Getting started

This guide will help you get started with building real-time collaborative features like presence and live cursors in your Bubble app.

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What is Liveblocks?

Liveblocks is a platform that allows users to add collaborative features to their products, such as comments, notifications, and real-time APIs.

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What’s in the plugin?

The free Liveblocks plugin implements a small portion of what is possible with Liveblocks and is maintained by Lunch Pail Labs. With Liveblocks, users can:

• See who is online and track their activity with presence.
• Watch each other’s live cursor movements across the page in real-time.
• Create and update Liveblocks rooms directly from within Bubble, enabling dynamic, shared experiences for your users.

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Installation and Setup

For detailed instructions on how to install and configure the Liveblocks plugin, check out the setup guide.

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What Can You Build?

Here’s a quick overview of the core features you can build using Liveblocks in your Bubble app:

With Liveblocks, you can create dynamic, real-time collaborative experiences, such as tracking users’ presence and displaying live cursor movements across the page. Explore these key features to enhance interactivity in your Bubble projects.

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Next Steps

Now that you’re set up, explore the plugin reference or get started with the how-tos.