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Work with remote widgets
You can create remote widgets for e-Marketing Spots, wish lists, and gift registries. From the storefront, you can let customers share remote widgets to their personal Web pages. The sample Madisons starter store pages that are packaged in the MadisonsEnhancements.sar file illustrate how you can use a Share link on a store page for this purpose. For e-Marketing Spots, the store pages also illustrate how you can add a Subscribe link to an e-Marketing Spot so customers can subscribe to an e-Marketing Spot feed.
- Create an e-Marketing Spot remote widget
You can create a Flash widget to make a portable version of an e-Marketing Spot. You and the customers can embed the e-Marketing Spot remote widget on Web sites external to WebSphere Commerce. On the external sites, the widget displays the Web activities or default content scheduled for the e-Marketing Spot.
- Add a Share link for an e-Marketing Spot remote widget
The Madisons starter store provides store pages and code to demonstrate how customers can share e-Marketing Spot remote widgets. To familiarize yourself with the Madisons implementation, you can add a Share link to an e-Marketing Spot for which you have created a KickApps remote widget. Then consider using a similar implementation for the own store.
- Add a Subscribe link for an e-Marketing Spot feed
The Madisons starter store provides store pages and code to demonstrate how customers can subscribe to e-Marketing Spot feeds. To familiarize yourself with the Madisons implementation, you can try adding a Subscribe link to an e-Marketing Spot. Then consider using a similar implementation for the own store.
- Create a wish list remote widget
You can create a Flash widget to make a portable version of a wish list. The wish list remote widget displays an Atom feed containing the products that a customer has added to a wish list. Customers can embed the wish list remote widget on a personal Web page so that their friends and family can see gifts they want to receive.
- Enable the Share link for a wish list remote widget
The Madisons starter store provides store pages and code to demonstrate how customers can share wish list remote widgets.To familiarize yourself with the Madisons implementation, you can try associating the Share link on the Personal Wish List page to a wish list remote widget you have created in KickApps App Studio. Then consider using a similar implementation for the own store.
- Create a gift registry remote widget
You can create a Flash widget to display information about a customer's gift registry, such as the event date and the number of gifts still remaining in the registry. Customers can share the widget to a personal Web page. The widget helps to remind friends and family of the upcoming event and provides a direct link back to the gift registry on the storefront. The gift registry information in the widget comes from an Atom feed.
- Enable the Share link for a gift registry remote widget
The Madisons starter store provides store pages and code to demonstrate how customers can share gift registry remote widgets. To familiarize yourself with the Madisons implementation, you can try associating the Share link on the Registered Products page to a gift registry remote widget you have created in KickApps App Studio. Then consider using a similar implementation for the own store.
- Troubleshoot remote widgets and feeds
If you encounter problems while using remote widgets or feeds, refer to the following troubleshooting topics to help determine the cause of the problem and find possible solutions.
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