DemoBitesSetting up Pulse
Add an embeddable “What’s New” widget to your product so users always know what changed since their last visit.
What is Pulse?
Pulse is a lightweight JavaScript widget that lives inside your application. It shows a small trigger button (a bell, rocket, or any icon you choose) that opens a panel with your latest product updates, each one a polished DemoBites video.
Unlike a changelog page that users have to navigate to, Pulse meets them where they already are, inside your product. No new tabs, no context switching.
Think of it as
A notification center for product updates, but instead of text blurbs, each entry is a short, polished demo video that shows your users exactly what’s new and how to use it.
Why use Pulse?
Product teams ship features constantly, but adoption depends on whether users actually discover them. Pulse bridges the gap between shipping and adoption.
Surface features in-product
Users see updates right where they work, no changelog hunting required.
Drive feature adoption
A 30-second video demo is more compelling than a text description.
Reduce support tickets
Users discover answers before they need to ask. Self-serve product education.
Zero maintenance
Create the demo, add it to Pulse, publish. No frontend deploys, no code changes.
How it works
Pulse is managed entirely from the DemoBites dashboard. Adding it to your product takes two lines of HTML.
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Create a Pulse feed
In the DemoBites dashboard, go to Pulse and create a new feed. Give it a name and choose a template.
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Add your demos
Select which demos appear in the feed. Drag to reorder, mark important ones as "Major", they'll get a visual highlight.
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Configure the widget
Pick a template style, set your brand color and trigger icon, customize the header text.
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Publish & embed
Hit Publish to generate the feed. Copy the embed code and paste it into your product's HTML.
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Optional: attach your user ids
Set window.demobitesIdentity = { userId, accountId } anywhere on the page. Every Pulse analytics event then carries those ids to your Analytics Destinations webhooks, so engagement joins to the users your stack already knows.
Create your first Pulse
Ready to get started? Here’s the quickest path:
Tip:You don’t need to redeploy your application to update the feed. Adding or removing demos and hitting Publish will update the widget instantly for all users, the embed code never changes.