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Attempting to alter the text of a class of buttons. Styling changes work in browser dev tools, but not in Adobe Target

  • July 23, 2024
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I'm attempting to alter the text of some buttons on a webpage. They are product recommendations driven by a third party company (API call). When I adjust the styling in the browser dev tools, I see the change apply as I expect. When I take that same code over to Adobe Target and implement via custom code (adding a style element to the head of the page), the change does not apply. Could this be a timing issue of when target is firing versus when the product recommendations load? Has anyone else experienced something similar?

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    Best answer by Perrin_Ennen

    Hi @aaronlng_92 ,
    looks like a timing issue to me as well. This probably works in the preview in the VEC. But as @matthew_ravlich_acg writes I would use a script with a mutation observer to wait until the element exists and then set the styles with JavaScript accordingly. If all this doesn't help - you can still hide the button via CSS and show a new one that triggers the hidden one. That is not nice. But in exceptional cases it is unavoidable.

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    Matthew_Ravlich_ACG
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    Matthew_Ravlich_ACGCommunity Advisor
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    July 25, 2024

    Hi @aaronlng_92,

    It could be a timing issue, but I would first try wrapping the custom style in '<style>' tags:

     

    <style> .add-to-cart-btn::after { content: "ADD TO CART"; background-color: #004b67; padding-top: 0.35rem; } </style>

     

    See if this allows you to apply your custom styling. If you still have issues, you could apply the styles through JavaScript and use a MutationObserver to check when the DOM is loaded.

     

    Check out the Target Custom Code documentation here: https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/target/using/experiences/vec/modifications/vec-code-editor

     

    I hope this helps.

    Matthew Ravlich | ACG Digital | albertacg.com

      Perrin_Ennen
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      Perrin_EnnenCommunity AdvisorAccepted solution
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      August 1, 2024

      Hi @aaronlng_92 ,
      looks like a timing issue to me as well. This probably works in the preview in the VEC. But as @matthew_ravlich_acg writes I would use a script with a mutation observer to wait until the element exists and then set the styles with JavaScript accordingly. If all this doesn't help - you can still hide the button via CSS and show a new one that triggers the hidden one. That is not nice. But in exceptional cases it is unavoidable.

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