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Common Ninja: News & Updates — August 2024

Sergei Davidov,
Common Ninja: News & Updates — August 2024

Welcome to the August 2024 edition of Common Ninja: News & Updates! This month, we're thrilled to unveil an array of brand-new widgets designed to expand your creative possibilities and enhance your project workflow.


From innovative content displays to interactive engagement tools, our latest additions are here to supercharge your productivity and bring fresh functionality to your projects. Dive in to explore these exciting new widgets and see how they can elevate your creative toolkit!


Exciting News: Common Ninja's Widget Featured in Jimmy Fallon's Book Club Vote!



Common Ninja is thrilled to announce that our Image Poll widget has been chosen as the voting platform for the Summer Reads competition in Jimmy Fallon's Book Club! 


This marks another incredible milestone for us, as we are once again featured by Jimmy Fallon’s team. 


We are deeply grateful to NBC and the entire Fallon crew for their continued trust and support. This recognition highlights the reliability and versatility of our widgets, and we couldn't be more excited to be part of such a fantastic event!


Introducing: New Widgets


Reddit Feed Widget: Enhance your website with the Reddit Feed Widget. This tool integrates Reddit content directly onto your site, allowing visitors to engage with relevant discussions seamlessly.


Podcast Player Widget: Elevate your audio content with the Podcast Player Widget. This widget lets you embed a customizable podcast player on your site, offering a user-friendly interface for streaming and sharing your episodes.


Course Listings Widget: Streamline your educational offerings with the Course Listings Widget. Perfect for educational institutions, this tool allows you to showcase your courses in an organized and visually appealing manner.


Business Listings Widget: Simplify the presentation of your business directory using the Business Listings Widget. This customizable tool ensures that your business listings are both attractive and easy to navigate.


Glassdoor Reviews Widget: Build trust with potential employees by showcasing company feedback with the Glassdoor Reviews Widget. This widget integrates Glassdoor reviews directly on your site, enhancing transparency and credibility.


Visitor Counter Widget: Track and display your website's traffic effortlessly with the Visitor Counter Widget. This tool provides real-time data on your visitors, helping you monitor and showcase your site’s popularity.


Interactive Video Widget: Engage your audience with interactive content using the Interactive Video Widget. This widget allows you to add interactive elements to your videos, creating a more dynamic and engaging viewing experience.


All-in-One Reviews Widget: Consolidate reviews from multiple platforms with the All-in-One Reviews Widget. This tool provides a comprehensive view of customer feedback, enhancing your site’s credibility and user trust.


All-in-One Chat Button Widget: Enhance customer support with the All-in-One Chat Button Widget. This widget integrates multiple chat platforms into a single button, making it easy for users to reach out to you for assistance.


Introducing: New Features


We’ve added new features to the following widgets: 


  • Contact form, Accordion, Petition form, Timeline: added new templates.
  • Corner Popup: added card layouts and animation, and API integration.
  • All Widgets: added headers option.
  • Listing: added new font family: Fjalla One.
  • Forms: added month localization.
  • Catalog and Listings: added zip file upload support.
  • Comments: added snippets to various listings (job, real estate, event).
  • Listings: added timestamp localization, option to hide negative values (yes/no fields), option to disable full details view, added global field and default values support.
  • FAQ/Accordion: option to add a widget to the answer.
  • Video Carousel/Slider: added video upload support.
  • All Popups: added animations.
  • Catalog & Listings: added pagination support, added fideo field type support.
  • PDF Gallery: added pagination support.
  • Spinning Wheel: added email confirmation support to users.
  • FAQ & Maps: added data export button.
  • Account Level API: widely available to all customers in all plans.
  • Polls: option to allow users to vote multiple times.
  • Calculator: added prefix and suffix to fields.
  • Reviews: added placeholder default text for empty reviews.