diff --git a/app/views/grids/_notes.html.erb b/app/views/grids/_notes.html.erb
index d2f1134083..f0bea36e06 100644
--- a/app/views/grids/_notes.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/grids/_notes.html.erb
@@ -65,9 +65,15 @@
 
 <a class="grid-embed grid-embed-<%= randomSeed %>" title="Embed this table on another site."><i class="fa fa-code" style="color:#aaa;"></i></a>
 <% if type == "questions" || tagname.include?('question:') %>
-  <p><a href='/post?tags=question:<%= tagname %>,<%= tagname %>&template=question&title=How%20do%20I...&redirect=question' class='btn btn-primary add-activity'>Ask a question</a> &nbsp;or <a href='/subscribe/tag/question:<%= tagname %>'>help answer future questions<span class='hidden-sm hidden-xs'> on this topic</span></a></p>
+  <p id= "buttons-<%= randomSeed %>"><a href='/post?tags=question:<%= tagname %>,<%= tagname %>&template=question&title=How%20do%20I...&redirect=question' class='btn btn-primary add-activity'>Ask a question</a> &nbsp;or <a href='/subscribe/tag/question:<%= tagname %>'>help answer future questions<span class='hidden-sm hidden-xs'> on this topic</span></a></p>
+  <script>
+    $(document).ready(function() {      
+      var href = '/post?tags=question:<%= tagname %>,<%= tagname %>&template=question&title=How%20do%20I...&redirect=question';
+      gridLinkModal('#buttons-<%= randomSeed %>', href);
+    });
+  </script>
 <% elsif type == "activity" || tagname.include?('activity:') %>
-  <p><a href='/post?tags=activity:<%= tagname %>,<%= tagname %>,seeks:replications&title=How%20to%20do%20X' class='btn btn-primary add-activity'>Add an activity</a> &nbsp;or <a href='/post?tags=<%= tagname %>,question:<%= tagname %>,request:activity&template=question&title=How%20do%20I...&redirect=question' class='request-activity'>request an activity<span class='hidden-xs hidden-sm'> guide you don't see listed</span></a></p>
+  <p id = "buttons-<%= randomSeed %>"><a href='/post?tags=activity:<%= tagname %>,<%= tagname %>,seeks:replications&title=How%20to%20do%20X' class='btn btn-primary add-activity'>Add an activity</a> &nbsp;or <a href='/post?tags=<%= tagname %>,question:<%= tagname %>,request:activity&template=question&title=How%20do%20I...&redirect=question' class='request-activity'>request an activity<span class='hidden-xs hidden-sm'> guide you don't see listed</span></a></p>
   <p><i>Activities should include a materials list, costs and a step-by-step guide to construction with photos. Learn what <a href="https://publiclab.org/notes/warren/09-17-2016/what-makes-a-good-activity">makes a good activity here</a>.</i>
   </p>
 <% end %>
@@ -95,6 +101,22 @@
   });
   //setupGridSorters(".<%= className %>-<%= randomSeed %>"); Should order the items by time. Commented out because it reorders the items each time show more/less is clicked
 })()
+
+function gridLinkModal(selector, href) {
+  var current_user = $('ul.nav.navbar-nav.navbar-right').children('li:nth-of-type(2)').text().trim() !== "Login"
+  if(!current_user) {
+    
+    var anchor = $(selector).find('a[href="' + href + '"]');
+    anchor.attr({
+      'href': '',
+      'data-toggle': 'modal',
+      'data-target': '#loginModal'
+    });
+    anchor.on('click', function() {
+      $.getJSON(href);
+    });
+  }
+}
 </script>
 <style>
   a.grid-embed {