diff --git a/dev/App.js b/dev/App.js
index d35a2ed8f..9267ac632 100644
--- a/dev/App.js
+++ b/dev/App.js
@@ -65,6 +65,41 @@ const traceTypesConfig = {
   complex: true,
 };
 
+const chartHelp = {
+  area: {
+    helpDoc: 'https://help.plot.ly/make-an-area-graph/',
+    examplePlot: () => {
+      console.log('example bar plot!');
+    },
+  },
+  bar: {
+    helpDoc: 'https://help.plot.ly/stacked-bar-chart/',
+    examplePlot: () => {
+      console.log('example bar plot!');
+    },
+  },
+  box: {helpDoc: 'https://help.plot.ly/make-a-box-plot/'},
+  candlestick: {helpDoc: 'https://help.plot.ly/make-a-candlestick/'},
+  choropleth: {helpDoc: 'https://help.plot.ly/make-a-choropleth-map/'},
+  contour: {helpDoc: 'https://help.plot.ly/make-a-contour-plot/'},
+  heatmap: {helpDoc: 'https://help.plot.ly/make-a-heatmap/'},
+  histogram2d: {helpDoc: 'https://help.plot.ly/make-a-2d-histogram-heatmap/'},
+  histogram2dcontour: {helpDoc: 'https://help.plot.ly/make-a-histogram/'},
+  line: {helpDoc: 'https://help.plot.ly/make-a-line-graph/'},
+  mesh3d: {helpDoc: null},
+  ohlc: {helpDoc: 'https://help.plot.ly/make-a-ohlc/'},
+  pie: {helpDoc: 'https://help.plot.ly/make-a-pie-chart/'},
+  scatter3d: {helpDoc: 'https://help.plot.ly/make-a-3d-scatter-plot/'},
+  line3d: {helpDoc: null},
+  scatter: {helpDoc: 'https://help.plot.ly/how-to-make-a-scatter-plot/'},
+  scattergeo: {helpDoc: 'https://help.plot.ly/make-scatter-map/'},
+  scattermapbox: {helpDoc: 'https://help.plot.ly/make-a-mapbox-map/'},
+  scatterternary: {helpDoc: 'https://help.plot.ly/ternary-scatter-plot/'},
+  surface: {helpDoc: 'https://help.plot.ly/make-a-3d-surface-plot/'},
+  table: {helpDoc: null},
+  timeseries: {helpDoc: 'https://help.plot.ly/range-slider/'},
+};
+
 class App extends Component {
   constructor() {
     super();
@@ -148,6 +183,7 @@ class App extends Component {
           // traceTypesConfig={traceTypesConfig}
           // makeDefaultTrace={() => ({type: 'scattergl', mode: 'markers'})}
           // fontOptions={[{label:'Arial', value: 'arial'}]}
+          // chartHelp={chartHelp}
         >
           <DefaultEditor>
             <Panel group="Dev" name="JSON">
@@ -211,11 +247,7 @@ class App extends Component {
                 Refresh
               </button>
               <div style={{height: '80vh'}}>
-                <Inspector
-                  data={{_full: this.state.full}}
-                  expandLevel={2}
-                  sortObjectKeys={true}
-                />
+                <Inspector data={{_full: this.state.full}} expandLevel={2} sortObjectKeys={true} />
               </div>
             </Panel>
           </DefaultEditor>
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b94274e19..af31df603 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
     "babel-preset-react": "^6.24.1",
     "babel-preset-stage-2": "^6.24.1",
     "babel-traverse": "^6.26.0",
-    "css-loader": "^1.0.0",
-    "cssnano": "^4.1.0",
+    "css-loader": "^0.28.11",
+    "cssnano": "^3.10.0",
     "enzyme": "^3.1.0",
     "enzyme-adapter-react-16": "^1.0.4",
     "eslint": "^5.4.0",
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@
     "jest-cli": "^23.5.0",
     "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
     "node-sass": "^4.7.2",
-    "postcss": "^7.0.2",
+    "postcss": "^6.0.23",
     "postcss-combine-duplicated-selectors": "^6.0.2",
-    "postcss-custom-properties": "^7.0.0",
+    "postcss-custom-properties": "^6.3.1",
     "postcss-remove-root": "^0.0.2",
     "prettier": "1.14.2",
     "react": "^16.0.0",
diff --git a/src/EditorControls.js b/src/EditorControls.js
index 620eb15c7..8ddad4e5a 100644
--- a/src/EditorControls.js
+++ b/src/EditorControls.js
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class EditorControls extends Component {
       glByDefault: this.props.glByDefault,
       mapBoxAccess: this.props.mapBoxAccess,
       fontOptions: this.props.fontOptions,
+      chartHelp: this.props.chartHelp,
     };
   }
 
