Smartlink Apps | Pluto 3
Introduction
The following article has been written to detail how our standard Pluto app can be set up and used for. We have also detailed all of the available features associated with Pluto general, features and styling menus. The point of Pluto is to offer faster loading HTML Customisation with inline text editing. The app is ideal for blanks and predesigns products.
Key features of this smartlink app include being powered by standard HTML to improve fast loading, simple 2 tab view for image & text and works best for products with fixed image and text areas.
The app is intended for use on desktop and larger screen sizes and may not display desirably on smaller screens.
Setting Up A Pluto App
To set up a new Pluto app users need to head into the Settings menu and select the "Smartlink Apps" option highlighted below.
Once in the "Smartlink Apps" menu simply search for "Pluto" or select it from the available default options.
Here you can set up new "Configurations", "Language Packs" and "Details" from within the sub menus.
We have broken down each section of the submenus in the remainder of this article.
How to Set A Configuration
The following tables added below outline the available configuration options that can be used to tailor the App to meet specific requirements. To access every menu simply click the arrow pointing down and the menu will expand for you to customise.
Within the setup of configuration there are multiple menus detailed below for General setup, Features and Styling menus
Once created users will be left with a unique 15 digit config code that can then be used to add config to the smartlink.
General Menu
The general menu will allow you to set the name of your config as well as the ability to enable multiple different locale options. This menu has been shown below.
Locale options link into Language packs which has been detailed further down in this article. Essentially these act as app translation locales that can be listed into this menu for language or terminology translations to key elements of the app such as "Add to cart", "add text" or "add Image".
Features Menu
The following table details every single option that can be enabled within the Features menu located on your set configuration.
Option Name | Setting Option | Description | |
Link Galleries By Name To Image Area | Toggle | This links any galleries specified in the Smartlink to the Image Area on the product with the same name. | |
Enable POS Details Popup | Toggle | Enables a pop up form to capture customer address details, can bypass a payment gateway or be connected to stripe. This is used for point of sale smartlinks like Instore Kiosks. | |
POS Validation | Toggle | Enable to make POS Pop up form fields mandatory, this is used to collect customer data. | |
Google Analytics Code | Input Field | Enter your Google Analytics ID here, Starting with UA. | |
Mouseflow Website ID | Input Field | Mouseflow is a third party that tracks user activity within your app. Simply add the Mouseflow website ID they will have created for you and this will track activity. | |
Default Selected Country In POS | Input Field | Enter the default country to be displayed when the POS pop up form loads. | |
POS Shipping Country | Input Field | Enter the default country to be displayed when the POS pop up form loads. |
Below gives you a look at how this menu will appear for users.
Simply scroll through the features menu and once happy with your changes select "Save" and move onto the next menu in the sequence.
Styling Menu
Styling refers to the appearance of the app and how to create external CSS that can be used against your app.
Option Name | Setting Option | Description |
External CSS | Input Field | Here you can add external CSS to change the appearance of the smartlink. |
The styling menu will appear for users like the below.
An example of the kind of CSS you can set using the Pluto app can be seen below. Here we have changed the sizing of the buttons to appear bigger for use on mobile.
CSS is optional but recommended as it allows for your own company branding to match with the selected app.
Once styling has been added users can move onto the next menu within the sequence.
Styling is the last menu within the configuration, users will than have a unique 15 digit code that they can use when using smartlink builder or default apps.
Language Packs
As mentioned before on this article language packs can be set to define the shown text for menu options such as "Add To Cart" which users may want to change to either "Add To Bag" or spelling add to cart in French which would be "Ajouter au panier". To set a new language pack simply click the "+ Create Locale" button shown below.
Once clicked users can select the language type from the dropdown which is set to English by default, as well as options to set a unique identifier as well as a name.
With these basic details now set users can expand the menu with the arrow which will show the Translations options which must be entered into the "To" column. These can be changed at a later date by simply amending the app.
Once the "To" translations have been set simply save the Locale which can than be entered into the "Enabled Locales" menu within the config which will ensure this locale is used for the app.
Example Of The App
We have created an example of the app for customers to use, this is using a test product with config options shown below.
Users can access this Pluto 3 App link here - Click Here
Related Articles
Smartlink Apps | Stepped3
Introduction The following article has been written to detail how our standard Stepped 3 app can be set up and used for a stepped app experience. We have also detailed all of the available features associated with Stepped 3 general, features, ...Smartlink Apps | Flow
Introduction The following article has been written to detail how our standard Flow app can be set up and used for. We have also detailed all of the available options associated with Flow features, styling, product info, renderer option, POS (Point ...Smartlink Apps | Proof3
Introduction The following article has been written to detail how our standard Proof 3 app can be set up and used for. We have also detailed all of the available features associated with Proof 3 features. This app is designed for the B2B market and ...Smartlink Apps | 3Column3
Introduction The following article has been written to detail how our standard 3Column3 app can be set up and used for. We have also detailed all of the available options associated with 3Column3 features, styling, product info, renderer option and ...Smartlink Apps | Garment 3
Introduction The following article has been written to detail how our standard Garment 3 app can be set up and used for. We have also detailed all of the available options associated with Garment 3 features, styling, renderer option and miscellaneous ...