1.8 Release Content Outline

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1 1.8 Release Content Outline December 2012

2 gomobi 1.8 Release Release date December 17th, 2012, between 7am and 10am GMT Release will be available on our UAT [sandbox] environment at 10am GMT on December 12 th Updated release documentation will be available with the release notes on the day of release o Technical Integration document o FAQ s o Video Tutorials o Marketing materials gomobi 1.8 release outline 1

3 Table of Contents Enhancements... 3 Additional Ad Platforms providers and ad placement options... 3 Site façade... 4 WYSIWYG Editor enhancements... 5 Help page... 6 Site Color... 7 New... 8 New Site Navigation Menu bar... 8 Google + Feature... 9 Google + sharing Google Adwords tracking Hiding features from the Home page of the site Creating Subpages Widgets EU Cookie regulations hour time format Redeemable Coupon tracking gomobi 1.8 release outline 2

4 Enhancements Additional Ad Platforms and Ad placement options Additional Ad Platforms providers have been added to the Control Panel, helping site owners increase revenue by placing more mobile ad s on their site. In addition to Google AdSense, users can also add ads from Mojiva, Smaato and Adfonic Ad platform providers by inserting the relevant ad platform ID. We have added an Additional Options area within the Ads feature so you can chose where you want the ads to appear on your site; on the Home page and/or subpages of the site, on the top, bottom etc. Feature has been renamed from Google Ads to Ads Select from the drop down list to select Ad platforms [Image 1] Ad platform providers include: Google Adsense, Mojiva, Smaato and Adfonic Option to display ads on the Home page or just on the subpages of the site [Image 3] Option to position the Ad on the site o Above the header, o Below the footer, o Above the page content, o Below the page content Ad position on the site is global [you cannot have different positions on the homepage and subpages] Ads will not appear in the preview in the Control Panel Image 1 - Control Panel feature Image 2 - Control Panel Advanced Options gomobi 1.8 release outline 3

5 Image 3 - Ad position on top of the site Image 3 - Ad position at bottom of site Image 3 - Ad position above content Site façade enhancement We currently add a grey background to the body of all of the inner site pages regardless of what template or color scheme is selected. In order to provide differentiation the body background color and the text color of the inner pages of the site will match the template that is applied to the site. Users will also be able to customize the color via the Advanced Options area of the Site Colors feature. The color of the body background of the subpages [initially applied to the site] will be the same as the site header color of the template applied to the site [see image 1 below] The site owner can customize the body background color and the body text color of the inner pages via the Advanced Options in the Site Colors feature [see image 2 below] o Subpage background color Option o Subpage text color option These settings will only apply to new sites created from the day of the release [or if a new template is applied to an existing site from the day of the release] Image1 - Inner page samples with background color gomobi 1.8 release outline 4

6 Image 2 - Site Colors Advanced options WYSIWYG Editor Enhancements We have made several enhancements to the WYSIWYG to improve the look and layout of content that is inserted into a page via the WYSIWYG editor. Options include changing the font type, color and size and also configuring the alignment of text and/or objects inserted into a page via the editor. Image 1: WYSIWYG Editor gomobi 1.8 release outline 5

7 Help page enhancements - Additional video tutorials We have enhanced the look and feel of the Control Panel Help page by including the header of the Control Panel to enable the user to navigate seamlessly throughout the Control Panel. You will also find additional How to video tutorials to help users on how to use the new functionality of the Control Panel. These are non-branded videos and will only be displayed if the Control Panel is in US or UK English or if a Reseller has not deactivated them. gomobi 1.8 release outline 6

8 You can also download the How to video tutorials to use elsewhere from the Resource centre on gomobi.info Site Colors Additional color options have been added to the Site Color feature to enable further customization of the site colors. You now also have the option to customize the color of the new Site Navigation Menu bar [if it is applied to the site]. In addition to that you can also customize the background of the subpages of your site and the text on the subpages [see image 1 below]. Menu Bar option to customize the Navigation Menu Bar Customize the background of the subpages via the Subpage background color Customize the text of the subpages via the Subpage text color Image 1 - Additional Advanced Color Options of the Site Color feature gomobi 1.8 release outline 7

