The social proof is arguably the most important factor in e-commerce. The reason for this is that if others see peers buying your products, they’re more likely to buy, themselves. Social Proof Pop-up applies this in the form of a slide-out pop-up on the bottom left corner of the screen.
Social Proof Pop-up Settings
1 The first step is to open the Social proof popup section of your theme config.
![Step 1 image](https://www.iorad.com/api/tutorial/stepScreenshot?tutorial_id=1596315&step_number=1&width=800&height=600&mobile_width=450&mobile_height=400)
2 First, enable the social proof popup here.
![Step 2 image](https://www.iorad.com/api/tutorial/stepScreenshot?tutorial_id=1596315&step_number=2&width=800&height=600&mobile_width=450&mobile_height=400)
3 Here you have the option to disable the social proof popup on mobile.
![Step 3 image](https://www.iorad.com/api/tutorial/stepScreenshot?tutorial_id=1596315&step_number=3&width=800&height=600&mobile_width=450&mobile_height=400)
4 Now enter text start line.
Ex. 'Someone purchased a'.
![Step 4 image](https://www.iorad.com/api/tutorial/stepScreenshot?tutorial_id=1596315&step_number=4&width=800&height=600&mobile_width=450&mobile_height=400)
5 Next up you have the option of editing the default text that goes along with the numerous variables. (useful for stores being built in other languages).
![Step 5 image](https://www.iorad.com/api/tutorial/stepScreenshot?tutorial_id=1596315&step_number=5&width=800&height=600&mobile_width=450&mobile_height=400)
6 You can also enable demo data purchases if you want to do so.
It will show dummy data in popup using a selected collection product.
![Step 6 image](https://www.iorad.com/api/tutorial/stepScreenshot?tutorial_id=1596315&step_number=6&width=800&height=600&mobile_width=450&mobile_height=400)
7 Select collection for demo data purchase.
Note: this will only works if you have enabled demo data purchase.
![Step 7 image](https://www.iorad.com/api/tutorial/stepScreenshot?tutorial_id=1596315&step_number=7&width=800&height=600&mobile_width=450&mobile_height=400)
8 Select the minimum random value for time.
![Step 8 image](https://www.iorad.com/api/tutorial/stepScreenshot?tutorial_id=1596315&step_number=8&width=800&height=600&mobile_width=450&mobile_height=400)
9 Select the maximum random value for time.
![Step 9 image](https://www.iorad.com/api/tutorial/stepScreenshot?tutorial_id=1596315&step_number=9&width=800&height=600&mobile_width=450&mobile_height=400)
10 Enable product title limit if you want to do so.
This is useful if you have long product titles on your store.
![Step 10 image](https://www.iorad.com/api/tutorial/stepScreenshot?tutorial_id=1596315&step_number=10&width=800&height=600&mobile_width=450&mobile_height=400)
11 Select the number of words.
Note: this only works if you have enabled the Product title limit.
![Step 11 image](https://www.iorad.com/api/tutorial/stepScreenshot?tutorial_id=1596315&step_number=11&width=800&height=600&mobile_width=450&mobile_height=400)
12 Now, enter place value separated by Pipe symbol(|).
Note: these values will be used in popup randomly.
![Step 12 image](https://www.iorad.com/api/tutorial/stepScreenshot?tutorial_id=1596315&step_number=12&width=800&height=600&mobile_width=450&mobile_height=400)
13 Next is "Disable when closing".
Note: when enabled the popup will be disabled when the user closes it by clicking on the cross(X) icon.
![Step 13 image](https://www.iorad.com/api/tutorial/stepScreenshot?tutorial_id=1596315&step_number=13&width=800&height=600&mobile_width=450&mobile_height=400)
14 Scroll down and select Cookie's lifetime.
![Step 14 image](https://www.iorad.com/api/tutorial/stepScreenshot?tutorial_id=1596315&step_number=14&width=800&height=600&mobile_width=450&mobile_height=400)
15 Now, select real purchases text value between 'Only now' and 'Now and from period'.
![Step 15 image](https://www.iorad.com/api/tutorial/stepScreenshot?tutorial_id=1596315&step_number=15&width=800&height=600&mobile_width=450&mobile_height=400)
16 Select purchases for the period between 1,12,24 and 48 hours.
![Step 16 image](https://www.iorad.com/api/tutorial/stepScreenshot?tutorial_id=1596315&step_number=16&width=800&height=600&mobile_width=450&mobile_height=400)
17 Select the popup delay time.
![Step 17 image](https://www.iorad.com/api/tutorial/stepScreenshot?tutorial_id=1596315&step_number=17&width=800&height=600&mobile_width=450&mobile_height=400)
18 Select the popup min shift interval.
![Step 18 image](https://www.iorad.com/api/tutorial/stepScreenshot?tutorial_id=1596315&step_number=18&width=800&height=600&mobile_width=450&mobile_height=400)
19 Select the popup max shift interval.
![Step 19 image](https://www.iorad.com/api/tutorial/stepScreenshot?tutorial_id=1596315&step_number=19&width=800&height=600&mobile_width=450&mobile_height=400)
20 Select the popup max lifetime.
On mouse hover, it will stop switching.
![Step 20 image](https://www.iorad.com/api/tutorial/stepScreenshot?tutorial_id=1596315&step_number=20&width=800&height=600&mobile_width=450&mobile_height=400)
21 Now, click save to save your theme config and preview your changes.
![Step 21 image](https://www.iorad.com/api/tutorial/stepScreenshot?tutorial_id=1596315&step_number=21&width=800&height=600&mobile_width=450&mobile_height=400)
22 That's it. You're done.
![Step 22 image](https://www.iorad.com/api/tutorial/stepScreenshot?tutorial_id=1596315&step_number=22&width=800&height=600&mobile_width=450&mobile_height=400)
Here's an interactive tutorial for the visual learners
https://www.iorad.com/player/1596315/Demostore---Social-proof-popup
Enable Pop-up – Toggles Social Proof on or off.
Disable Pop-up on mobile – Toggles Social Proof on or off on mobile devices. We recommend testing, however many users disable this function for faster load times on mobile, specifically.
Collection – Choose a collection that contains the products you wish to display inside of the social proof popup.
Display Message – Displays a message informing visitors that a purchase has been made. Ex: “Bought the”, “just bought”, or any other creative message.
Popup Frequency (In Seconds) – Specifies the time-frequency Social Proof will popup to visitors. The default is 15s.