How to build your first button
Now it’s time to make your first button. To get started, head to the My Buttons dashboard, and click the pink Create New button in the top right.
Step 1: Select Action
The first step will be to select the button type you would like to create.
Scroll down the page to see all the available actions: Petition, Custom Email Target, Contact Your Lawmakers, Poll, Sentiment Poll, Dial, Quiz, Check Registration, Signup, and Opinion.
To see a preview of the button and select an action type, simply click the corresponding tile, then hit Next in the bottom right.
Step 2: Action Details
The next step is to fill-out the Button Details form.
The options vary based on button type, but will typically include: a Title
field (for your question, call-to-action, etc), a Description
field (for additional details/context), followed by a set of options specific to your chosen action type.
📌 To learn more about each action type's specific setup options, head here.
A live preview of the button you're creating appears to the left of the setup form. If you're on a smaller screen, above the setup form, you'll find the option to switch from the current Button Details to the Preview Button tab.
Beneath the preview, you can toggle between the different screens people will see when using your button.
Once you've completed all of the required Button Details fields, click Next to advance to the Finish step.
Step 3: Finish
Here you have the option to customize the button name (private, used in the My Buttons page), the "Created by" name (public, appears above your button's title), and the Language (English, Spanish, etc.) of the button. If you're ActionButton account is connected to a NationBuilder account, you'll see some additional settings to control how people's information will flow into NationBuilder.
If you need to make any changes to your button's configuration, you can use the Back button — otherwise click Finish to set it live. You can view button sharing options by clicking on the My Buttons page.
Sequenced actions
📌 Note: Sequenced actions are available on the paid plan.
If you're on the Paid plan, before you select your actions, you’ll be presented with a screen asking if you’d like to create a single action button or a sequenced action button.
Single-action button: A button with a single action will have just that—one action. This is great if you have an engaged audience and want to minimize the steps it takes for them to complete an action.
Sequenced action button: Sequenced action buttons allow you to chain two actions together--Poll then Petition, Quiz then Contact Your Lawmakers, etc. Sequenced actions are useful if your audience is less-engaged and you want lead them to take bigger actions.
Once you choose your first action, fill in all the required information. If you’ve chosen a sequenced button, select your second action and do the same.
With that done, you can select the pink ‘Finish’ button and that’s it. Your sequenced-action button is ready to go.
Deleting a button
You can easily delete any button you’ve created at any time. Please note that this will delete your button in all locations where you've embedded it.
If you’d like to delete a button, return to the My Buttons screen. Find the button you want to delete, click and look for Delete in the dropdown. Select that, confirm, and your button will be deleted. To confirm the deletion, you'll be prompted to enter the word DELETE.