Javascript code to open a URL in a popup window

Pop-up windows that open on top of a current webpage. Depending on your coding, they may (not) require their visitor's request as a clickable link. Pop-up windows can host a wide variety of content types like opt-in forms for generating leads (read about a sales funnel), a promotional video, a news release, third-party advertisements that can earn the site owner money if visitors watch and so on.

Javascript code to open a URL in a popup window

This code will require the visitor to request the pop-up window via a clickable link.

• Copy all of the code below. 
• Replace only the highlighted section with your chosen URL.

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<script type="text/javascript">

// Popup window code

function newPopup(url) {

popupWindow = window.open(

url,'popUpWindow','height=400,width=600,left=10,top=10,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=yes,menubar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=yes')

}

</script>

<p><a href="JavaScript:newPopup('http://www.website.com');" title="">Open a popup window</a></p>

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Javascript code to embed a Youtube video into a popup window

This code will require the visitor to request the pop-up window via a clickable link.

• As pictured below, click the 'Share' tab in the 'Description' section of the Youtube video 

• As pictured below, select the 'Embed' tab
• The code will be highlighted in blue. Extract only the code that is a URL. Here is a closer look at the entire code and the section that should be extracted. Do not discard the entire code just yet.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xPk8ZH7iD_Y" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

• Insert URL into the javascript code as highligted below
• Insert the width and height into the code as also highlighted below.

<script type="text/javascript">

// Popup window code

function newPopup(url) {

popupWindow = window.open(

url,'popUpWindow','height=315,width=560,left=10,top=10,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=yes,menubar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=yes')

}

</script>

<p><a href="JavaScript:newPopup('https://www.youtube.com/embed/xPk8ZH7iD_Y');" title="">See embedded Youtube Video in a popup window</a></p>

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