{"id":2802,"date":"2020-04-10T15:19:16","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T15:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wishloop.com\/blog\/?p=2802"},"modified":"2020-04-10T15:34:13","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T15:34:13","slug":"introducing-the-new-editor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wishloop.com\/blog\/introducing-the-new-editor\/","title":{"rendered":"New Text Editor, Emoji Support and More…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hey Wishloopers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we all adjust to being confined to our homes we\u2019re actually working harder than ever to make sure Wishloop emerges from the pandemic stronger than before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The observant amongst you will know it’s been a while since I wrote an official \u201cWishloop updates\u201d post.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This isn\u2019t because we haven\u2019t done any (quite the contrary, most weeks we release several updates and bug fixes), however we haven\u2019t been communicating these as well as we could have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s something I want to improve going forward as we have a lot of exciting stuff in the pipeline<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And in this post I want to introduce some new features that we have just released as well as give an early indication of what we\u2019re currently working on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s get straight into it, starting with today\u2019s new updates…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. Out with the old, in with the new<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lets face it, the text editor in the builder was looking a bit dated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a screenshot of the old editor<\/span>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This 5 year old relationship is now over, but we won\u2019t be shedding any tears<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We knew we could do better and have been secretly working on a new editor for several months.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As there are hundreds of Wishloop templates, tens of thousands of live Wishloop campaigns and millions of user impressions being generated on a weekly basis, updating something so central to the platform has been a major challenge for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, challenges are there to be overcome \ud83d\ude42 so today i\u2019m proud to announce the release of the new inline text editing experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new editor<\/span>… (its a gif so may take a little while to load) <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looks far more modern, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only does the new editor look better, the experience of using it just feels<\/em> better too.  It\u2019s more natural, putting you directly in touch with your campaigns.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the code the new editor produces is also far cleaner.  And faster!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honestly there\u2019s not much to dislike here.  I think you\u2019ll notice an immediate improvement<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s not to say there haven\u2019t been a couple of compromises…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regular users may notice that we\u2019ve added more traditional drag handles to each widget, so you\u2019ll need to make some minor workflow adjustments for that as clicking within the widget will now directly edit the text (previously text editing required a double click, and single click+hold would let you drag the widget)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cursor key movement of the elements is also no longer enabled, however we hope to bring that back in a future update.  For now, you can use the positioning options in the \u201cArrange\u201d tab of the right side setting panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And there are a few other minor issues still to iron out, like improved logic for when the editor overlaps the other toolbars, but these are relatively minor UX improvements which actually require some significant coding to get right, so we\u2019re postponing these enhancements for now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As with any major update, there may be some bugs that we haven’t found during testing, so if you see anything amiss, please let our support team know.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. Emoji support \ud83e\udd73<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The new editor also supports emojis, which opens up a whole load of new opportunities for bringing new life to your campaigns.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A well placed emoji can also help improve conversions (just consider how they\u2019re already used by Facebook advertisers for example).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s how the emoji selection looks in the new editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\udd7a\ud83c\udf89<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Need I say more?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3. SendinBlue integration<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of our most requested integrations is now live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sendinblue have quickly established themselves as one of the hottest email autoresponders on the block.  With a very competitively priced platform and a strong feature set, they\u2019re well worth a look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sendinblue are also scoring very highly in industry benchmarks in terms of email deliverability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On that note, you may find this ebook I wrote a few months ago helpful (no optin required)<\/p>\n\n\n

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Don\u2019t let your emails get blocked and reported as spam!<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n
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Discover 13 simple tactics you can implement in minutes which are guaranteed to increase your optin rate…<\/p><\/div>\n

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Improve my email delivery<\/p><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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4. Partner Program upgrades<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