@@ -335,6 +336,7 @@ EditorControls.propTypes = {
   glByDefault: PropTypes.bool,
   mapBoxAccess: PropTypes.bool,
   fontOptions: PropTypes.array,
+  chartHelp: PropTypes.object,
 };
 
 EditorControls.defaultProps = {
@@ -376,6 +378,7 @@ EditorControls.childContextTypes = {
   glByDefault: PropTypes.bool,
   mapBoxAccess: PropTypes.bool,
   fontOptions: PropTypes.array,
+  chartHelp: PropTypes.object,
 };
 
 export default EditorControls;
diff --git a/src/PlotlyEditor.js b/src/PlotlyEditor.js
index 5be6f6524..a867e76e1 100644
--- a/src/PlotlyEditor.js
+++ b/src/PlotlyEditor.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class PlotlyEditor extends Component {
             glByDefault={this.props.glByDefault}
             mapBoxAccess={Boolean(this.props.config && this.props.config.mapboxAccessToken)}
             fontOptions={this.props.fontOptions}
+            chartHelp={this.props.chartHelp}
           >
             {this.props.children}
           </EditorControls>
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ PlotlyEditor.propTypes = {
   makeDefaultTrace: PropTypes.func,
   glByDefault: PropTypes.bool,
   fontOptions: PropTypes.array,
+  chartHelp: PropTypes.object,
 };
 
 PlotlyEditor.defaultProps = {
diff --git a/src/components/widgets/TraceTypeSelector.js b/src/components/widgets/TraceTypeSelector.js
index 6f13a3e01..c5b45ac6a 100644
--- a/src/components/widgets/TraceTypeSelector.js
+++ b/src/components/widgets/TraceTypeSelector.js
@@ -7,19 +7,22 @@ import {traceTypeToPlotlyInitFigure, renderTraceIcon, plotlyTraceToCustomTrace}
 
 const renderActionItems = (actionItems, item) =>
   actionItems
-    ? actionItems(item).map((action, i) => (
-        <a
-          className="trace-item__actions__item"
-          key={i}
-          aria-label={action.label}
-          data-microtip-position={`top-left`}
-          role="tooltip"
-          href={action.href}
-          target="_blank"
-        >
-          {action.icon}
-        </a>
-      ))
+    ? actionItems(item).map(
+        (action, i) =>
+          !action.onClick ? null : (
+            <a
+              className="trace-item__actions__item"
+              key={i}
+              aria-label={action.label}
+              data-microtip-position={`top-left`}
+              role="tooltip"
+              onClick={action.onClick}
+              target="_blank"
+            >
+              {action.icon}
+            </a>
+          )
+      )
     : null;
 
 const Item = ({item, active, handleClick, actions, showActions, complex}) => {
@@ -28,10 +31,7 @@ const Item = ({item, active, handleClick, actions, showActions, complex}) => {
   const ComplexIcon = renderTraceIcon(icon ? icon : value, 'TraceType');
 
   return (
-    <div
-      className={`trace-item${active ? ' trace-item--active' : ''}`}
-      onClick={() => handleClick()}
-    >
+    <div className={`trace-item${active ? ' trace-item--active' : ''}`} onClick={handleClick}>
       <div className="trace-item__actions">
         {actions && showActions ? renderActionItems(actions, item) : null}
       </div>
@@ -52,7 +52,29 @@ const Item = ({item, active, handleClick, actions, showActions, complex}) => {
   );
 };
 
+Item.propTypes = {
+  item: PropTypes.object,
+  active: PropTypes.bool,
+  complex: PropTypes.bool,
+  handleClick: PropTypes.func,
+  actions: PropTypes.func,
+  showActions: PropTypes.bool,
+};
+Item.contextTypes = {
+  localize: PropTypes.func,
+};
+
 class TraceTypeSelector extends Component {
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+
+    this.selectAndClose = this.selectAndClose.bind(this);
+    this.actions = this.actions.bind(this);
+    this.renderCategories = this.renderCategories.bind(this);
+    this.renderGrid = this.renderGrid.bind(this);
+    this.renderSingleBlock = this.renderSingleBlock.bind(this);
+  }
+
   selectAndClose(value) {
     const {
       updateContainer,
@@ -72,21 +94,38 @@ class TraceTypeSelector extends Component {
   }
 
