Content editors
Content editors are the tools you use to design and build content in the Airship dashboard.
Push notificationsA message that can appear on any screen on a mobile device. Push notifications appear as banners., in-app messagesA message that appears inside of your app. You can send in-app messages to your entire app audience, not just users who have opted-in to push notifications. The standard format, as opposed to In-App Automation, is a banner that slides downward or upward from the top or bottom of a device screen., open channel messages, and SMSA message that you can send to an MSISDN (phone number) over the SMPP protocol to devices that have opted in for a specific sender ID (long or short code). SMS messages appear in recipients’ native SMS clients. Generally speaking, SMS is inclusive of MMS and RCS. support only plain text or have limited design options. For these, you configure content directly in text fields and related settings when creating messages.
For message types that support structured layouts, HTML, media, and other visual and interactive elements, you use editors to design your content:
Scenes — This editor supports configuring appearance, behavior, and branching for SceneA mobile app or web experience of one or more screens displayed with fully native UI components in real time, providing immediate, contextual responses to user behaviors. Scenes can be presented in full-screen, modal, or embedded format using the default swipe/click mode or as a story. Scene content can also be displayed in a Message Center message and contain survey questions. content, which includes templates used for Message CenterAn app inbox where you can display rich messages. The messages support native content, HTML, video, and more. Scenes and for Scenes opened from push notifications. See Scenes editor.
Interactive — This editor supports providing your own HTML or designing with a drag-and-drop interface. Use it to create content for Message CenterAn app inbox where you can display rich messages. The messages support native content, HTML, video, and more., landing pages, and HTML emails that are fully compatible with email clients. You can also design email Preference CentersA page where users can manage their opt-in statuses for the subscription lists in your project. Preference Centers are presented within your app or website or as an Airship-hosted web page. web pages that match your company branding. See Interactive editor.
A legacy Visual editor is also available for Message Center and landing page content.