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How to Add a Countdown to Instapage
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Written by Hannah
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Getting Started

In this guide, we'll show you how to add a Deadline Funnel timer to Instapage.

This process involves 3 steps:

Deadline Funnel default behavior

The default behavior in Deadline Funnel is to always show a deadline on the page.

  • If the visitor has already been tracked by Deadline Funnel, then we'll show their existing deadline.

  • If they haven't been tracked yet, Deadline Funnel will start tracking them via their IP address/cookie, and display a new deadline for that user.


Create your Deadline Funnel campaign

You will need to create your first campaign before you can add your timer to Instapage.

Once you've created your Deadline Funnel campaign, you can follow the steps below to integrate with Instapage.

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Adding Your Tracking Code to Instapage

1. To add any kind of timer to a Instapage page, start by clicking on the 'Tracking Code' tab in the top menu of Deadline Funnel and hit Copy:

2. In your Instapage editor, click 'Settings':

3. Click on 'HTML/CSS':

4. Paste your Deadline Funnel tracking code into the 'Head' section:

5. Click 'Save' to save your changes and 'Update' to publish the changes.

Now you're ready to add a Floating Bar or Portal to your page.


How to add a Floating Bar Timer:

1. After you've added the tracking code to your page (and if you haven't yet, start here), you're ready to add the timer. Return to your Instapage page and click to view it so you can get the correct URL to add in Deadline Funnel.

2. Navigate to Edit Campaign > Pages to add a new page, then add your Instapage page URL, select 'Display Floating Bar', add a redirect URL (optional), and then click 'Save'

3. You can now view your Instapage page to see your Floating Bar countdown timer.
​Here's an example of what the Floating Bar looks like:

If you want to customize the look of your Floating Bar Timer, check out this guide here.


How to Use Portal

1. After you've added the tracking code to your page (and if you haven't yet, start here), you're ready to add the timer. Return to your Instapage page and click to view it so you can get the correct URL to add in Deadline Funnel.

2. In Deadline Funnel, Navigate to Campaigns > Edit Campaign > Pages and add your Instapage page URL, select 'Display Portal', add your redirect URL, and click 'Save':

3. Refresh your page and you will see your Portal in the bottom corner. Here's an example of what Portal looks like:

If you want to customize your Portal, check out this guide here.


If you have any questions, please let us know at help@deadlinefunnel.com or in our live chat at the bottom right of your screen

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