9 New New Site Navigation Menu Bar To enable easier navigation through the mobile site we have add a new Site Navigation Menu Bar option to the site. It is only supported on Smartphone, tablet and desktop devices; on all other devices it will not be displayed. It will be applied to all new gomobi sites created from the date of the release [existing sites will not be impacted]. The Site Navigation Menu Bar will be created from a predefined list of features if they have been activated on the site. All other features will be contained within drop down menus. If any of the predefined menu features are not activated on the site then the corresponding icon will not appear on the navigation menu bar [see image 1 for example] Navigation Menu features and drop down feature containers are [see image 2] Home - link to Home page Find Us - link to the Find Us feature Mail - display a drop down menu of Keep Me Informed and/or Leave a message features Call Us - will contain all Click-to-Call features and/or Call Me Back feature More- will display a drop down list of all of the other feature that have been added to the site Image1 - Full Navigation Menu Bar Menu Bar with 4 features Menu Bar with 3 features Image 2 - Mail drop down menu - will contain Leave A Message and Keep me Informed Features Call drop down menu - will contain all Click-to-Call features and Call Me Back feature More drop down menu - will contain all other features activated on the site gomobi 1.8 release outline 8

10 The site owner can customize the placement of the Navigation Menu Bar in the Templates panel of the Design area of the Control Panel, it can be added to the top or the bottom of the site [see image 3 below]. The default position of the Navigation Menu bar will be at the top of the site. There is also the added option of removing it from the site by selecting the relevant image and clicking update. Image 3 - template feature with Menu Bar options [ top, bottom or none] Navigation Menu Bar positioned at the top of the site Navigation Menu Bar positioned at the bottom of the site The colors of the Site Navigation Menu Bar will be that of the template that has been applied to the site. The colors can be customized via the Advanced Options of the Site Colors feature. Will only be displayed on Smartphones, tablets and desktops. It will not appear on mid/low end devices On some devices the menu will be in a fixed position and on others it will scroll with the page content Can be positioned at the top or bottom of the site or removed from the site Will automatically be applied to all new gomobi sites created from the date of the release [existing sites will not be impacted] To add to an existing site the option in the templates feature needs to be selected. Colors can be customized via the Advanced Options of the Site Color feature. Order of features displayed on Navigation Menu Bar cannot be changed. Google+ Feature In additon to Twitter and Facebook site owners can now also provide access to their site vistors to their Google + page content from within their branded mobile site. All site owners need to do to add their Google + page is enter the URL or ID into the field provided and we will automatically pull and display the content in their mobile site. Similar to Facebook and Twitter updates to their Google + page will automatically be reflected on their mobile site. gomobi 1.8 release outline 9

11 Google+ feature is loaceted between the Facebook and Twitter feature in the Features list Google + URL or ID is required to activate the feature Content from the Google+ page will be displayed within the mobile site Updates to their Google+ page will automatically be reflected on their mobile site. Image 1 - Google + feature in Control Panel Image 2 - Google + feature on Site Facade Google+ Sharing Sharing via Google + has been added to the share options which are displayed at the bottom of the page of the site and it has also been added to the Tell A Friend feature as an option. Google Adwords Tracking You can now track traffic and conversions from your Google Adword campaigns to your mobile site. Via the Advanced Options area of each feature you can insert your Google Adwords Conversion ID and Label and we will insert the tracking code into the source of that feature/page enabling you to track visitors. For features with forms the tracking code will be inserted into the confirmation page of the form enabling you to track conversions. Insert your Google Adwords Conversion ID and Label to the Advanced Options area of each feature All traffic and conversions can be viewed from your Google Adwords dashboard Form features include: Forms, Booking Request, Call Me Back and Keep Me Informed gomobi 1.8 release outline 10

