I don't know javascript at all. The bootstrap documentation says to
Call the modal via javascript: $('#myModal').modal(options)
I have no clue how to call this on a page load. Using the supplied code on the bootstrap page I can successfully call the Modal on an element click, but I want it to load immediately on a page load.
Just wrap the modal you want to call on page load inside a jQuery load
event on the head section of your document and it should popup, like so:
JS
<script type="text/javascript">
$(window).on('load',function(){
$('#myModal').modal('show');
});
</script>
HTML
<div class="modal hide fade" id="myModal">
<div class="modal-header">
<a class="close" data-dismiss="modal">×</a>
<h3>Modal header</h3>
</div>
<div class="modal-body">
<p>One fine body…</p>
</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<a href="#" class="btn">Close</a>
<a href="#" class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</a>
</div>
</div>
You can still call the modal within your page with by calling it with a link like so:
<a class="btn" data-toggle="modal" href="#myModal" >Launch Modal</a>