Setup Tab

The Setup tab is where you name your Capture, pick its type and layout, and choose how people interact with it.

The Setup tab is where every Capture starts. Here you:

  • Give your Capture a name
  • Choose its type
  • Pick a layout and variation
  • Choose how people interact with it
Gleam interface showing the Capture Name field

The options further down change with the type you choose. There are nine:

Gleam interface showing the nine Capture types Gleam interface showing the Capture Type setting

Each type has its own layouts and variations. For a Bar, you can choose Pinned or Madlib, then a style (Light, Simple, Bordered or Large):

Gleam interface showing Bar layouts Gleam interface showing the Variation setting

User Action sets what people do with your Capture.

Gleam interface showing User Action and Two Step Capture

Collect just an email address:

Gleam Capture bar with an email field and Subscribe button

Use it to:

  • Grow your email list
  • Show a special offer to first-time visitors
  • Show a coupon code when people are about to leave
  • Let people register for a webinar with just their email
  • Give access to whitepapers or other content
  • Personalise popups for the social network people arrive from

Collect a name and an email address:

Gleam Capture bar with name and email fields
Note

We handle first names and full names automatically when we sync with your email provider.

Just a button. It's easy to overlook, but it opens up lots of ways to personalise your site:

Gleam Capture bar with a single button
  • Send people to your Competition
  • Tell people you ship to their country
  • Let people know a product is out of stock
  • Announce a sale
  • Show that you support their language

Turn on Two Step Capture to ask a question first, then show the signup. Each step can have its own message.

Gleam interface showing Two Step Capture switched on
First step of a Gleam Two Step Capture with Yes and No buttons
Second step of a Gleam Two Step Capture with the email field
Tip

Use the view switcher under the preview (First Step, Normal, Sending, Post Capture) to check each state.

Bars have two more settings:

  • Display Mode: Sticky (moves with scroll), Static (doesn't move) or Scroll (hides when scrolling down)
  • Position: top or bottom of the page
Gleam interface showing Bar Behaviour settings

With the Coupon type you add your coupon codes:

  • Add a single code and it can be claimed as many times as you like
  • Add individual codes and your Capture ends once they've all been claimed
Coupon settings for a Gleam Capture

With the Countdown type you set the time zone and the exact time to count down to.

Countdown settings for a Gleam Capture

See Next Article

Customization Tab

The Customization tab controls how your Capture looks, from fonts and colours to images, text, buttons and CSS.