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 the customiser walks you through a stepped process and enforces sign off on products. The app is ideal for blanks, Predesigns, print on demand and saved sample product types.
Key features of this smartlink app include stepped process through tabs and will not priced to basket without very clear sign off & terms.
The app is intended for use on desktop and larger screen sizes and may not display desirably on smaller screens.
Setting Up A Proof App
To set up a new Proof 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 "Proof" 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 and Features menu
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 |
Print Job Thumbnail Type | Dropdown | From this dropdown you can specify the type of print job that will be generated by the system - this can either be left at PNG by default or updated to generate as JPG. |
Button Background Colour | Input Field | A hex colour code can be set here which will alter the colour of the buttons of the app. |
Button Background Colour Active | Input Field | A hex colour code can be set here which will alter the colour of the buttons of the app when hovering over the buttons |
External CSS | Input Field | Here you can add external CSS to change the appearance of the smartlink. |
Print Job Number Of Thumbnails | Input Field | With this input field users can specify the number of thumbnails that can be produced with every artwork generation from this app. This is set to "-1" by default to not produce these thumbnails but users of multi aspect product can update this to produce a thumbnail for each page. |
Print Job Thumbnail Size | Input Field | The thumbnail size will be set to 500 pixels by default but users can update this to produce bigger or smaller thumbnails for each generated print job. |
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. |
Below gives you a look at how this menu will appear for users.
Features 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.
Product Approval Popup
This app includes an approval page which is accessible once clicking the add to cart button within the app steps. This approval page will appear like the below screenshot which will ask users to either approve or cancel the approval which is agreeing to the online proof statement shown below.
This is needed as the aim of this app is for B2B customers who may be ordering hundreds of the same products so is an important step in ensuring that the customer has approved the design before payment. There are no additional settings that need to be set to include this popup.
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 Proof3 App link here - Click Here
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