Advanced Tolstoy Widget Configuration

If you are looking to manually configure your widget to your preference (always shown, remove the close option, etc.) then you came to the right place! 😎

Here's how you can configure your Tolstoy widget on your site:

1. First, find your Tolstoy ID from within your Tolstoy URL (http://player.gotolstoy.com/TOLSTOY_ID), and paste the following code on your site.

window.tolstoyWidgetId='TOLSTOY_ID'

2. Choose which of the following configurations you want for your widget, and add pieces following code.

Here's the entire piece of code, including all of the options mentioned below:

window.tolstoySettings = { 
  alwaysShow: true,
  loadHidden: true,
  minified: true,
  stopPreviewLoop: true,
  noCloseOption: true,
};

Here's a breakdown of the options you have to configure your widget, with the corresponding lines of code:

alwaysShow: In case a user closed the widget and you want to keep showing it to him.
- To enable, add: alwaysShow: true
loadHidden: load the widget without showing it.
- To enable, add: loadHidden: true
minified: show a minified version of the preview.
- To enable, add: minified: true
stopPreviewLoop: stop the preview window from endlessly looping.
- stopPreviewLoop: true
noCloseOption: no option to close the widget.
- noCloseOption: true

3. Choose the following methods you want for your widget, and add the following pieces of code to enable:

start()
start the widget on expanded and plays immediately
```
window.tolstoyWidget.start();
```
show()
show the widget
```
window.tolstoyWidget.show();
```

hide()
hide the widget
```
window.tolstoyWidget.hide();
```
recreate(tolstoyWidgetId, settings)
load a new widget, settings are optional
```
window.tolstoyWidget.recreate('TOLSTOY_ID');
```

on(eventType, callback)
gives option to trigger a callback on chosen events.
Params:
- eventType
  supported events:
  - onWidgetOpen - triggers when the widget is opened
  - onWidgetReady - triggers when the widget is ready
- callback
  A function to trigger.
Example:
```
window.tolstoyWidget.on('onWidgetOpen', () => { console.log('Widget Opened') });
```

If you are looking for more advanced customization, feel free to check out our Developer Portal!

Do not hesitate to contact us at support@gotolstoy.com if you have any more questions.