Widget Manager | Overview

The Widget Manager section is used to activate and modify your widgets. A widget is an application, or a component of an interface, that enables a user to perform a function or access a service.

To access the Widget Manager:

1. Scroll to the bottom of your website and click WEBSITE EDITOR

2. In the Manage Content section, click WIDGET MANAGER

If you aren't able to access the website editor function for your Club website (either the previous editor is no longer at the Club, or the site hasn't had an editor before), then please click here. Alternatively , if your website already has a website editor, this person can authorise you as an additional website editor themselves. If you are a club, you must contact your Association for access.

Below are detailed examples of how to edit content within Widget Manager:

Firstly, scroll down to the bottom of your website and click 'Site Editor'. You will then be shown the Website Editor Control Panel.

Remote Content

This function displays news content from an external website in the right hand column of your website. There are a wide range of remote news sources to choose from.  

To add a Remote Content news feed widget to your website:

1. Click on the Add New Widget drop down list, select Remote Content, and click on Add New Section.    

2. Right-click on the Remote Content section and select Edit from the menu.    

3. Click Choose/Change Source

4. The Search/Browse window will appear. This enables you to either (a) hit the Browse button to view all news feeds available or (b) enter a search term (eg. type in ‘AFL‘ to search for all news feeds with ‘AFL' in the title) and click on Search.    

• If you have submitted a search, it will return all results for that search.  
• If you click on View All Feeds, it will show a list of all Remote News Feed sources. Scroll through the list to find the news feed you wish to use.

Click the name of the remote news feed to select it.

5. A confirmation screen will appear with the remote news feed you have chosen. Enter the maximum number of articles to display in the right hand column (compulsory) and click on Save.    

You can return to the Remote News Feed at any time and change the news source by clicking on the Choose/Change Source button.

Your Remove Content feed with then display on the right-hand side of any widget-supported pages

News

A news feed from your website‘s news section can be shown on the right side of the page. This is different from a Remote Content news feed, which brings in news from an external website.  

To add a News widget from the Widget Manager:

1. Click Add A New Widget, then select NEWS - WIDGET

2. Right-click on the News - Widget option and select EDIT

3. There are two options on the Edit screen – (1) select the News section to feed from, and (2) set the maximum number of articles to display. Set your preferences and click SAVE 

4. Return to the Widget Manager, then right-click on the News - Widget section and this time select CONFIGURE from the menu.

5. There are two options for how the News Feed appears in the right-hand column widget – (1) select between showing news headlines or photos, and (2) whether to show the section name (eg. Latest News) as the title for the news feed. Make these selections, the click SAVE

Your News widget will then display on the right-hand side of widget-supported pages:

Major Sponsor

This widget (as distinct from the Sponsor Information widget) can display information about your major sponsor, including their logo, title and description, and links to their websites.

To set up your Major Sponsor widget from the Widget Manager:  

1. Click Add New Widget, then select MAJOR SPONSOR

2. Right-click on the Major Sponsor section and from the menu select EDIT 

3. Enter the information relating to your sponsor, and click SAVE at the bottom

Your Major Sponsor widget will then display on the right-hand side of widget-supported pages:

Social Media

Social Media Widget The Social Media widget allows you to add a link to your Facebook and Twitter pages, as well as displaying your latest Twitter news feed.  

To set up your Social Media accounts to work with this widget:  

1. From the Website Editor Control Panel, click on Widget Manager.

2. Select Social Media from the Add New Widget drop down list and click on Add New Section.    

3. Right click on the Social Media section and from the menu select Edit.    

4. From the Edit screen, enter in the information relating to your social media accounts  

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Photo Gallery

The Photo Gallery widget displays a collection of the most recent photographs you’ve uploaded to your Media Library. And if you prefer you can set them via specific albums.    

To set up your Photo Gallery widget:  

1. From the Website Editor Control Panel, click on Widget Manager.

2. Select Photo Gallery or Photo Gallery - Album Specific from the Add New Widget drop down list and click on Add New Section.    

3. Right click on the Photo Gallery section and from the menu select Configure.    

4. From the Configuration screen, select a layout for how you wish to display your Photo Gallery widget, and click Save at the bottom. There are two configuration options - either with a larger image feature (Photo Gallery - Feature Photo) or without a feature (Photo Gallery).  

