Widget Reference
Widgets are typically located in the Ektronwebroot/siteroot/widgets/ folder. Ektron assigns standard names to widgets. Ektron administrators can change a widget's name on the Synchronize Widgets Screen.
If you want to remove a widget from use:
- Delete the widget’s files from the
/siteroot/widgets/folder. - Navigate to Settings > Configuration > Personalizations > Widgets and click Synchronize. The widget is removed from the list of widgets, and from the Dashboard of any users and community groups.
Activity Stream—Displays activities of a user or group, depending on the type of page on which it is placed. See Also: Using the ActivityStream Widget
Atom Feed—Lets user enter path to an Atom Publishing Protocol feed. Also lets user limit the number of feed results.
BaseBall ESPNMlb—Displays latest news about the baseball team selected by editing the widget. Provided by ESPN.
Blog—After you select a blog id, this widget displays posts from that blog.
Brightcove Video—Plays any Brightcove video. See also Using a Brightcove Video Widget.
Calculator—Provides a calculator
Calendar—Displays a Web calendar. A user can add events to any day and time. See Also: Working with Calendars
Clock—Provides a clock that displays time in the current time zone.
Collection—Displays a collection. You select a Collection ID.See Also: Working with Collections
Content Block—Lets user enter a content ID and display that content in the widget. Alternatively, user can create new HTML content from the widget.
ContentEdit—Displays content items that have been added or edited within the number of days set in the widget's property screen. For example, if you accept the default of 7 days, any content edited or added within the past 7 days appears.
ContentInWorkflow—Displays content items that were submitted for publication and remain in the approval chain within the number of days you set in the widget's property screen.
Content List—Displays a list of content blocks. In contrast to a List Summary, where content must be in a specified folder, the ContentList control displays content from any Ektron folder.
Content Review—Places a ContentReview server control on the page. This control allows site visitors to rate and review the current page. See Also: ContentReview Server Control
EmbedHTML—Inserts a browser plugin into your page.
ESPN—Displays selected ESPN news feed.
FaceBook Fan List—Allows site users to become your fan and view your Facebook Page stream.
FaceBook Live Stream—Allows Facebook users to connect, share, and post updates in real-time.
Flash—Displays a selected flash file which resides in Ektron. You can also set the display’s height and width. See Also: Using the Flash Widget
Flickr—Display Flickr’s Most Recent or Most Interesting photos. The user also can select the number of rows and columns for the image display.
GoogleGadget—Select from several Google feeds to display in the widget.
HelloWorld—Very simple widget. Created by Ektron to help developers understand how to create their own widgets.
iFrame—Lets user enter a path to a Web page or an item on the Web page.
Image—Lets you insert a single image to the widget. The image can be either an asset or a library file.
ITune Podcast—Displays podcasts from the Itunes Web site.
List Summary—Displays an Ektron List Summary, a list of certain types of content in a selected folder. See Also: ListSummary Server Control
MessageBoard—Allows user to leave comments on the page. See Also: MessageBoard Server Control
Metadata List—Displays content whose metadata fits a selected folder location and keywords. See Also: Adding Content to a Web Page with the MetadataList Server Control
Most Popular—Reports on the following categories of content on your Web site: Most Viewed, Most Emailed, Most Commented, or Highest Rated. See Also: Most Popular Widget
Multivariate Experiment—This controls the experiment. Settings include the target content number, start/stop button and the Report hide/show button. See Also: Using Widgets for Multivariate Testing
Multivariate Section—This widget lets you drag and drop various content widgets into it. These produce the variations used during the experiment. See Also: Using Widgets for Multivariate Testing
Multivariate Target—When a page view occurs on a page containing this widget, the conversion count is increased. See Also: Using Widgets for Multivariate Testing
News—Lets you select a news feed from a group of major news providers.
Recent blog posts—Displays a selected number of the most recent blog posts. See Also: BlogRecentPosts Server Control
Recent Documents—Displays a selected number of the most recently published documents.
Recent forum posts—Displays a selected number of the most recent forum posts. See Also: ActiveTopics Server Control
Rotating Banner—Displays a slide show from a collection of images. See Also: Working with Collections
RSS Feed—Allows a user to enter the path of a feed that uses Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
Salesforce Chart—Allows users to enter username, password and information about a Salesforce chart to display that chart.
Spacer—The Spacer Content widget lets you create an unused space on the Web page.
Stock Ticker—Allows users to define a list of stock ticker symbols and display the price for each symbol.
Targeted Content—The Targeted Content widget lets you create a set of conditions. As soon as any condition evaluates to true, an appropriate widget appears. See Also: Creating Conditions with the Targeted Content Widget
Taxonomy Summary—Displays content assigned to a taxonomy category. See Also: Taxonomy , Directory Server Control
Text Box—Displays a single field to capture text. The text is stored in the database.
Trends—By default, the Trends widget shows the Most Viewed content on your Web site. You can edit the widget's properties so that it displays any of the following categories of content instead: Most Emailed, Most Commented, or Highest Rated. See Also: Trends Widget
Twitter Feed—Displays RSS feed from Twitter. You can configure one or more feeds.
Upcoming Events—Shows a list of scheduled calendar events.
Weather—Allows the user who is dropping the widget to enter a Zip Code, then displays its weather information.
WebCalendar—Provides full calendar functionality including adding events. See Also: Working with Calendars
YouTube—Select from a list of YouTube feeds. When the page appears, videos in the category appear.
YouTube Video—Lets you embed code for any YouTube video.
Zip Code—Allows users to find the information shown below about a location by entering one of the following items: Zip Code, Area Code, State, or City.
