# Click text play video popup

**URL:** <https://community.elfsight.com/t/click-text-play-video-popup/84996>\
**Category:** Platform Tips\
**Tags:** squarespace\
**Created:** [November 25, 2024, 3:07am UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/click-text-play-video-popup/84996 "2024-11-25T03:07:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![tuanphan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.elfsight.com/tuanphan/32/3165_2.png) [@tuanphan](https://community.elfsight.com/u/tuanphan)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2024, 3:07am UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/click-text-play-video-popup/84996/1 "2024-11-25T03:07:56Z")

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To make video popup appears when users click a text, you can follow these.

**#1.** Add a Popup Content

In Not Linked \> Click **Plus icon (+)**

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/elfsight/original/3X/7/e/7e2158de69a75736283030c5b9ffaeebf233276d.png)

Add a Blank Page with name/URL

- Popup Page – /popup-page

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/elfsight/original/3X/3/9/39959d06136f53d5bb48b8dd09502df25898f34a.jpeg)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/elfsight/original/3X/e/d/ed86840f03384551635ca89a79f3476b5317edd8.jpeg)

Then add Video to Page. You can use Section Background Video, I find it will display better than Video Block.

**#2.** Highlight text \> click Link icon

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/elfsight/original/3X/1/6/16062a3299b59ab90ad295f3955534d8415a6366.png)

**#3.** Enter this URL: **#wm-popup=/popup-page**  
Make sure **“Open in New Tab”** is **disabled.**

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/elfsight/original/3X/8/b/8bb89d8560387604a3a2bf4c0354873b4c173cee.jpeg)

**#4.** Install **[this popup plugin](https://www.will-myers.com/products/p/modal-popups-in-squarespace?peachs_apc=tuan-phan)**.

The plugin will give you some code, you can add to Code Injection Header and Footer.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/elfsight/original/3X/2/f/2f56e939f1e6cf52ca08ba0dfadeda05e7188975.png)

**#5.** Done. When users click text \>\> Video Popup from /popup-page will appear.

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/elfsight/original/3X/2/8/2860605ef037100e059e61eaa94d9360673479d8.jpeg)