springnest updates springnest.com

Adding a Mailchimp sign-up form to your Springnest website just got easier! Add the widget with a couple of clicks (you'll need to sign in to your Mailchimp account as part of this process). If you use multiple audiences in Mailchimp, you'll need to choose which audience you would like website subscribers to be added to. The sign-up form appears horizontally in your footer area, and will automatically match the colour palette and font combination of your site. Choose for a series of Calls to action best suited to your email marketing strategy and brand.

Websites with the narrow footer layout enables now display social media links above the address. These links adopt the existing button style and palette of the website.

We've added Facebook Chat as the first integrated live chat widget for Springnest websites. When active, the widget floats on the bottom-right of the screen and enables visitors to chat with you through your Facebook Business Page - a simple method to offer live chat functionality on your website.

To use this feature, you will need to:

• Have a Published Facebook Business Page associated with your business
• Be an administrator of your Facebook Business Page
• Be logged into your Facebook Account here

Learn how to add this widget

Like Accommodation and Activity pages, Canvas pages can now be added to Collections. Your Canvas Page's summary will appear on the Collection page as an excerpt, and will be hidden by a "Read More" link to reveal the full content, should the text exceed a certain number of characters.

A new layout for Latest Articles is available for *pages with hidden sidebars. The new layout appears wherever the Latest Articles Widget is active, and a page's sidebar is hidden. It displays the latest articles in a three-column grid. The total number of articles displayed can be set in the Latest Articles Widget Settings.

*The sidebars for Home pages, Canvas pages, and Map pages can be hidden in the Basic Information section.

Linking an image banner to a Youtube or Vimeo video now automatically creates a "Play" icon on the image. When clicked, it plays the video in a pop-up, ensuring that your visitors stay engaged without distractions.

Learn how to add videos

The new design features a full photo and video gallery, opposed to the single Feature Image, and uses a two column layout. This update automatically applies to all current and future offers published on Springnest websites.

The Notifications Editor gives you creative control over the way that you draw attention to the Special Offers on the desktop version your Springnest website, and lets your preview your changes in real-time. There are two styles to choose from, the Tab and Bubble.

Important: This feature relates specifically to how your website is viewed on desktop browsers like laptops and some tablets. On mobile width, the Special Offers notification floats at the bottom of the screen by default.

Learn how to use the notifications Editor

You can now add a Facebook Pixel to your Springnest website by pasting your Pixel ID in the Pixel field found in the Marketing Tab. Your Pixel will track all Pages and Articles across your website automatically fire Standard Events for certain pages types visited, and actions taken on your site.

Learn how to add your Pixel ID to your website.

The new gallery lightbox improves the way that website visitors view and interact with images on both desktop and mobile. This is a universal update and has been rolled out across all Springnest websites.