Hi!
I used Wix to build my online store and everything is brill - BUT - I do wonder if one thing is possible: the ability to have little fake alerts pop up periodically when browsing to let potential customers know that such a person from such a place has bought such a product at such a time. Does that make sense? Basically, a Wix equivalent of WordPress’ Herd Effect Plugin. Giving the impression of a busy online store with variables that I can set myself.
Cheers in advance for any suggestions, guys. 
and I always thought these things are real! 
sure, you can do that.
just add the component you want to the page and mark it as hidden.
after the page loads, set a timeout for some random number of seconds (let’s say once every 15 to 60 seconds).
when the timeout expires:
- generate the string you want the user to see, something like [some fake user name] just bought [some product] for [some price].
- set this string to the component
- show the component, with some animation.
- after 2-3 seconds, hide the component again
- repeat
hope it helps…
Ziv - thank you! This is excellent news. I don’t want to take up your time, so what is the best source that I can refer to to learn how to add the component using the above steps? I should have said in my original post that this will be my first time using Wix Code.
Hi Ziv. I have spent just under two hours attempting to familiarise myself with the basics of Wix code and syntax in the Resources section using the videos - and I’m struggling to convert what you have recommended into practice. Have you any starter pointers for me? Or possibly some basic example code? I am eager to implement ths feature! Thank you for your time.