12 Advanced Option with option to add Google Adwords ID Hiding features from the Home page Previously all features activated on a gomobi site appeared on the home page of the site by default. You can now add features/pages to their site and select to hide from the home page [and also the new site navigation menu bar] by unselecting the Display in site navigation option in the Advanced Options area of the feature. This will remove the feature from the Home page and also from the Navigation menu bar on the site [if it has been added]. For convenience the URL of the page will be displayed in a text field. The default option for all features is to display them on the site navigation To hide features from the Home page and Navigation Menu Bar, unselect the Display in Site Navigation checkbox in the Advanced Options area of that feature [see image 1] The URL of the page will be displayed in a text field if checkbox is unselected [see image 2] Image 1 - Option to hide feature Image 2 - URL of page displayed if option is unselected gomobi 1.8 release outline 11

13 Creating Subpages You can now create subpages and add them to any page /feature that has a WYSIWYG Editor. Step 1 - you must have the feature/page activated and added to the site Step 2 - Optional - you can hide the feature from the site navigation via the Advanced Options area of the feature, Step 3 - Just click on the link option in the WYSIWYG editor of the page/feature you want to add a subpage to and select the feature/page from the Internal Links drop down list. A link to this page will be automatically inserted. Only activated features will appear in this drop down list. You can add as many as you like. To add a subpage to a feature, select the text, image or object on the page that you want to add the link to and click on the link icon on WYSIWYG editor and select the feature/page from the Internal links drop down list [See image 1 & 2 below]. Click on the External Links tab to add a link to an external site If you do not want the subpage to be accessible from the main site navigation go to go to the Advanced Options area of that feature and unselect the Display in site navigation checkbox [see image 1 & 2 above] Image 1- select the text/image /object that you want to link to and click on the Link icon in the WYSIWYG editor Image 2 - select the feature/page you want to link to from the drop down list and click the Ok button Products page with subpage links About Us page with subpage links Subpage of About Us gomobi 1.8 release outline 12

14 Widgets You can now insert various objects into pages/features that have a WYSIWYG editor; we refer to these as widgets. On the WYSIWYG you will see a variety of icons, just click on the widget icon that you want to display in the page and enter the information required in the corresponding Pop-up widow and click OK. It is as simple as that. Widgets include: o YouTube video, o PayPal button, o Google Wallet, o Mobile Ads [Google Adsense, Adfonic, Smaato, and Mojiva] When you click on the widget icon on the WYSIWYG editor a popup box will appear for you to enter the relevant information [see image 2 below]. Image 1 - WYSIWYG Editor with widgets Image 2 -Widget popup window [PayPal example] gomobi 1.8 release outline 13

15 EU Cookie Regulations Per the recent EU cookie law regulations, all gomobi sites accessed within the EU or that have an address within the EU will display a message on the site façade asking users to allow cookies on a site. Message will appear on the top of the home page of the site, below the site navigation menu bar To view the list of cookies that may be used on the site click the Cookie Policy text in the message To remove the message from view the user needs to click Ok to acknowledge the message, once clicked it will not be displayed again to that visitor The cookie policy page is not accessible from the site navigation Image 1 - Cookie notification on home page Image 2 - Cookie Policy page on site 24 hour format support We have added the option to set the time format that you want to use on your site to the Language & Region feature in the design area. You can select from AM/PM or 24 hour. The time format selected will be reflected in the Opening Hours feature and in the Booking Request feature to indicate option selected [see image 2] You can also change the format by clicking on the time format link in either of these features. The time stamp on all form submissions that are ed to the site owner will be displayed in the time format selected. gomobi 1.8 release outline 14

16 Language & Region feature with Time format option Image 2 - Time format displayed on Booking Request and OpeningHours feature Redeemable Coupons tracking If you added redeemable coupons to your site you can track how many of them have been redeemed. Go to the Redeem Options of the coupon on the Control Panel and you will see the number of people that have redeemed that specific coupon. Bug fixes These will be outlined in the release notes. Notes Updated API documentation, release notes and relevant FAQ s will be provided as close to the release date as possible and will also be available for download via the Reseller area of the gomobi.info site - gomobi 1.8 release outline 15