UX ADMINISTRATION

Chapter 4. WORKING WITH PAGES AND WIDGETS

   

 

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Working with Widgets

The Create a New Widget option lets you create “carousel” widgets for display on pages outside the RESEARCHit / SHAREit / VERSO system. Widgets are displayed in an inline frame (iframe) on the external page. When you create a widget, the system generates an HTML code “snippet” for retrieving the widget that can be copied and pasted into an external web page. Currently, one type of Widget is available:

• Showcase Carousel – lets you highlight selected items from your library’s catalog (for VERSO systems) or the Union catalog for your consortium (for RESEARCHit/SHAREit systems) using a “search query” you create to retrieve the desired items for display.

To create a new Widget:

1. From the Pages and Widgets menu (see Creating and Editing Pages for details), select Create a Page Link.
   • The Create New Widget panel displays.

2. Enter a title for the widget in the Enter Widget Title text box. This field is mandatory.
3. Click the Create Widget button.
   • The Create New Widget panel closes, and the Widget Settings screen displays.
4. Add the desired component to the widget:
   • Showcase Component (see Showcase Carousel for details)
5. Click the Save Widget Settings button to save the widget. (Click the X button on the Widget Settings screen to close the screen without saving your changes.)
   • The message “Template saved” shows briefly at the top of the screen.
6. Click the X button on the Widget Settings screen to close the screen.

To edit an existing widget:

1. From the Pages and Widgets menu (see Creating and Editing Pages for details), click the tab for the Widget you wish to edit.
   • The Edit Widget screen displays. The screen pre-filled with the current content for the widget. \

• Click the Expand Properties icon to expand the Settings for Activating, Publishing, Labeling, and Privacy field.

2. Edit the Widget Title in the Enter Page label here field, as desired.
3. When all desired changes have been made, click the Save Widget Settings button to save the widget. (Click the X button on the Widget Settings screen to close the screen without saving your changes.)
   • A confirmation message shows briefly at the top of the screen to confirm your changes.
4. Click the X button on the Edit Widget screen to close the screen.

To copy and add the widget to an external web page:

1. From the Pages and Widgets menu (see Creating and Editing Pages for details), click the tab for the Widget you wish to copy.
   • The Edit Widget screen displays. The screen pre-filled with the current content for the widget.
   • Click the Expand Properties icon to expand the Settings for Activating, Publishing, Labeling, and Privacy field.
2. Click the code snippet – Copy button to copy the HTML code for the widget.
   • The message “snippet copied” shows briefly at the top of the page.
3. Open the web page to which you wish to add the widget in a suitable HTML editor.
4. Paste the copied HTML code into the desired location.
5. Save the edited web page.

 

 

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