We started this week by sharing a selection of photos and a video celebrating the Studio tour. We’ve also had a range of updates - the ability to replace standard Wix app pages with your own custom version, AI Title Creator for blog posts, and more.
We’re also looking forward to upcoming events this week, with our first Studio Hours kicking off on Wednesday and, on Tuesday, the Wix SEO product drops in 2023 webinar.
To wrap it up, we have two blog articles from the Studio blog - FWD.
Take a read over this week’s Community Weekly Roundup to keep up to date with the latest news and announcements 
Highlights (TL;DR)
- Studio Hours - starting this week - who else is excited for our first Studio Hours, all around the theme “Responsiveness”?
- How to pitch Wix Studio to different types of clients - successfully pitch Wix Studio by learning about what gets your clients excited.
- SEO Webinar - keep up to date with all the latest Wix SEO drops from 2023.
From the Community
Studio Hours - starting this week
Studio Hours are fast approaching, and I’m super excited for those of you able to join us.
If you don’t know what Studio Hours is about, it’s a space for the community to gather and spend time with each other - working through questions, being there for each other, and overall having a great time!
Our first is around the theme of “Responsiveness”. So, if you’ve had a burning question like “What is padding, docking, and margins?”, this is the place for you.
Read all the details here.
Wix Studio News
Studio Tour Photos & Video
We started the week by sharing a selection of photos from the Studio Tour over in the Wix Studio Discord.
Yes, we’re still buzzing from the passion and dedication more than 2,200 of you brought to 12 cities on the seven-week tour.
You were all an inspiration and as a thank you, we put together a short video to capture just a glimpse of the incredible atmosphere and inspiration you all brought.
We’re trialing a budget-related question in Marketplace briefs
As part of the ongoing efforts to improve the quality of Marketplace leads and to address a highly-requested feature, we’re trialing a budget-related question in Marketplace briefs.
When filling out a brief, new leads will see one of two forms: the current form with no changes or a new form asking for a project budget. This change will be reflected in some of the briefs you receive.
Check out all the details in the announcement shared earlier in the week.
In Other News
Replace standard Wix app pages with your own custom version
Ever been in a situation where your client has asked you to change a specific behavior on a Wix app page? Or needed specific business logic that a Wix app doesn’t provide?
Well, we announced earlier this week a new feature for customizing Wix app pages - launching first on Wix Bookings.
You can now replace the standard Booking Calendar and/or Service pages that come out of the box, with your own custom version of each page. By adding Velo code to the page and using Wix APIs, you can easily integrate with the app’s page flow and access contextual app data, providing users with a seamless app experience.
Note: This feature is currently available only on Wix Editor, and will be released soon on Wix Studio.
Read all the details and watch a short video showing how a Velo developer builds a custom page in the Editor here.
Add custom delivery methods and shipping rates at checkout
Continuing the topic of creating custom solutions, with the Shipping Rates SPI, you can add custom delivery methods, provide estimated delivery times, get real-time rates from carriers at checkout, and more to create the logic clients need.
Let customers by now and pay later with Afterpay
Afterpay, a leading Buy Now, Pay Later provider is now available on Wix Payments for US-based merchants. Add Afterpay to help reduce abandoned carts and increase average order values. To learn more about how to connect Afterpay through Wix Payments and which businesses are supported, read our Help Center article.
AI Title Creator for blog posts
Who’s had writer’s block before? Or have you ever needed to just kickstart your creativity and save time?
You can now use the AI Tile Creator for blog posts, which is a great answer for the above issues.
Simply click the AI icon beside the blog title, add some prompts, and click “Create Title”. In seconds, it offers a selection of options. Not happy? Click “Load More Options” until you find what you’re looking for.
Let customers redeem loyalty points at checkout
Everyone loves collecting loyalty points. And for your clients, it’s a great way of rewarding repeat customers for their ongoing loyalty.
Perfect for the holiday season, you can now add a loyalty widget to checkout for Stores and Bookings sites. This not only helps increase sales, it also boosts points redemption and keeps repeat customers coming back. With the widget, loyalty program customers can now see and redeem their existing loyalty points, as well as points they’re about to accumulate on their next order, if placed.
Learn more about it here.
Buy and print shipping labels in bulk with Shippo
Clients who sell online can buy, download, and print shipping labels in bulk to more efficiently fulfill multiple orders at once.
Thinking FWD
How to pitch Wix Studio to different types of clients
Although Wix Studio brings many features that might get you excited - AI capabilities, incredible no-code interactions, responsive behavior out of the box - knowing what makes your clients excited is an important part of pitching Wix Studio effectively.
Ultimately, you know how Wix Studio benefits you and your workflows, but understanding how that translates to your clients is a whole different ball game.
Learn How to pitch Wix Studio to different types of clients.
5 eComm design tips that will get clients ready for the holidays
Shopping season is officially here. With Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend underway, and Christmas quickly approaching, now is the time to make the holidays less stressful and conversion frictionless.
Are you preparing your clients for success with some quick creative changes that could make a major sales impact? Such as building brand trust with the Wix Reviews plug-in.
Read 5 eComm design tips that will get clients ready for the holidays.
Upcoming Events
The Wix Studio homepage: how we built it
This is an opportunity you’re not going to want to miss.
Join us on Dec 20th for a live deconstruction of the features used to bring the Studio homepage to life. From scroll animations to sticky and entrance effects, see how they all come together and get your questions answered in real time.
Register here.
Wix SEO product drops in 2023
Who is attending this week’s Wix SEO product drops in 2023 webinar?
If you’re an SEO junkie (or even if you’re not), don’t skip this opportunity to join the SEO leadership team as they recap Wix’s newest SEO tools and features that help you do better SEO - faster and at scale.
Keep up to date with our ever-evolving product suite by registering for the webinar here.
I personally found the How to pitch Wix Studio to different types of client’s blog article insightful, and am curious to see sites that you build using the ability to Replace standard Wix app pages with your own custom version.
What have you found most useful in this week’s Roundup?
