Aurora: Custom widget configuration

Your organization may have created some of their own custom widgets for use in your page templates. These custom widgets can address use cases or functionality not available in out-of-the-box widgets. Therefore, there aren’t configuration options specific to the content of the widget—the options instead help you design the widget's layout and some of its properties.

To access and configure a custom widget:

1. In Designer, open the page template to which you want to add the custom widget.
2. Add a widget section by clicking the add icon (plus sign) in an open area of the page template. 
3. In the Add Widget panel that opens, locate and select the custom widget you want to add. It may be located under any of the categories (Content, People, or Places) depending on what it is related to. If a custom widget has not been tied to any categories, it is located under Other > Custom.
4. Configure any or all of the following:
   • Widget Title: Sets the title that appears at the top of the widget. If the Visible only to screen readers option is turned on, the title remains hidden to most visitors; however, the title information is still relayed to visitors using screen readers.
   • Remove widget background: Select this option to make the background of the widget transparent, which allows the section background to show through instead.
   • Visible To: Select whether you want the widget visible to Both Non signed-in and Signed-in users, Only Signed-in users, or Only Non signed-in users.
   • Optimize page-load time: Optimize page-load time by utilizing lazy load functionality, which loads images as the member scrolls down the page.
     
5. If you are using a custom widget with text or HTML content, click Edit Widget Content to use the content editor to add text, videos, or images (see About the Content Editor for more information).

You can now view the custom widget on any pages associated with the template where you added it.

Related topics:

• Text/HTML widget configuration
• Developer Docs: Introduction to Handlebars Components