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Improved Hotspots Module in Icecat Enhanced Product Stories

A Product Story is a dynamic content page designed with a customized layout enriched with multimedia elements and messaging assets. It offers an improved product experience to online shoppers and consists of different blocks, such as images, videos, reviews, and user-generated content.

The design and functionality of the hotspot module within Product Stories have been enhanced:

  • The clickable buttons have been redesigned to be more visually appealing.
  • A pulsating animation has been introduced to encourage user interaction.
  • Hotspots now open automatically upon mouse hover.

Key Advantages of Hotspots in Enhanced Product Stories 2.0

Enhanced Product Stories offers multiple of benefits, facilitated by a streamlined framework. The compact design of the hotspot module seamlessly integrates with the channel partner’s existing review solution, fostering a cohesive user experience on product pages. Moreover, Product Stories supports extensive customization options like font styles and layout preferences. The loading speed of Product Stories has been optimized, ensuring a responsive design across all devices, with hosting provided by Icecat.

How to implement Product Stories?

The reviews will be immediately visible if you already use Enhanced Product Stories. If you do not use Enhanced Product Stories yet, then the implementation is straightforward. Product Stories are ready to go live on any device with a few lines of JavaScript in the HTML code. The manual with detailed instructions explains how to embed Product Stories via the Icecat Live Granular Call.

Alexander Velychko

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