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Mini Editor

What is the Mini Editor?

The Mini Editor is a free, easy-to-install widget that brings the Polyvore virtual styling tool to your website. Whether you're a blogger or retailer, you can use the Mini Editor to give your readers and customers a fun, interactive way to mix & match products and create digital collages.

How much does it cost?

The Mini Editor is self-serve and free of charge.

How do I add the Mini Editor to my site?

It's easy! Just follow the step-by-step instructions on the Mini Editor page. Select the items you want to feature (up to 100), customize your fonts & colors, then copy & paste the snippet of code onto your site. It's as simple as embedding a YouTube video on a blog.

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The Mini Editor is a JavaScript application that lives inside an <iframe> that runs on Polyvore.com but is viewed on your site. All you have to do is embed the <iframe> code on your website. The code looks something like this:

Feel free to test out the above Mini Editor code on your own site!

Why should a blogger or media site use the Mini Editor?

The Mini Editor offers a fun, interactive experience that helps increase reader engagement and time spent on your site. You can use it to highlight a selection of products around a particular theme, season, story, or event.

For example, if you're a blogger, you could create a Mini Editor featuring your top fashion picks for fall and ask your readers to create outfits.


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Why should a retailer or brand use the Mini Editor?

The Mini Editor increases customer engagement with your products and provides valuable insights into how your customers merchandise your products.

For example, if you wanted to showcase your fall collection, you could create a Mini Editor filled with your fall items and ask your customers to create their own looks. By analyzing the sets your customers create, you can learn more about what products are popular and how often they are matched.

Here's an example of a Mini Editor stocked with products from Moxsie.com.


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What are some best practices for using the Mini Editor?

  • We recommend including at least 50 items, so that your readers and customers can create a wide range of outfits.
  • Use a diverse set of products. Include tops, bottoms, and accessories like shoes, handbags and jewelry.
  • Include background images and text to help inspire your users.
  • Place different Mini Editors in different sections of your site.
  • .Frequently rotate products to keep the items in each Mini Editor fresh.

What customization options are available for the Mini Editor?

You can select up to 100 products to appear in your Mini Editor. You can also customize the widget's size, color and fonts to match your own website.

How do you save a set created in the Mini Editor?

After creating a set, just hit the "Publish" button. You'll be prompted to log in via Facebook Connect or your Polyvore account.

Where do sets live after they've been published?

Sets are published to the Gallery tab of the Mini Editor, a collection on Polyvore.com, and your Polyvore account.

How do I manage and moderate my Mini Editor?

As the creator of your Mini Editor, your view of the widget will include an "Admin" tab with links to where you can manage your Mini Editor. The links will take you to the following locations:

  • Moderate gallery - Remove or reorder the sets created by your readers and customers.
  • Edit items - Edit the list of products featured in your Mini Editor.
  • Reconfigure widget - This brings you to the page you used to create the widget. You can change the colors, fonts, or size, and generate new code.

How do I remove an unattractive set from the Mini Editor gallery?

Visit Polyvore.com and log in to the account you used to create the Mini Editor. Visit your Mini Editor on your website, go to the Admin tab, and then click on "Moderate sets". This will bring you to the collection on Polyvore.com that contains the sets published through your Mini Editor. Click "Edit this Collection". Click the X on each set you want to remove. Then click Publish to re-publish your gallery.

Does the Mini Editor require a login?

You need a login to create a Mini Editor and publish it on your site.

However, your readers and customers do not need a login to see the Mini Editor once it's on your site. Users can browse the gallery and try making a set without logging in. Users are only prompted to log in (or register) after they try to publish a set that they've made. They can log into Polyvore via Facebook Connect or their Polyvore account. All login options occur within the Mini Editor and users are not directed off of your website.

Can I embed more than one Mini Editor on my website?

Yes. You can create as many Mini Editors as you like and embed them on the same website or web page. You can also display the same Mini Editor in many different places just by reusing the same code.

One of the sets in my Mini Editor has an item that is not included in my item list. How did this happen?

After a user creates a set in your Mini Editor, she can re-edit the set on Polyvore, which drives further engagement with your products and encourages more beautiful sets. Users can incorporate any item from Polyvore and re-save the set, which is how foreign items get saved into sets in your Mini Editor. If you do not want these sets displayed, you can delete them from your gallery or reorder the gallery as needed. Any items that are not included in your item list for the widget will remain "inactive" when displayed in the Mini Editor, meaning they will not be clickable.