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Common Ninja: News & Updates — February 2024

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Summary (TL;DR): In this article, we are going to discuss the latest news, updates, and developments at Common Ninja.

Common Ninja: News & Updates — February 2024

As we embrace February 2024, Common Ninja is excited to unveil a series of updates and new features that are set to enhance your digital toolkit significantly. This month, we're proud to announce a comprehensive overhaul of our FAQ widget, designed to make managing and navigating FAQs more intuitive and effective than ever. Alongside this major update, we've also introduced new features across our existing widgets, ensuring that your experience with Common Ninja continues to be as seamless and productive as possible.


But that's not all—get ready for the introduction of an innovative addition to our widget lineup: the Booking Widget. This upcoming tool is designed to transform the way appointments and reservations are managed online, offering a new level of convenience and efficiency for businesses and their clients alike. Stay with us as we explore these exciting developments, crafted to empower your web presence and engage your audience like never before.


Announcing: A Major Overhaul to the FAQ Widget


We are thrilled to announce a comprehensive overhaul of our FAQ widget, designed to enhance user experience and provide more customization options. 


With the introduction of templates, users can now choose from a variety of pre-designed formats, making it easier to get started and ensuring that the FAQ section aligns with the overall look and feel of their website. 


The addition of custom style control offers unparalleled flexibility, allowing users to tweak colors, fonts, and other stylistic elements to match their brand identity precisely. 


We've also introduced skins, a feature that provides thematic layers to the FAQ widget, enabling users to quickly switch between different visual styles. 


Lastly, the new layouts option allows for a more dynamic arrangement of FAQ content, supporting various formats and catering to diverse content presentation preferences. 


These changes collectively make our FAQ widget more adaptable, visually appealing, and user-friendly, empowering website owners to deliver information more effectively to their audience.


Introducing: New Features


We’ve added new features to the following widgets: 


  • Brackets: Added an option to connect custom forms!
  • Charts: Added support for spline area chart + area gradient setting.
  • Timeline: Added localization.
  • Card Carousel: Added device settings.
  • Restaurant List: Added SVG library.
  • Restaurant Flip Cards: Added SVG library.
  • FAQ: Added option to prevent scrolling to the beginning of an answer.
  • Video Carousel: Added device settings.
  • Banner Carousel: Added device settings.
  • Quotes Carousel: Added device settings.
  • Image Carousel: Added device settings.

Coming Soon


We are excited to announce that our team is currently in the process of developing a new addition to our widget lineup: a booking widget. This innovative tool is designed to streamline the process of scheduling appointments, reservations, and bookings directly from your website or application.


The essence of a booking widget lies in its ability to offer a seamless and efficient interface for users to secure their spots for services, events, or resources at their convenience. 


Whether you're a business owner looking to simplify appointment bookings or a customer in search of an effortless way to plan your next visit, our upcoming booking widget promises to enhance the user experience by making the booking process as straightforward and hassle-free as possible. Stay tuned for its release, as we can't wait to bring this powerful functionality to your digital toolkit.