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- Description: name your widget so that you will always be able to recognize it in the future (i.e. CTA, logo, video click...);
- Widget Type: most of the times you have to select "Instant app" unless you want to create a quiz or a poll which work differently and have their own field in the drop down list;
- Mode: select "Show" if you want your widget to appear at the selected time or hide if you need to let a widget disappear at the time you chose;
- Widget ID: if this is you first widget select wcd-1, if it's the second one choose wcd-2 and so on;
- Name: here you can write the same name you put in the "Description" field;
- Template: choose from the template drop down list one of the available widgets that most suit your needs (I.e. Interactive Element, Interactive Logo...). To see our wide selection of widget's templates click here;
Further widget's set up options:
- Image Link: if yo want your widget to open an external web page when triggered, you need to choose the correct landing page from the ones you set up in the Ad Export page. If you don't know how to do it, click here;
- Event: if you want your widget to trigger another one, choose from the drop down list the right event to associate;
- Event on Hover: you can decide if the event or landing page may be also triggered with a simple mouse hover on the widget;
- Pause on Show: flag this option if you want your video to be paused when a widget is triggered (i.e. interactive card, interactive map...);
- Card: by flagging this option, you will make appear your widget with a white frame like a card;
- Overlay Mode: choose this option if your widget needs to appear in overlay in all your video area. We mainly use this feature when inserting a videoclick on a story;
- Close Button: flag this if you want to add a close button to your widget. By default it will be added on the top right cornet but if you want to change its position, contact us here;
- Close Button Color: if you already selected the previous options, you can also choose your close button color by inserting the respective Hex code;
- Link Social: insert in this field an url if you'd like to allow its sharing on the main social networks (Facebook, Twitter);
- Hover Zoom-in: flag this option if you want your widget to zoom-in when doing a mouse hover on it. This one is available only on desktop;
- Opacity: if you'd like your widget not to cover too much the background video, you may need to choose this option to make the widget appear opaque and become solid only when passing over it with the mouse;
- Layer Order: C-S dynamic stories are all built of many different layers. This drop down list shows numbers from 1 to 10 when 1 refers to the lower layer which can stay in background (i.e. videoclick) and 10 to the top layer that will cover all the ones below (i.e. interactive card);
- Animation: Choose one from the many options in the drop down list if you'd like your widget to appear with an animation;
- Save: when all it's done, click on the "Save" button to return to the main C-S Studio page. You can always come back later to make changes to your widget's set up options. 8. When you are done click Save. You will be redirected to the Story editor.
Hide a Widget
If you want one or more widgets disappear at a certain point during your ad you will need to do the following things:
- Create a "New Event" and give it the timecode when you'd like to disappear the associate widget;
- Then click on "Add Widget" to create a new one;
- In the "Widget Data" tab flag give a name and select "Hide" mode option;
- Give this widget the same widget ID you gave to the main one (i.e. if your interactive CTA has as wcd-2 as widget ID, you must choose wcd-2 for the hide widget you just created;
- You don't need to choose a template; just click on "Save" button and that's all
- 9. If you want your widgets to disappear at a certain point of your ad, you will need to create another widget event for this and then input the timecode you wish the widget to disappear at.. This is when your widget will disappear.
- 10. Select the specific widget type you want to disappear and then under mode select "Hide". Click save when you are done.
- 11. After you can resize and repositioning the widget in overlay in the left box.
- 12. After setting up your widgets, you can preview how they would look like by clicking on the "Open Preview". This will give you a clear idea of how the story rolls out.
Connecting the Widgets
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Here you will see how to actually connect widgets (events) after a storyboard has already been designed for the story.
1. Click on new event or hit on edit if the event you want to connect has already been created.
2. Under the "Key Value" box, choose from the list of choices available to associate with a particular event.
3. Now hit on "Open Preview" to see how your story evolves based on the events you connected within the underlying rules engine.
*FYI: Status/Key Values are the final blocks you placed in the rules engine logic. These are the ones you must connect to a particular event for the dynamic storytelling to be implemented. More of this in the Storyboard.
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Here's a list of all the widgets currently available:
- Poll
Quiz
Photo Gallery
- Custom Widget
*Any other form of widget can be customized according to requirement.
For a Visual example visit the Widgets Showcase section.
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*Any other form of widget can be customized according to requirement.
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