How to install widgets on any website platform
Getsitecontrol is a popup building and email marketing platform that requires no programming knowledge. It allows you to create, edit, and publish widgets on your site directly from the Getsitecontrol dashboard, without editing your website’s code.
To use Getsitecontrol popups and forms on your website, you need to copy and paste a unique code snippet (script) into the HTML code of your website. You only need to add the script once. Here’s how to add the Getsitecontrol installation script to your website, regardless of the website platform you’re using.
Enter your website details
First, log in to your Getsitecontrol account and go to the All widgets section. Click the red Install code button at the top of the page. Enter your website details and click Save.
Copy the script
At this point, you’ll see your website’s unique installation script in the pop-up window. Proceed to copy the script by clicking Copy to clipboard next to it. After that, move on to adding the script to your website as specified in the following section.
The Copy to clipboard button next to the Getsitecontrol script
If you have previously installed Getsitecontrol on your website and you can’t see the Install code button in the All widgets tab anymore, visit the Sites section of your dashboard. Click the Account button at the bottom of the panel on the left, and proceed to Sites. You’ll find the Install code button next to your website.
The Install code button in the Sites section of the dashboard
Add the script to your website
Open your website’s HTML file and find the closing </body> tag at the bottom of the page. Paste the code you have copied from Getsitecontrol right before the </body> tag, and save the changes.
Check the code
Go back to the Getsitecontrol dashboard and click Check code from the installation window. You can now create and manage widgets directly from your Getsitecontrol dashboard.
If you’ve followed the steps above but continue seeing the ‘Code snippet is not installed’ message in your Getsitecontrol dashboard, it’s likely the system just needs more time to verify the code. The error message doesn’t affect the functioning of the platform in any way, and as soon as you create and publish your first widget, the message will disappear on its own.
The installation window with the Check code button
Troubleshooting
If your widget doesn’t appear on the website, the issue is usually related to one of the following common causes. Review the table below to identify the possible reason and where to check in your dashboard or website settings.
| Common cause | Where to check |
|---|---|
| The site is not activated in the Sites section (common if your subscription includes multiple websites). | Go to Account → Sites and confirm that the correct website is activated. |
| The widget is deactivated. | Open the All widgets tab in the dashboard and make sure the widget is activated. |
| The Targeting settings are not fulfilled (for example, URL, device, or audience conditions are not met). | Review the widget’s Targeting settings and ensure you meet all the conditions when testing the widget. See the Targeting guide. |
| The installation code is misplaced in the website’s HTML. | Verify that the script is pasted right before the closing body tag in your website’s HTML code. |
| The code from a different site is installed (common if your subscription includes multiple websites). | Go to Sites → Install code and confirm the script matches the one you’ve added to your website. |