Connected Data

This feature allows you to enter content (business info, text, logos, images) into your Content Library and connect it to a variety of widgets. This means you only need to enter and update the information in one location and it will be updated in all instances across your site, ensuring consistency and accuracy, as well as reducing the time spent making manual changes.

Adding Data

To use Connected Data, first add your data into the Content Library. Select the Content section from the sidebar menu.

Here you can add various pieces of information (read more about managing imported content), including information that can be used for the Connected Data feature (contact info, text, logos, and images). The following areas can be used with Connected Data.

In order to connect data, it must include a label and content. The label is the unique identifier of the specific data and the content is the actual data itself (text, image, etc.).

Note: some content library sections have predefined labels.

CONTACT INFO

Click on “Business Info” and enter your phone number, email address, social accounts, and physical address.

TEXT

Click on “Business Text” and enter the relevant info.

LOGOS

Click on “Business Images.”

Select “+ Image” and this will bring up the Image Picker.  Choose all relevant logos and click save.

The logos will now be available in the collection; add more collections as needed.

IMAGES

Click on “Collections.”

Select “Add Collection” and this will bring up the Image Picker.  Choose all relevant images and click save.

The images will now be available in the collection; add more collections as needed.

Connecting Data

Once you’ve added all relevant content to your library, you can connect the data to widgets by clicking on the following widgets to open up the context menu and select “Connect to data.”

If you don't see “Connect to data” in a widget's context menu, then data hasn’t been added to your Content Library or the widget is not compatible with Connected Data.

The following table lists all widgets that are compatible with Connected Data, as well as the data that can be connected for each widget:


Widgets Content Library Data
Text: paragraph, titles

Business text: all options

Business info:

  • Social links
  • Phone number
  • Email address
  • Locations (address)
  • Business name
Icon
  • Phone number
  • Email address
  • Social media
Image

Business info (link):

  • Phone number
  • Email address
  • Image
  • Alt Text
Map Business info: Location
Multi-location (Connected Data only) Business info: Locations
Button/Click To Call/Click-to-email (text on button)

Business info:

  • Social links
  • Phone number
  • Email address
  • Business text
Social Widgets (Connected Data only)
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
Photo gallery Collections (Image, Description, Title, Link, Link Text, and Image Alt Text)
Image slider Collections (Image, Description, Title, Link, Link Text, and Image Alt Text)
Media slider Collections (Image, Description, Title, Link, Link Text, and Image Alt Text)
List Collections (Image, Description, Title, Link, Link Text, and Image Alt Text)
Background Image

Business images:

  • Logo
  • Single image
Background slider Collections
Business hours Update via API only
Video Widget (Dynamic Pages only)

Video link: YouTube, Vimeo or Dailymotion

Note

The following formats must be used:

  • Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EsYwAKxAFU)
  • Vimeo: https://player.vimeo.com/video/77523904
  • Dailymotion: https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x70n2l8
Text & Image Widget Image and text
Shape widget
  • Image
  • Title
  • Text
  • Link
HTML Widget

Collections:

  • Plain text
  • Rich text
  • Number
  • Location
  • Image
  • Link

Business info:

  • Business name
  • Phone number
  • Location or address
  • Business hours
  • Email address
  • Social links

Business text:

  • About us
  • Company overview
  • Business services
Contact Form

Collections:

  • Email

Business info:

  • Email address
Table Widget

Collections:

  • Rich text
  • Plain text
  • Image
  • Link
  • Number
  • Date and time
  • Email
  • Phone

Widgets that have successfully been connected to data will have a blue linked icon.

ROW AND FLEX SECTION BACKGROUND

Select the “Connect to data” option in a row and you can add an image from a Collection or your Business Images to be used as the background of that row.

When Connected Data is used in Flex sections, an image from your site's Business Images can be used as a background.

Note: Business images can be added/updated from within Content > Business Images


BACKGROUND SLIDER

Select the “Connect to data” option and you can add image collections.

Connected Data

Once the data is connected, it will show up with a blue icon.

The data can be edited by selecting the data and clicking “Edit selected data.” This will open up the Content Library where you can make changes.

Note: if you change labels while a widget is connected, this will disconnect.

Disconnecting Data

You can disconnect a widget from Connected Data by clicking the relevant widget, and selecting “Change connection.”

Then click the dropdown and select “None.”

Note: disconnecting will revert to the previously used text and style.