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Overview
Action Builder is a self-service tool that you can use to create actions to use in Web experiences. These actions can make major or minor changes to your site without touching any code. You can configure actions in such a way to make them reusable....
Actions List Page
The Actions list page shows all the actions created in an account. To access it click COMPONENTS in the top navigation bar, and then select Actions . Like many other list pages in the Monetate platform, the Actions list page is a table that...
Element Selectors
Element selectors within the Monetate Builder tools support both CSS3 and Sizzle selector syntax. You can use attribute selectors and pseudo-class selectors in both stylesheets and the Element Selector field. You can only use Sizzle selectors i...
Content Masking
Content masking hides an element or holds an element on a page until after Monetate's actions complete, which thus allows all site elements to appear at the same time. You cannot use content masking with the asynchronous version of the Mo...
Regular Expressions in Personalization
A regular expression (regex or regexp) is a group of characters that you can use to match complex patterns in URLs. Within the Monetate platform, you can use regular expressions for pattern-matching or search-and-replace functions in Full-Page Tes...
Fix Action-Rendering Issues with React Applications
Some Monetate actions, such as Insert HTML actions, may not always perform as expected in a single-page React application. React may produce warnings and revert content, depending on the application and the use of these actions. For this example,...
Manage Flicker
Flicker is a visual artifact that renders for a site visitor as content loads. It's most often caused by switching (or hiding) a section of your native site content with content served via another front-end technology, such as Monetate. As th...
Flicker Troubleshooting
To troubleshoot any flicker issues that may be visible on your site, you should first download and install the Monetate Inspector browser plug-in. Experiences must be live for at least 30 minutes before content masking fires. Click Content Mas...
Request Custom Actions
While the majority of the actions you use can be easily built using Action Builder, you may need Monetate developers to build an action for you. Use this form to submit a request for a custom action. Here are some examples of the actions that you...
FAQ
What is the difference between actions created by Monetate and client-created actions? The actions that Monetate builds, as designated by its logo, were tested by its engineers. Only Monetate employees can edit or delete these actions. Each Mon...