s start by publishing the popup.

At the top of the OptinMonster screen, click **Publish**. Then click on the **Preview** button to see how your survey looks in your popup.

![Previewing your OptinMonster popup](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/preview-optinmonster-popup.png)

Here’s our example:

![A survey popup created with OptinMonster and WPForms](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/optinmonster-survey-popup-example.png)

Next, head back over to your WordPress site and go to **OptinMonster » Campaigns**. You should see your new popup listed here.

Under your campaign’s title, click **Change Status** and select **Published**.

![Publishing an OptinMonster campaign in WordPress](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/optinmonster-campaign-change-status.png)

You should then see the updated status listed.

![A published OptinMonster campaign in WordPress](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/optinmonster-campaign-published.png)

Now edit the post or page where you want to display your survey popup and add the MonsterLink you copied earlier. Then publish or update the page.

![Adding your MonsterLink to a page and publishing it](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/add-monsterlink-to-page.png)

Make sure to click the link and test that your survey popup works!

![An OptinMonster WPForms survey popup](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/survey-popup.gif)

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### Next, Do More With Your Survey Results

That’s it! You’ve just published a feedback form popup on your WordPress site.

Did you know that WPForms can create beautiful charts from your survey results? Learn more in this article on [how to display survey results graphically](https://wpforms.com/display-survey-results/). We can also help you to [write a summary of your survey results](https://wpforms.com/how-to-write-summary-survey-results/).

And that’s it! Now you know how to use a popup survey WordPress plugin. Get started by installing the most powerful [WordPress forms plugin](https://wpforms.com/) today. WPForms has tons of features you can use to create professional surveys for your website.

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**Categories:** WordPress Tutorials

**Tags:** customer feedback, feedback, OptinMonster, popup

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