How to add a popup to ikas
By Mert Özeren
To add a popup to an ikas store, paste Popupsmart's embed code as a script under Sales Channels → Extensions, then build and publish popups from the Popupsmart dashboard. Popupsmart needs no app from the ikas App Store and no theme edit. ikas also has its own pop-up under Marketing → Pop-Up; the comparison below shows when each fits.
Setup at a glance
- Runs on
- ikas
- Where the code goes
Sales Channels → your store → Extensions → Installed Apps → Add Script- Add-on
- No app needed
Before you start
You need three things, and a developer isn't one of them:
- Access to your ikas admin panel, where you manage the store's sales channel.
- A free Popupsmart account. The free plan covers one website and one live popup, so you can finish this guide without paying.
- The domain your shoppers use for the store, which Popupsmart verifies after the install.
How to add a popup to ikas
An ikas popup from Popupsmart needs one embed code, added to your store once as a script. After that you build, change and publish popups in Popupsmart without opening the ikas admin again.
Step 1: Create your Popupsmart account
Create your free Popupsmart account, or sign in if you already have one.
Step 2: Copy your embed code
In the dashboard, click Embed Code. Your embed code opens in a window; copy it to your clipboard. The code is one line, <script src="https://cdn.popupsmart.com/bundle.js" data-id="…" async defer></script>, and the data-id belongs to your account.
Step 3: Open your store's extensions in ikas
In the ikas admin, open Sales Channels in the left menu and click your store.
Click Extensions and scroll down to Installed Apps. On a store with no scripts yet, Add Script sits right there, as in the screenshot; as of September 2026, ikas's guide to adding a script shows it under Installed Apps → Scripts.
Step 4: Add the embed code as a script
Give the script a name, paste the embed code into Script Content and click Save. I name it "Popupsmart" when I set this up with a customer, so whoever opens Extensions next knows which tool the script belongs to. Once saved, the script appears in the list with a checkbox next to it; keep that checkbox enabled.
Step 5: Add and verify your store
Back in Popupsmart, hover over the profile icon at the bottom left, click Websites, then + New Website.
Enter your ikas domain in the window that opens and save it.
If the store shows as Unverified, click Unverified.
In the window that opens, click Verify website.
Your store opens with a notice that the installation is verified.
Go back to the Popupsmart dashboard and click Refresh. The guide to verifying your website covers the other cases.
Step 6: Create your popup
On the dashboard, click New Campaign, name it, choose your ikas store and pick a template. Change its copy, colours and form fields to match your store.
Step 7: Publish and check the popup on your store
Click Save, then Publish.
Popupsmart confirms that the campaign has been published.
Then open your store in a private window and load a page. The popup appears when its trigger fires.
Does ikas have a built-in popup?
Yes. ikas has its own pop-up editor under Marketing → Pop-Up, part of ikas Marketing. According to ikas's help center, it builds a pop-up window, a notification bar or a notification pop-up, opens it on page load, on scroll or on exit intent, and stores the emails and phone numbers it collects in ikas for segments, automations and email marketing.
| ikas's built-in pop-up | Popupsmart | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | Your ikas store, with a route to pick the region and language | Any website that accepts the embed code; paid plans cover several sites (3 on Basic, unlimited on Expert) |
| When it opens | On page load (with a delay in seconds), on scroll or on exit intent | Exit intent, scroll depth or time on page |
| Pages and devices | All pages or specific pages; all devices, desktop only or mobile only | URL and device rules on each campaign |
| Where the leads go | Stored in ikas for segments, automations and email marketing | The help center lists 19 destinations, including Klaviyo, HubSpot and Mailchimp |
| A/B testing | Not documented | From the Advanced plan |
| Price | Not documented on the pop-up help page | Free plan: one website, one live popup, 5,000 pageviews a month; paid plans from $39 a month |
If your email marketing already runs in ikas Marketing, the built-in pop-up keeps the form, the list and the automations in one panel, and a single store may need nothing more. Popupsmart earns its install when the leads should go to a separate email tool such as Klaviyo or Brevo, when you want to A/B test a popup, or when you also run sites that aren't on ikas.
