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When a Google Font is selected, the visitor's browser requests that font's stylesheet directly from Google's servers. If you leave the font setting on its default or pick a system font, no request is made to Google Fonts.<\/p>\n\n<p>See Google's privacy policy for details on their service: https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy<\/p>\n\n<p>No other external services, analytics, or tracking are used by this plugin.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the plugin files to the <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/bettercode-waiting-list<\/code> directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>Go to Waiting List \u2192 Settings to set the button\/link selector that opens the popup, and customize its text and style.<\/li>\n<li>Add a button or link anywhere on your site matching that selector \u2014 clicking it opens the waiting list popup.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"how%20do%20i%20choose%20which%20button%20opens%20the%20popup%3F\"><h3>How do I choose which button opens the popup?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Go to Waiting List \u2192 Settings and set the \"Button selector\" field to any valid CSS selector (e.g. <code>.my-button<\/code>, <code>#join-btn<\/code>, <code>a[href=\"#waitlist\"]<\/code>). 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