What Can I Do With Widgets?
by Chris
You can tailor any KickApps Widget to match your website's functionality and brand, from an online corporate presence to a small community-driven fan zine.
In the future, we'll use this space to showcase innovative Widgets and discuss tips, tricks, and hacks. For now, here's an overview of some of the options available with Widgets and some creativity.
Some List Widget Examples
Example of a widget with a custom static background. |
Example of a widget with an animated background. |
A Widget without any background imagery. |
That same Widget with background imagery. |
The possibilities are practically unlimited!
Widget Types
Viral Widgets
Your KickApps Widgets can be copied and dropped onto any website or community-based webspace you create, opening a window back to your own community-driven environment.
Functional Widgets
KickApps Login, Register, and Upload Widgets provide users with access to your KickApps-hosted community pages.
Search Widgets
Search Widgets can be customized to search for community members, videos, audio clips, or photos.
Here is a listing of all the current widgets we currently provide:
The All-In-One Widget |
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This widget will handle just about everything funcionally on your site. It's great for those who need a community in a hurry or for beginners just getting into the world wide web. |
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The Single Column Widget |
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Great for side navigation bars and narrow sites. These are very versatile and have just enough empty space to really spuce them up, plus they look good without any graphics at all. |
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Double Column Widget |
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Great for showcasing photos, it has a minimal look that fits with most website designs. |
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Highlight Widget |
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You can showcase individual media with this widget. You can use it as a weekly post for videos or media (ie an online series) or use it to just showcase your favorite member. |
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Media Wall Widget |
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Use this widget to maximize the amount of media to show. It displays a whopping 20 thumbnails at a time! |
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Gradient List Widget |
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Maximize the design aspect with this widget. Although not very pretty to look at with no background, you can use the empty space to really make a window back to your site that people will remember. |
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Row Widget |
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Useful for top of page navigation, or even putting in the playpage header, the row widget is best used for wider websites. |
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Large Media Wall Widget |
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The largest of our widgets, the Large Media Wall will REALLY show off your media! Use it to fill up a website if you're in a designer's hurry. |
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Login, Register, and Upload Widgets |
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| You can customize the functional widgets to fit just about any site. We also have default graphics to choose from if you're in a hurry. |
A custom graphic pulled from an outside URL. A preset graphic from the KickApps affiliate center. A text-only Upload Widget from the KickApps affiliate center. This will change with any custom CSS style sheet you use. |