Encourage members to upgrade by showing them what they’re missing.

Use locked post teasers inside your membership to highlight advanced content, bonus modules, or premium lessons that become available at higher access levels.

This article is for you if you want to:

  • Promote upgrades directly from within your membership
  • Build curiosity and excitement around premium content
  • Use built-in upsell options without needing extra pages

Looking for something else? Learn how to manage locked content.

Key details

  • Locked posts: Posts are locked when the member doesn’t have the required access level or when a drip schedule hasn’t released them yet. 
  • Teaser pop-ups: Appear when members click a locked post.
  • Upgrade links: Teasers can link directly to a checkout page for the next access level.

Enable and customize teaser windows

Display a post and pop a teaser window for upselling. 

  1. Go to Memberships in your Kartra dashboard.
  2. Click your membership’s name and select the Access tab.
  3. Click Change to edit the Managing locked posts module.
  4. Select Posts outside the user’s access level.
    Managing locked posts module
  5. In the dropdown next to each post, choose Display post, and pop a teaser window.
    Example of locked posts module expanded.

To style your teaser window:

  1. Click the pencil icon next to the dropdown.
    Example of locked posts module expanded, highlighting teaser edit button.
  2. Choose a template for your pop-up.
    Templates catalogue for teaser pop-up windows
  3. Edit the template to match your branding:
    • Replace the image
    • Edit the text
    • Adjust colors or layout
  4. Select your button settings:
    • Text
    • Link (paste the URL to a checkout or sales page)
    • ColorButton editing options for teaser pop-up.
  5. Save your changes.

Pro tip

Save your customized pop-up as a template to quickly apply it to other posts.

Teaser pop-up example in editor, highlighting Save as template option.