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Popup slow to appear — Troubleshooting

Why your Promolayer popup may be slow to appear and what you can do to reduce the display load time.

If your popup appears later than expected, follow the steps below to identify the cause.

Quick checks

  • Is Time on site longer than set in the Rules tab? (Most templates default to 10 seconds.)

  • If the trigger is set to Show immediately, is your site itself slow to load?

Step-by-step diagnosis

Cause 1: Trigger delay setting

Most templates have a 10-second "Time on site" delay by default. You can adjust or remove this under:
Display editor > Rules > Time on site longer than

Time on site

Cause 2: Site loading speed

If your trigger is already set to "Show immediately" but the popup still appears slow, the cause is your site's overall loading time. Promolayer uses async/defer loading — it intentionally loads after the rest of your page to avoid slowing down your site. If your site loads slowly, Promolayer will appear slow as a result.

Still not working?

Contact us via live chat. Please include your site URL and the trigger settings you are using.

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