Want to enhance your website with interactive images? Adding dynamic, clickable visuals can significantly boost engagement and create a more immersive user experience. Whether you want to showcase products, highlight critical areas of an infographic, or provide an interactive tour of a space, Interactive Studio makes it easy to achieve.

This guide will show you how to create an interactive image using Interactive Studio, a versatile tool that seamlessly integrates with any website platform or builder.

We’ll walk you through each step, from uploading your custom images to adding interactive elements like markers, shapes, and lines. By the end of this guide, you’ll have a visually engaging image and know how to embed it on your website effortlessly.

Step 1: Sign Up for an Interactive Studio Account

Before we create your interactive image, you’ll need to sign up for an Interactive Studio account. The platform offers a free plan and plans starting at $0/month, making it accessible for all budgets. Once you’re signed up, you’re ready to create your first interactive image.

Step 2: Create a New Image

After signing up and accessing your Interactive Studio dashboard, click on Drag & Drop new image.” Enter a name for your image and press “OK” to get started. It will take you to the image editor, where the magic happens.

Step 3: Upload Your Custom Image

In the editor, upload the image you want to make interactive. Interactive Studio supports standard formats like JPG, PNG, and  Avif. Your image will automatically resize to fit your website. 

Step 4: Add Interactive Features (Markers, Shapes, and Lines)

It is where your image starts to come to life. Interactive Studio lets you add different interactive elements to your image:

• Markers are clickable points placed anywhere on the image, typically to display a small icon or highlight a feature.
• Shapes: Use these to draw polygons around specific areas to highlight them.

Adding Markers

To add markers:

1. Click the “Markers” button in the control bar, then select “New marker.”
2. Click on the area of the image where you want the marker to appear.
3. A sidebar will slide over, allowing you to add more details to the marker—such as a title, description, or image—and make it interactive.

Check the Popup option if you’d like users to see a popup when they click the marker. You can also add a Call-to-Action (CTA) button here. This clickable link can direct users to any page of your choice when interacting with the marker. You just need to put your URL link.

Once you’re happy with your image, it’s time to embed it on your website. In the share slide over, you’ll find an embed code that you’ll use to place the image on your site.

Step 4: Embed the Image on Your Website

Here’s how to do it:

1. Copy the embed code from Interactive Studio.
2. Paste the code into your website’s Image. 

Final Thoughts

Adding an interactive image to your website can transform a static page into an engaging, dynamic experience that captures users’ attention and encourages them to explore your content more meaningfully. Check out our YouTube channel for more.

Instead of simply viewing an image, visitors can interact with various elements, such as clickable markers, highlighted areas, or navigational lines, which provide additional information or direct them to specific pages. This level of interactivity enhances user engagement and helps communicate your message more effectively.

With Interactive Studio, creating interactive images is streamlined and user-friendly. The platform allows you to upload custom images, place interactive elements such as markers or shapes, and add clickable links or pop-ups to enrich the user experience.

Whether you’re showcasing a product catalog, explaining a process through visuals, or creating a map, the possibilities are endless. The best part is that the images can be seamlessly embedded on any website platform, ensuring maximum compatibility and ease of integration.

Interactive images do more than just enhance visual appeal—they improve the functionality of your site by making it more user-friendly and informative. As users engage with these images, they will likely spend more time on your site, exploring the content at their own pace.

This interactivity can also lead to higher conversion rates, as the images guide users toward taking specific actions, such as learning more about a product, clicking on a call-to-action, or even making a purchase.

Following the steps in this guide, you’ll have a fully interactive image ready to go in no time. It will transform your website into a more engaging, visually driven space that adds significant value to your content and user experience.