Wistia Updates

🟢 New in Webinar Analytics: See Chat Activity on Attendee Heatmaps! 👏

by KO, Senior Product Manager
You can now see when an attendee used chat—right on their heatmap. A green circle or emoji will appear at the moment they sent a message during your live event, giving you more context into how they engaged. 💬 Hover over the indicator to
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📺 Drive more viewers to your site with Channel Preview Image

by Sasha Friedman
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If thumbnails are the hook to get someone to press play then your Channel preview image is the key to getting folks to actually go to your page. Similar to a Preview Image or Featured Image for your website, the Channel preview image gives

🔐Securely share with password-protected Channels

by Sasha Friedman
Let’s say you’re building out an online course that’s only meant to be accessed by paying customers. Or maybe you have a training series for only specific departments in your company. How do you manage who can access your series of
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🔥 Your webinar engagements, visualized: Heatmaps are here!

by Jean Merlain, Product Marketing Manager
When it comes to webinars, knowing who showed up is just the start. Now, you can see how each person engaged with heatmaps for every attendee in your webinar. This update adds a powerful visual layer to show you when each attendee was most
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⬆️ Easily import attendees for better analytics and engagement

by Sasha Friedman
Keeping track of your Live event attendees is key—not just for analyzing event performance, but also for ensuring seamless follow-up and engagement. That’s why we’ve made it easy to bulk import attendees with a simple CSV upload. We know
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✅ Custom single-checkbox field for Live registration

by KO, Senior Product Manager
Get more flexibility and control over how you collect opt-ins and confirmations! In addition to customizable dropdowns, you can now customize a checkbox field for a faster, more intuitive registration experience. Why This Matters ✅ A
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📺Show off your content in a click with Share as Channel

by Sasha Friedman
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Wistia Channels are one of the best ways to show off your content beautifully and keep your viewers engaged, without having to call in a designer or an engineer. And now it’s easier than ever to show off your content in a Channel with the

🛜 Network Connection Strength in Webinars

by Yooni Choi
We know how important a smooth, uninterrupted webinar experience is. That’s why we’re introducing a new feature that helps hosts stay on top of their internet connection and that of their fellow panelists. With this update, hosts can
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👥 Expand Accessibility with Standard and Extended Audio Descriptions

by Dina Solovey, Product Manager
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Wistia’s compliance with WCAG AA guidelines has always been a central part of our offering, to make sure that your videos are accessible to a wide range of audiences. Which is why we’re thrilled to now offer the ability to order Standard