Add a Specific Photo Album

The Photo Gallery - Album Specific widget allows you to choose a specific album to upload (not just the most recent). 

1. From the Website Editor Control Panel, click on Widget Manager.

2. Select Photo Gallery - Album Specific from the Add New Widget drop down list and click on Add New Section.    

3. Once the new widget appears in the list, right click over 'Photo Gallery - Album Specific' and click 'Edit'.

4. Choose the album you wish to display and make your way back to the Widget Manager page. 

5. Right click over 'Photo Gallery - Album Specific' (you can change this name at any time by double clicking on the name) and click 'Active'.

5. To move this Album click and drag it in to position in the available list. 

The Album will now appear on your website. 

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Notice Board

To add a notice board to the right hand column:  

1. From the Website Editor Control Panel, click on Widget Manager.

2. From the Add New Widget drop down list, select Notice Board and click on Add New Section.  

3. Right click on the Notice Board section and select Edit from the menu.

4. Type the message you want to appear on the Notice Board into the Text Editor.    

5. You can also utilise Source Code by clicking on the "HTML" button which will open up the source code editor. This can be used to embed an image, video or a widget from another website (such as a Weather Forecast)    

6. Click on Save when finished.

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Sponsor Information

This section (as opposed to the Major Sponsor widget) can display your sponsor logos (and links to their websites) in the right hand column of your site. The ‘Sponsor Information‘ section is best utilised by setting it to ‘rotate‘ mode. This will increase the size of the sponsor images to 200 x 200 pixels (compared to 100 x 100 pixels when set to display as a ‘list‘).    

To set up sponsor logos in your right hand column:  

1. From the Website Editor Control Panel, click on Widget Manager.

2. If you do not already have a ‘Sponsor Information‘ section on your website, select ‘Sponsor Information‘ from the ‘Add New Widget‘ drop down list and click on Add New Section.    

3. Right click on the ‘Sponsor Information‘ section and from the menu select Configure.  

4. From the ‘Layout‘ drop down list, select Sponsors – Side List Rotating.  

5. There are two more configuration options available – (1) to display borders around sponsor logos and (2) to display a heading (eg. 'Our Sponsors') above the sponsor logos. Set your preferences and click on Save Configuration.

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Adding/Editing Sponsor Information in your Widget

To add your sponsor’s information (including a logo) into the widget:      

1. Right click on the ‘Sponsor Information’ widget and click ‘Edit’          

2. Enter in your Sponsor’s information as you need. You can include the Sponsor Name, a Caption, a URL link to their website and a logo or image file (either from your media library or directly from your computer hard drive).

3. Click ‘Save’ to update your widget     

To Add/Edit/Delete any sponsor information you have entered in to your widget, click on the appropriate button at the top of the widget.    

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Club Links/Logos

Associations that use GameDay Passport to upload their competitions to their website will now see an additional section in the Widget Manager called ‘Club Links‘. This provides quick access to any club website.  

By adding club logos, they will also appear on the Club Websites page:

To set up a club/links logo section in your right hand column:  

1. The Club Links section should appear in your right hand column. To confirm this, click on Widget Manager from the Site Administration Control Panel - there should be a page titled 'Club Links'.

2. To set whether your Club Links display as a list or logos you need to return to the Site Admin Control Panel and click on Other Configuration

3. Under ‘Club List (Widget) format‘ – and select from ‘Drop Down List‘ or ‘Icons‘*.    

4. Click on Save Options.

5. Return to the Widget Manager, right click on the ‘Club Links‘ section and tick the Active box to activate it. * If you select the ‘Icons‘ option, each club will need to have its logo uploaded to its club website. If your clubs have not done this themselves (or don‘t use their club website), association website editors are able to log into the admin area of their club‘s websites and upload club logos themselves.

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Stats

**Please note at this stage this feature is only available in AFL, Basketball and Football (Soccer) websites.**  

Competition stats and ladders have always been an extremely popular part of the Gameday offering. This widget will show the top five in a stats category for your chosen competition and will appear in your website's right hand column, along with the rest of the widgets we provide.  

2. Under Add New Widget, select "Stats" then click the Add New Widget button.

3. Click "Edit" (you will need to click "Active" when you want it to appear to the public).  

4. Choose your competition press "Save".  

You will see your stats widget appear in the right hand column of your website!  

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