And to round off the current release of updates, we\u2019ve also made a number of changes to our White Label Partner Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re seeing strong demand for our Partner Program as more people sat at home thinking about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. How to pivot their service-based marketing agency model in the face of cancelled or postponed contracts<\/li>
  2. Opportunities to add an additional revenue stream to their business<\/li>
  3. Or even just how to create a recurring side hustle while they\u2019re currently unable to do their normal job<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    In recognition that a global recession is looking increasingly likely we\u2019ve taken $500 off the white label setup fee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But more importantly, we\u2019ve also made some structural changes to allow our most ambitious partners to scale more quickly and securely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    We anticipate that with our future development plans, this will be needed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    So that brings me neatly round to… <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    What\u2019s coming next?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    At the start of this article I mentioned that we\u2019re busy working on a lot of exciting new developments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Without delving too much into the finer details, I wanted to give a brief outline of a few of these and also indicate a general direction of travel that we\u2019re moving in.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    The Wishloop Marketplace<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    You may have noticed that the Wishloop Marketplace has already been on our new Wishloop Pro<\/a> page for a while now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    We\u2019re hoping to launch the marketplace in a few weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The marketplace is the core of our new vision for Wishloop and will become central to our user onboarding process and the campaign creation user journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Sounds shmancy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What I\u2019m really talking about is making Wishloop easier to use while delivering more immediate impact.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The new editor was the first step in this process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The marketplace is the next big leap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Our goal in all this is simple:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    To help people see value sooner in their initial user journey, and to ensure they can get value quicker again in subsequent ones.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

    The marketplace makes this vision possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    By focussing on quality templates with real world use cases and associated narrative, we can put our value front and centre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Think of it like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    We\u2019ll take care of the design, we\u2019ll take care of the offer, we\u2019ll even give you the copy to use… <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    you just tweak a few details to your requirements, and hit publish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    This is what the marketplace will bring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Plus the marketplace will also streamline the current template sharing process, allowing users to share, import and track templates more effectively amongst themselves \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    The Wishloop Associate Program<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Remember I mentioned about putting value first?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Well we thought what better way to reward our current users than by letting them take a share of the marketplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    So… <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you like the sound of learning killer new marketing techniques, and getting all the new templates we\u2019re currently creating<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    …And…<\/strong><\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You\u2019re also excited by the prospect of being able to give these techniques away as your own<\/strong><\/span>, completely rebranded and with the free templates linked to your affiliate ID<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u2026then you\u2019ll love the new Wishloop associate program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It’s the perfect evergreen, high ticket plus recurring affiliate offer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    With new ways to promote each month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    New marketing techniques, new templates, new offers, new niches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It’s the sizzle and<\/em> the steak<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \ud83d\udd25 + \ud83e\udd69 = \ud83d\udcb5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Btw, go give the new emojis a try if you haven\u2019t already.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    That\u2019s all for today’s updates, we\u2019ll have more info about the marketplace and the new associate program in the coming weeks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Final thoughts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    At a time when the business world has been brought to a near standstill, many companies are shifting to a value-first business model.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    And many business advisors are preaching about transparency, authenticity, credibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Obviously we\u2019ve been working on these projects for many months, but we\u2019re proud to be in a position to be able to bring these updates to our customers in a time of much uncertainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    On behalf of the Wishloop team I wish you and your families much happiness, health and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    We believe Wishloop has a bright future and we hope you\u2019ll join us in the road ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Hey Wishloopers! As we all adjust to being confined to our homes we\u2019re actually working harder than ever to make sure Wishloop emerges from the pandemic stronger than before. The observant amongst you will know it’s been a while since I wrote an official \u201cWishloop updates\u201d post.   This isn\u2019t because we haven\u2019t done any (quite […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ub_ctt_via":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/wishloop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/04\/blog-header.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Stuart Frank","author_link":"https:\/\/wishloop.com\/blog\/author\/stuwl9783\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wishloop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2802"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wishloop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wishloop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wishloop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wishloop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2802"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wishloop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2802\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wishloop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wishloop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wishloop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wishloop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}