Feature Availability: This feature is available with Wingify Testing across all plans.
This article covers the following:
Overview
Wingify's AI-Generated Ideas is a powerful feature designed to eliminate tester’s block.
Based on just a scan of your webpage, it identifies areas for improvement and generates a list of actionable, data-backed A/B testing ideas for your web pages or goals. Each idea is tailored to your site's content. You can review these ideas, generate more, and add relevant ones as hypotheses to Wingify's idea backlog. Once you have zeroed in on the idea you want to test, you can add it ot Wingify Hypotheses or turn it into a campaign. Thus, seamlessly integrating the ideation phase with the hypothesis and campaign creation process.
This feature helps you:
- Overcome creative blocks and rely on Wingify to generate fresh, relevant ideas for you.
- Save time by going from a blank slate to a list of concrete ideas in minutes.
- Discover new opportunities. Wingify may identify tests that you might have overlooked.
Get AI-Generated A/B Testing Ideas
You can generate ideas in two ways:
| Method | Use this method when | Use case |
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| Get ideas for a page | You want to configure and simulate user interactions (for example, closing a pop-up) to capture the right state of the page before idea generation begins. | You want ideas for a homepage after dismissing a pop-up. So you use Scan a New URL to simulate the interaction of closing the pop-up before Wingify analyzes the right page state. |
| Get ideas for a goal | You want to generate ideas for static pages that don’t need any simulated user interaction. | Your product features page has low engagement, so you generate ideas based on the goal of Increasing clicks on the Request Demo CTA. |
This section further explains each process in detail.
Note: To perform the next steps, you must have admin-level access in Wingify. For more information, see Roles and Permissions in Wingify.
Get AI-Generated Ideas for Your Pages
- On the Wingify dashboard, from the main navigation menu on the left, click Plan > Ideas.
- Click New URL Scan. Alternatively, enter the URL in the Showing ideas for input field and click Add this url.
- The New URL Scan panel appears. Configure the following details for the page. Wingify uses these details to scan the specified page, perform the defined interactions, and generate testable ideas.
- URL: The full URL of the page you want to analyze. This field will be auto-populated if you use the second method from Step 1.
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Device: Choose whether to scan the page in desktop or mobile view. Based on your selection, Wingify will generate A/B testing ideas for the page.
Tip: You can switch between Desktop and Mobile to understand how your test or idea will impact users across different devices.
- (Optional) Add Goal: Provide a specific goal (for example, Improve user engagement) to get more targeted ideas.
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(Optional) Pre-configure interactions: This is crucial for dynamic pages where the visitor must perform specific actions before Wingify scans and generates ideas for certain areas of the page.
For example, on an e-commerce website, we want ideas for increasing the visitor engagement with the image carousel. However, for Wingify to scan and analyze the section and generate ideas, the visitor must first wait for the carousel to run.
Wingify recommends mapping out user interactions before configuring the scan. For complex pages, don't guess the interactions. Open your website in a separate tab and walk through the steps a user must take to see the content you want to analyze. Note each click, hover, or wait time. Then, replicate this sequence precisely in the Pre-configure Interactions section. This avoids failed scans and ensures the AI analyzes the right part of your site.
We can simulate such actions by configuring the details as follows:
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Navigate to: Enter the page URL. For example, https://demo.trywingify.com/.
Note: This field is auto-populated with the same URL that is being scanned.
- Select the action to perform from the dropdown. In this example, we select Wait. You can choose from:
- Click on element: To interact with buttons or links.
- Hover: To trigger menus or pop-ups that appear on mouseover.
- Wait: To add a delay, allowing time for elements to load.
- Based on the action you select, you are prompted to enter the remaining details. In this example, we enter the wait time.
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- Click Add another interaction to simulate other user actions.
- Click Save & Generate Ideas
Wingify generates a snapshot of the page (including all configured interactions) and suggests A/B testing ideas based on the goal and URL configuration.
Tip: Wingify analyzes the captured snapshot to suggest relevant A/B testing ideas. For accuracy, ensure the snapshot reflects the latest version of your page. If the site has been updated since the last scan, click Regenerate Snapshot to capture the most recent version.
