Attach a flow, video, or link to a Beacon

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Whatfix enables you to attach a Flow, video, or link to a beacon collection. It helps provide relevant information to your end users in their flow of work.

Note:

Create a Flow, Video, or Link prior to attaching it to a Beacon collection.

Use the following steps to attach content to an existing Beacon collection:

  1. On the Whatfix Guidance dashboard, click Widgets.
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  2. Click Beacons.
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  1. Hover your cursor over the Beacon segment you want to edit, and then click the Edit icon.
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  2. In the Attach Content section, click Attach Content.
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  3. Select the content you want to attach to the Beacon.Dashboard_AttachContent.png
    Note:
    The attached content starts appearing based on the Disappear Beacon setting that you configure when you create it.
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  4. Click Okay.
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  5. Click Save.Save
Note:
  • Whatfix enables you to add videos on Beacons also through Studio while creating the content. For more information on how to create Beacons, see Create a Beacon. Once you create the content, click the description section of the tooltip and then select the Insert Video icon from the Rich text editor. Insert videos to Beacons on Studio
  • Add the video to the Beacon. Add videos to beacons on Studio
  • Whatfix enables you to add videos to your content by entering either the **URL** or **Embedded code** or **Browse** option. The **Browse** option refers to the videos hosted on Whatfix Dashboard.
    Upload videos to smart-tips by URL, embed code, or through dashboard
  • If you want the video to autoplay for your end users, click **Autoplay** while inserting the video.Autoplay videos added to Beacons