August 27, 2013

Managing Widgets

How to manage widgets.
From the LiveWhale interface, click the “Widgets” link at the top righthand corner of the screen.

The manage widgets screen will list all widgets in your group, as well as ones globally shared with all groups.

From left to right, each widget displays:

  • A checkbox allowing you to select multiple widgets and perform bulk actions from the “With checked items…” dropdown menu. Check the checkbox next to the widgets you wish to delete, then select “Delete” from this menu and click the “Go” button. Use the “select all” link to select all items in the list.
  • The widget type.
  • The title of the widget. Click the title to edit the widget.
  • Use the preview link to preview this item as it will appear on the public web site.
  • Beneath the title is a link to view get the widget code. This code can be copy and pasted into your web page, a news story, etc. via the HTML source button in the WYSIWYG toolbar. However, the easiest way to insert a widget is via theinsert widget button.

A “Show types” dropdown menu is also available to only display widgets of a specific type.

To add a new widget, click the “Add a new widget” link.