Recently, the "page" function of the cloud product of the zero-code platform partner was officially launched. In the live broadcast room of [Guy Kaimai] , CEO Dai Zhikang and the product manager jointly demonstrated the functions and usage skills of the "page" to the online audience, making friends shout Fun! What are the highlights of the fun, easy-to-use, and beautiful "pages"? Let us follow Mr. Dai and the product manager's explanation, let's take a look!
01 The Birth of "Page" - Simplify Complexity, Beyond Imagination
How was the new "page" launched by Partner Cloud born?
The word "page" sounds very common. A piece of A4 paper can be called a page, and a screen is also a page. But the "page" of Partner Cloud is not simple, it condenses a lot of hard work of Partner Cloud products and development partners.
Why do we do pages? Dai Zhikang mentioned: The idea has been around for a long time. The earliest carrier of the partner cloud to carry elements and content is called the dashboard. The dashboard can carry charts, data and other content, giving users a clear dashboard. "Page" is equivalent to an all-round upgrade of the dashboard.
When using the system, many users not only deal with cold data, but also hope to display the data in a more intuitive and beautiful way, and even more content on the client side, such as product lists, order information, company introduction, etc. . Some enterprises need to connect the internal system with the external system, and need a well-decorated "front" to provide services to customers.
The newly restructured "page" product came into being to meet the multi-faceted and all-round needs of enterprises and individuals. Considering the difficulty of getting started, we have removed complex concepts in the process of "page" design and production, and used a more simplified way to achieve beyond-expected effects.
02 "Page" overall function module - simple drag and drop to achieve rich layout
In terms of the overall structure of the "page" function, it is divided into blocks. When getting started with the page, you can divide it by area, add components to each area, and enter the title, cover, etc. from the top in turn. The pictures have different layouts, and you can freely choose according to your needs, and the display forms are very rich.
Once the component is added, it's time to add content. The content is divided into two types, one is to fill in manually, and you can click to jump to the link. We have connected a third-party gallery to provide you with a variety of pictures, which can be added after filtering. If the component data has structural requirements, or requires statistical analysis, the component data can be obtained from the table to match the corresponding relationship.
We also provide users with some view tools and data operations. The view tools are the same as the view tools in the partner cloud table. You can see which columns are there, display the data in groups, or customize the sorting rules, etc. You can set the basic operation rules of the data, whether it can be created, searched, imported and exported, etc., can be directly edited and opened quickly.
The other is non-handwritten content. We specially provide an embedded component, which can be realized by extracting the embedded URL of the website and pasting it into the component, such as embedding countdown, weather, music, or small clock, etc., which has rich imagination space.
The web design software and products currently on the market are somewhat difficult to use, because behind it is the repeated nesting of DIV components for layout. When designing the "page", we considered that the nesting of different DIVs is very difficult to understand. We hide the DIVs and make a lot of optimizations, allowing users to simply drag and drop to achieve a rich layout of page elements.
How to set the style? Merely arranging content can look discordant or monotonous. "Page" provides a wealth of style designs, one is the overall setting entry of the page, where you can choose the structure of the page, whether it is a normal web page type or a single page mode, and the width of the page can also be adjusted by yourself. The background of the page can be filled with solid colors, gradients, pictures, etc., and the colors of the text, buttons, etc. on the page can also be adjusted by themselves. The components of the page can be dragged to adjust the width, display form, etc., and the layout is flexible.
03 "Page" adapts to rich scenes, builds a website, documents, and does everything
Pages can be applied to various scenarios, from lightweight to heavyweight, from individuals to teams to enterprises, and can be presented quickly.
personalized document
Personal notes, resumes, product requirements documents... free design, scene style you define! In document-type pages, content can be blocked in large text components, or it can be divided into blocks. You can set the size and format of the text, from level one to level five, and you can also insert pictures, icons, emoji expressions , buttons, etc. For personal notes, resume, company knowledge base, etc., you can choose the style you like and add the content you want to present.
Build a website
Regarding building a website, "page" can help you build your own website. It was time-consuming and labor-intensive to do a website navigation before , requiring a lot of development functions . Jumping from the homepage to the news, and then jumping back from the news to the homepage, not only includes the problem of connection, but also the problem of forward and backward routing. In the "page", it can be easily configured using the navigation component. Through the system components provided by the page, you can open or close the navigation bar. There are navigation menus and navigation buttons grouped under the navigation component, which can be completed in a few steps by clicking, filling, and dragging.
In addition, the data analysis function will also be launched in the near future, which can support various statistical charts, classification and summary, progress bar, multiple statistics, etc. Gradually expand the functions of the original dashboard to the page in batches, so that the page can inherit the original functions more completely and become better.
04 The major upgrade of the data details page is not limited to DIY
The custom page layout capability released this time can not only replace the dashboard, but also build data detail pages by yourself . Say goodbye to hard-to-modify layouts, colors, and fonts. The current "Data Details Page" supports DIY with all kinds of pages and styles you want, which is both beautiful and practical. Dai Zhikang mentioned that the layout of the partner cloud data details page has undergone five innovations. The original data details page is a simple list of fields, and the second generation supports layout , and multiple shorter fields can be placed in one line, which improves the data viewing efficiency of the entire page. The third-generation update can color-mark the key content, so that you can quickly check the contact number or customer name, etc.; the fourth generation achieves related information, such as clicking on the customer’s field to see his communication records, historical orders, etc. This involves the contents of subtables and dashboards.
The previous four update iterations were limited to the table itself, and must be associated with the table before it can be displayed. And now it is the fifth generation of content, we can realize that all relevant content is presented on one page, including data in this table, data across tables, and shortcut operations. We hope that through such a details page, all associated information can be presented, and even data that is not related to the current data can be created and filled in. Through this update, we have made the data details page more scalable and malleable.
05 Q&A about the page
Q: After the "page" is online, will the dashboard go offline soon?
A: Many old users are using the dashboard. Don’t worry, the dashboard will not be offline. New functions will replace the dashboard when it matures, but the previous content can be viewed and used, ensuring a smooth migration.
Q: Will the page open up some code capabilities, allowing users to write their own styles?
A: Yes. We plan to add a column where the component style is set, and directly use CSS code to customize your style component. Friends who can write CSS and HML are blessed, and can make things different from others.
Q: What are the advantages of "page" compared with notion?
A: notion focuses more on the document level, while "page" provides a better layout, and provides dashboard analysis functions that notion does not have, and various data charts make the visual and content richer.
Q: Why do you invest so much energy in making "pages"?
A: On the one hand, "pages" can allow our users to have a better user experience, so as to realize the digitization of the enterprise in a happy mood. On the other hand, it also lowers the threshold of digitalization, presents with easy-to-use body feeling, direct data, and rich content, so that more people can use it, which is also an important part of digitalization. "Pages" can be internal or external, and can help our users provide a better experience for their customers. It can be said that the "page" provides users with various imaginations and possibilities.