<link href="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.0/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" id="bootstrap-css"> <script src="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"></script> <!------ Include the above in your HEAD tag ----------> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <h2>Start Tracking</h2> </div> </div> <div class="modal" id="namingModal" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="namingModalLabel"> <div class="modal-dialog" role="document"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-header"> <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"><span aria-hidden="true">×</span></button> <h4 class="modal-title" id="namingModalLabel">Name this device</h4> </div> <div class="modal-body"> <form> <div class="form-group"> <label for="device-name" class="control-label">Device Name:</label> <input type="text" class="form-control" id="device-name"> </div> </form> </div> <div class="modal-footer"> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">Close</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Save</button> </div> </div> </div> </div>

$('#namingModal').modal('show');