   actions({value}) {
-    const {localize: _} = this.context;
+    const {localize: _, chartHelp} = this.context;
+
+    const onClick = (e, func) => {
+      e.stopPropagation();
+      func();
+      this.context.handleClose();
+    };
+
     return [
       {
         label: _('Charts like this by Plotly users.'),
-        href: `https://plot.ly/feed/?q=plottype:${value}`,
+        onClick:
+          chartHelp[value] &&
+          (e =>
+            onClick(e, () =>
+              window.open(
+                `https://plot.ly/feed/?q=${chartHelp[value] ? chartHelp[value].feedQuery : value}`,
+                '_blank'
+              )
+            )),
         icon: <SearchIcon />,
       },
       {
         label: _('View tutorials on this chart type.'),
-        href: '#',
+        onClick:
+          chartHelp[value] &&
+          (e => onClick(e, () => window.open(chartHelp[value].helpDoc, '_blank'))),
         icon: <ThumnailViewIcon />,
       },
       {
         label: _('See a basic example.'),
-        href: '#',
+        onClick: chartHelp[value] && (e => onClick(e, chartHelp[value].examplePlot)),
         icon: <GraphIcon />,
       },
     ];
@@ -98,6 +137,7 @@ class TraceTypeSelector extends Component {
       traceTypesConfig: {traces, categories, complex},
       mapBoxAccess,
       localize: _,
+      chartHelp,
     } = this.context;
 
     return categories(_).map((category, i) => {
@@ -131,8 +171,8 @@ class TraceTypeSelector extends Component {
                 active={fullValue === item.value}
                 item={item}
                 actions={this.actions}
-                showActions={false}
                 handleClick={() => this.selectAndClose(item.value)}
+                showActions={Boolean(chartHelp)}
               />
             ))}
           </div>
@@ -193,6 +233,20 @@ class TraceTypeSelector extends Component {
   }
 }
 
+TraceTypeSelector.propTypes = {
+  updateContainer: PropTypes.func,
+  fullValue: PropTypes.string,
+  fullContainer: PropTypes.object,
+  glByDefault: PropTypes.bool,
+};
+TraceTypeSelector.contextTypes = {
+  traceTypesConfig: PropTypes.object,
+  handleClose: PropTypes.func,
+  localize: PropTypes.func,
+  mapBoxAccess: PropTypes.bool,
+  chartHelp: PropTypes.object,
+};
+
 export class TraceTypeSelectorButton extends Component {
   render() {
     const {
@@ -209,7 +263,7 @@ export class TraceTypeSelectorButton extends Component {
     const Icon = renderTraceIcon(icon ? icon : value);
 
     return (
-      <div className="trace-type-select-button" onClick={handleClick ? () => handleClick() : null}>
+      <div className="trace-type-select-button" onClick={handleClick ? handleClick : null}>
         <div className="trace-type-select-button__icon">
           <Icon />
         </div>
@@ -219,18 +273,6 @@ export class TraceTypeSelectorButton extends Component {
   }
 }
 
-TraceTypeSelector.propTypes = {
-  updateContainer: PropTypes.func,
-  fullValue: PropTypes.string,
-  fullContainer: PropTypes.object,
-  glByDefault: PropTypes.bool,
-};
-TraceTypeSelector.contextTypes = {
-  traceTypesConfig: PropTypes.object,
-  handleClose: PropTypes.func,
-  localize: PropTypes.func,
-  mapBoxAccess: PropTypes.bool,
-};
 TraceTypeSelectorButton.propTypes = {
   handleClick: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   container: PropTypes.object,
@@ -239,16 +281,5 @@ TraceTypeSelectorButton.propTypes = {
 TraceTypeSelectorButton.contextTypes = {
   localize: PropTypes.func,
 };
-Item.propTypes = {
-  item: PropTypes.object,
-  active: PropTypes.bool,
-  complex: PropTypes.bool,
-  handleClick: PropTypes.func,
-  actions: PropTypes.func,
-  showActions: PropTypes.bool,
-};
-Item.contextTypes = {
-  localize: PropTypes.func,
-};
 
 export default TraceTypeSelector;
diff --git a/src/styles/components/widgets/_trace-type-selector.scss b/src/styles/components/widgets/_trace-type-selector.scss
index 6382d0b33..d9eece1de 100644
--- a/src/styles/components/widgets/_trace-type-selector.scss
+++ b/src/styles/components/widgets/_trace-type-selector.scss
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ $item-size: 90px;
         display: block;
         width: 16px;
         height: 16px;
+        fill: currentColor;
       }
     }
   }