Widgets in web push notifications – creation and management

Widgets are small windows used to display requests for consent to receive push notifications. At SAREpush, we offer the ability to customize the appearance of these widgets for our clients.

Types of widgets

There are two types of widgets available in the system:

• Ringtone: When this type is selected, a small ringtone appears in the selected corner of the screen. The subscriber can click on this bell to agree to receive push notifications.
• Notification: this type of widget allows you to display a message with two buttons in the form of a pop-up window, where the subscriber can agree to receive notifications.

Each account can have one ringtone widget and one notification widget active. Widgets can have different statuses:

• Not visible and requires publication: Widget is not visible on the website and requires publication.
• Visible but changes need publication: The widget is visible on the website, but the latest changes are not yet visible and require publication.
• Visible and up-to-date: The widget is visible on the website, and all changes are published.

Creating a new widget – ringtone

To create a new ringtone widget, follow these steps:

1. Open the “Widgets” tab.
2. Click the “Create a new widget” button in the upper right corner.
3. Choose the form of the bell.
4. Complete/set the following items:

• Display: Specify when you want the ringtone to appear. You can choose from the following options: immediately, when the subscriber leaves the page, when the user scrolls the page, with the option to set a percentage scroll of the page, or with a delay.
• Show subscription notification again: Specify how long after ignoring a consent request the subscription request should reappear. Possible options are: after a few days, after each refresh, only once during a session or in a new session.
• Position: Specify in which bottom corner of the page the ringtone should be displayed.
• Size: Select your preferred ringtone size.
• Color scheme: Customize the color scheme of the ringtone, such as the main background color, additional border color and icon color.

After setting all the elements, click the “SAVE” button. To see the changes made on the page, click the “Publish Changes” button.

Creating a new widget – notification

To create a new widget in the form of a notification, follow these steps:

1. Open the “Widgets” tab.
2. Click the “Create a new widget” button in the upper right corner.
3. Select the form of notification.
4. Complete/set the following items:

• Display: Specify when you want the notification to appear. You can choose from the following options: immediately, when the subscriber leaves the page, when the user scrolls the page, with the option to set a percentage scroll of the page, or with a delay.
• Show subscription notification again: Specify how long after ignoring a consent request the subscription request should reappear. Possible options are: after a few days, after each refresh, only once during a session or in a new session.
• Position: Specify where you want the pop-up to appear by selecting one of seven different positions.
• Icon: You can upload your own icon or use the default icon from your account configuration.
• Notification content: Specify the content to be displayed in the pop-up prompting you to agree to receive push notifications.
• Buttons: Add buttons for agreeing or disagreeing.
• Colors: Customize the colors of the background, text and buttons.

After setting all the elements, click the “SAVE” button. To see the changes made on the page, click the “Publish Changes” button.

Actions on ready-made widgets

Ready-made widgets have additional options you can use:

• Reports: Check how many users have viewed a particular widget.
• Edit: Change the items described in the sections above.
• Delete: Permanently delete the widget.