How to create Smart Elements & Product Cards

How to create Smart Elements & Product Cards

tinyEmail: Smart Elements for Efficient Email Creation

This document explains Smart Elements, a feature in tinyEmail that simplifies building emails with repetitive content.

What are Smart Elements?

Smart Elements are pre-designed email modules in tinyEmail that automatically pull content from your website. This eliminates the need to manually add product details, blog post information, or other repetitive elements multiple times.

Benefits of Using Smart Blocks:

  • Save Time: Create emails with repetitive content quickly and efficiently.
  • Reduce Errors: Eliminate the risk of typos or inconsistencies in product details across your email.
  • Maintain Consistency: Ensure all your emails have a uniform look and feel.

How to Use Smart Elements:

Using Pre-Built Modules:

  1. Access the "Modules" section in the tinyEmail editor.
  2. Select "General" or a relevant category based on your email content.
  3. Choose a pre-built Smart Block like "Product Card" or "Blog Post Summary."
  4. Drag and drop the Smart Block into your email template.
  5. Enter the URL of the web page containing the content you want to pull.
  6. tinyEmail will automatically extract the relevant information (e.g., product image, title, description) and populate the Smart Block.


Common Use Cases for Smart Elements

  1. Product Catalogs: Automatically display product information, images, and pricing directly from your e-commerce store.

  2. Event Listings: Keep your subscribers informed about upcoming events by pulling event details from your calendar or event management software.

  3. Social Media Feeds: Showcase your latest social media posts or content from other accounts.

  4. Weather Updates: Include real-time weather information for specific locations.

Troubleshot Missing Data

For most users (99%), the system will work flawlessly. However, in rare cases (1%), data may not be pulled correctly from the website. If this occurs, check the website for Open Graph (OG) tags. If they exist, tinyEmail should pull the data. If not, follow these steps:


  1. Identify the missing data: In this example, the price is missing.
  2. Inspect the element: Right-click on the price element on the website and select “Inspect.”
  3. Copy the CSS selector: Copy the CSS selector of the element.
  4. Paste into Smart Collection: Go to the Smart Collection configuration tab and find the variable corresponding to the missing data (e.g., “price”).
  5. Add the CSS selector: Paste the copied CSS selector into the “External” field of the variable.

This will allow tinyEmail to pull the missing data directly from the website.


Important Notes:
  • For optimal results, your website should use Open Graph (OG) tags to provide structured data for easy extraction by tinyEmail.
  • If your website doesn't use OG tags, you might need to use custom CSS selectors for data mapping (may require basic coding knowledge).

Support:

If you have any questions or encounter issues using Smart Blocks, contact tinyEmail support through their website or email address.

By leveraging Smart Blocks, you can streamline your email creation process and ensure consistent, error-free communication with your audience.


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