Placing and setting up a Widget

You can place Widgets on Pages, Spaces, and Dashboards to provide windows into content, improve navigation to important locations, display personally relevant information, and display information from third-party applications. 

Considerations and caveats

Who can do this

• Workplace and Enterprise Administrators can place Widgets on all Pages, Spaces, and the Workplace Dashboard (if enabled).
• Space Administrators can add Widgets to all Pages within the Space that they administer.
• Users can place Widgets on Pages and Spaces to which they have at least Edit Access.
• Users can place Widgets on their Personal Dashboards (if enabled).

How to place and set up a Widget

Follow these steps to place and set up a Widget.

1. Go to the Page, Space, or Dashboard where you want to place the Widget.
2. Click the Actions button (), and select Edit.
   • If the Actions button is not visible, you do not have at least Edit Access to the location and should contact your Workplace Administrator to determine how you should proceed.
3. Find the Widget in the Widget Carousel using the search box or by browsing the different pages of Widgets.
4. Drag and drop the Widget onto the Layout Builder. 
   • There is a maximum of three columns of Widgets, two narrow side columns, and a wider middle column.
   • Existing Widgets adjust to accommodate newly placed Widgets.
   • Valid placement locations will darken or display as a box outline when hovering with the dragged Widget.
5. Click the Widget's Edit button.
6. Configure the Widget's Options, Layout, and Appearance settings.
   •  Refer to a Widget's knowledge base article for details about its specific configuration settings.
7. When you finish configuring the Widget, click Update.
8. If you want to publish these changes now, click Publish. Otherwise, click Save as Draft.

Examples of Widget placement

Place a Widget that spans the entire Layout Builder width.

Place a Widget that occupies a narrow column on the right of the Layout Builder.