As of June 1 eBay is turning off Active Content.What does that mean to sellers? First of all, let’s start at the beginning.
So, what is Active Content?
What is Active Content?
Techopedia explains it here. Therefore, it is is Java Script or Flash. In older style listings it was used for popular scrolling galleries, cross selling widgets and apps.
Years ago colorful listings with moving parts were considered desirable. That has changed with the modern emphasis on mobile shoppers.
So, to be “Mobile Optimized” or “Mobile Friendly” sellers need lean pared down listing to get sales.
Java script and Flash lead to listings loading slowly. This leads to frustrated shoppers, abandoned searches and shopping carts.
Active content hurts the mobile shopping experience.
Since eBay announced it’s intention to deactivate all Active Content, third party applications are working quickly. They are free of Java Script and Flash. HTML and CSS are fine to use but Java Script and Flash are not. Contact your third party service providers and ask about their products.
Let’s break it down. What should a successful eBay seller do?
eBay emailed sellers information on this topic several times in the past year.
With this tool, you’ll discover any Active Content in your listings: http://www.isdntek.com/ebaytools/ActiveContentSandbox.htm
Using the Isdntek testing tool, test a few of your products.
If you discover Active Content, as you have time remove it. It will be deactivated by eBay June 1. Deactivating the content does not remove it from your listing. It makes it inactive. The “dead” content should have no effect. It’s in your listing but it’s not doing anything. The dead content will not effect the loading time of listings.
Jim “The Griff” Griffith discusses this during this April 2017 Facebook Live for eBay For Business
https://www.facebook.com/pg/eBayForBusiness/videos/?ref=page_internal
I explain how to edit your listings quickly in this YouTube, How To Easily & Quickly Remove Active Content From Your eBay Listings.
eBay listings are more mobile friendly and safer.
Mobile friendly is ALWAYS good for sellers!
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Hello
Thanks for the info I appreciate it.
BUT I have a question I have taken all mine out before but yet if I resist them it’s right back in there again. How do I go about stopping this from happening?
Thanks so much!
Sharon
Uf the HTML is let’s say a scrolling gallery from XX company, you need to contact the company and make sure the gallery or widget is turned off. If it’s not, it will appear on every new listing.