You can choose to act on the ideas per your requirements. You can add it to your Wingify Hypotheses backlog or use it to create a campaign. For more information on how to do that, see Add Ideas to Hypotheses or Convert Ideas into Campaigns Using Copilot's One-Click Setup.
Get AI-Generated Ideas for Your Goals
- On the Ideas page, in the Showing ideas for input field, enter the webpage URL for which you want to set up a goal. Wingify’s AI will generate ideas tailored to the goal.
Note: If you have entered a new URL (not present in the Ideas database), the system prompts you to add it.
Click Add this url. To configure and add the URL, follow Step 2 in Generate Ideas for a new URL. If you have already added your website or domain URL while onboarding your Wingify account or created A/B test campaigns for certain URLs from your website, this field may be auto-populated with the domain URL or one of the campaign URLs.
Click the dropdown to view the available URLs. Select the URL from the list to generate ideas for a specific page. You can update the selected page’s configuration to add custom actions like clicking a button or closing a pop-up. This helps Wingify scan the target content of the page accordingly and provide relevant ideas. To update its configuration, click Configure Scan and follow Step 2 in Generate Ideas for a new URL.
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Set your goal to guide idea generation. Choose from the AI-powered suggestions displayed at the bottom of the page. Click the refresh icon to see more suggestions.
Alternatively, enter a custom goal in the text field. For example, one of the goals for https://www.trywingify.com can be to Increase click-through rate on featured product banners.
Tip: When you describe the goal, be specific for better results. You can provide instructions by typing them or using the mic icon to record. Once you stop recording, Copilot transcribes your input and converts it into text.
To help improve the quality of your input, Wingify provides a Prompt Enhancement feature. To use this feature, click the wand icon. The system generates three refined versions of the prompt. Each version varies in its level of creativity, ranging from clear and concise to creative and expressive. Review the suggestions, select the version that best fits your intent, and click Apply Prompt. The selected prompt replaces your original prompt instantly.
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Click Generate Idea.
A list of ideas for the new goal is displayed on the screen.
Wingify recommends keeping your dashboard organized. As you generate ideas, your dashboard can fill up quickly. Maintain a clean workspace by:
- Starring high-potential ideas immediately.
- Deleting ideas that are irrelevant or not feasible.
- Converting ideas to a hypothesis as soon as you decide they are worth pursuing. This moves them into the next stage of your workflow and keeps the AI Generated dashboard focused on new opportunities.
You can now quickly add these ideas as hypotheses or create campaigns. For more information on how to do that, see Add Ideas to Hypotheses or Convert Ideas into Campaigns using Copilot's One-Click Setup.
Troubleshooting
| Issue | Cause | Solution |
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| I entered a URL, but the scan failed with a "page not found" or "cannot connect" error. | The error usually occurs if the URL is incorrect or is blocked by a firewall. Wingify's scanner needs public access to the URL to analyze it. | Verify that the URL is correct and ensure Wingify's IP addresses are whitelisted on your server. Use the Wingify Chrome plugin to generate ideas for pages behind a login or paywall. |
| The idea generation process shows a Something went wrong or LLM call failed error. | This rare issue can occur if the AI service is temporarily unavailable or experiencing high traffic. | This is not an issue on your end. Please wait a few minutes and try clicking Generate Idea again. If the problem persists, please notify our team via the Report here link. |
FAQs
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How long does it take for Wingify to generate ideas?
Generation typically takes around 20-30 seconds, but can take up to a minute depending on the complexity of the page being scanned. -
Can I generate ideas for both mobile and desktop versions of my site?
Yes. When using New URL Scan or Configure Scan, you can toggle between Desktop and Mobile device views to get device-specific ideas. -
What is the difference between clicking ‘Configure Scan’ and ‘New URL Scan’?
Both buttons open the same configuration pop-up. New URL Scan is best when analyzing a completely different website or page. Configure Scan is useful when you want to generate ideas for dynamic pages or edit the interactions for the currently loaded URL (for example, adding a step to click a menu you missed the first time).
Need more help?
For further assistance or more information, contact Wingify Support.