How do you show a popup only on some ikas pages?
An ikas popup from Popupsmart is limited to some pages by a targeting rule on the campaign, not by moving the script. The script only loads Popupsmart; each campaign's URL targeting rule, such as "the URL contains /cart", decides where it shows. You can move a popup to other pages, or to other visitors, without going back to the ikas admin.
Pages are half of the rule, and timing is the other half. In Popupsmart's 2026 benchmark, popups that wait before appearing convert 0.83% against 0.61% for popups shown the instant the page loads (median campaign), a lean rather than a proven gap, and exit intent shows no statistically reliable advantage. When a popup fires is worth deciding on purpose, so pick the trigger, such as exit intent on the cart page, in the same step as the pages.
Popup ideas for an ikas store
Start from the job the page has, from the category page to the cart:
- Free shipping in exchange for an email: email popup examples.
- A reminder before a cart is left behind: cart abandonment popup examples.
- A discount once the cart passes a value: ways to increase average order value.
- A last offer for shoppers about to leave: exit-intent popup examples.
Where do ikas popup leads go?
ikas popup leads from Popupsmart go to the email tool you already use, so they don't sit in a spreadsheet. Popupsmart can send every email address and phone number a popup collects to that tool; you connect it in the campaign's Integration section. The Klaviyo popup guide and the Brevo popup guide walk through a connection; the help center lists 19 destinations, and a webhook, Zapier or Make covers a tool that isn't one of them.
Does a popup slow down an ikas store?
A Popupsmart popup doesn't hold up your ikas pages: the embed code loads asynchronously (async defer), so the browser finishes building the page before it fetches Popupsmart. Nothing changes in your ikas theme: the script is listed under Extensions, apart from the theme files.
Popup not showing on ikas? Check these
When an ikas popup doesn't appear, work down this list; the first three causes are specific to ikas.
- The script is on another sales channel. Scripts are added per sales channel; check that you added it to the store your shoppers visit.
- The script isn't saved or isn't switched on. Open Extensions, check that the Popupsmart script is listed, and make sure the checkbox next to it is enabled.
- Part of the code is missing. Script Content needs the whole line, from
<scriptto</script>, with itsdata-id. - The website isn't verified. A campaign runs only on a verified website; see Step 5.
- The domain doesn't match.
www.example.comandexample.comare different sites to a browser. If you moved the store to your own domain, add that domain. - The trigger hasn't fired yet. An exit-intent or scroll trigger waits for the visitor to leave or scroll; test in a private window and behave like a shopper.
ikas popup FAQ
Is there a free way to add a popup to ikas?
Yes. Popupsmart's free plan is permanent, not a trial: one website, one live popup and 5,000 pageviews a month, with Popupsmart branding. It is enough to install the code and run your first popup on an ikas store.
The Popupsmart pricing page compares it with the paid plans.
Do I need coding skills to add a popup to ikas?
No. You paste one line of code into the Add Script form in your ikas admin once. Everything else, from the design to the targeting, happens in Popupsmart's visual editor.
Do I need an ikas app for popups?
No. Popupsmart runs from the script you add under Extensions, so there is nothing to install from the ikas App Store. ikas's own pop-up editor is built into ikas Marketing, so it needs no app either.
Do I have to edit my ikas theme?
No. The script is added under your sales channel's Extensions, not inside a theme file, so you don't open the theme editor at all.
Do Popupsmart popups work on mobile?
Yes. The same embed code loads on phones and desktops. The Popupsmart editor has a desktop and a mobile view, and device targeting lets you choose which devices a campaign shows on.
How long does it take to add a popup to ikas?
The ikas side is one script in one form; the rest is building the popup. Among people who published a campaign in the 90 days to 16 September 2026, the median time from signup to the first published campaign was 32.5 minutes, and 287 of 332 published within a day, according to Popupsmart's own product data. That figure covers every platform, not ikas alone.