The Related Content widget displays content that is similar to the content currently being viewed. It is available on the Forum Discussion, Blog Post, Knowledge Base Article, and Idea page templates.

• Layouts
• Configuration Options
• List Style
• Title
• Number of Items
• List Item/Card Elements
• Max Lines of Preview Text
• More Options

Layouts

The layouts available for the Related Content widget include Detailed List, List, and Card. Each layout has its own set of unique options.

• The Detailed List layout features a smaller thumbnail accompanied by the post’s title, elements you choose to include, and a preview of the post’s content.
• The List layout includes a thumbnail, title, and elements you choose to include but no content preview.
• The Card layout puts each post on a tile with the title, elements you choose to include, and a content preview.

Configuration Options

List Style

With the Detailed List and List layouts, you can also select a List Style:

• Space: Uses whitespace to create space between items.
• Divide: Adds a horizontal line to divide items.
• Border: Creates a border that separates items into individual boxes.

Title

The Title sets the title that appears at the top of the widget. If the Visible Only to Screen Readers toggle is turned on, the title remains hidden to most visitors; however, the title information is still relayed to visitors using screen readers.

Number of Items

Use the slider to indicate how many posts (up to 10) can be displayed on the widget.

List Item/Card Elements

Elements are additional pieces of information that can be displayed along with each item in the widget. The list of available elements changes depending on which layout you've selected. Turn on or off the elements as desired.

Detailed List and List layouts have an additional Lead With drop-down menu. It enables you to choose to display the post author's Avatar, discussion style Icon, or None along with the post in the widget.

Detailed List

• Author
• Author Rank
• Body Preview/Teaser
• Media Preview
• Like/Vote Count
• Place
• Reply Count
• Tags
• Timestamp
• Unread Messages Indicator
• View Count
• Time To Read (Blogs only)
• Solved Badge (Discussions only)

List

• Author
• Timestamp

Card

• Author
• Author Rank
• Body Preview/Teaser
• Centered Card Content
• Reply Count
• Media Preview
• Like/Vote Count
• Place
• Tags
• Timestamp
• View Count
• Time To Read (Blogs only)
• Solved Badge (Discussions only)

Max Lines of Preview Text

The Max Lines of Preview Text slider gives you control over how many lines of text from the post are displayed along with the post in the widget. After the set number of lines, an ellipsis (...) is used.

More Options

Additional configuration options for the widget appear in the More Options section. These options include:

• Hide if Empty: Prevents boards that have no posts on them from appearing in the widget.
• Include “Show More” Link: Creates a Show More link if more posts are available than the number designated on the Number of items slider.
• Optimize page-load time: Optimize the page's load time using a lazy load method. Widgets only appear as the member scrolls down the page, shortening the time to render the page.