List of available widgets

 


What are widgets?


Widgets are blocks of content that you can customize. Once you design and save a widget, it can be used on different areas of your site including your homepage or custom pages.

You and your team can use this page to begin preparing how you would like to design your language site and what information or resources you will need to gather. This page lists the available widget options and their possible content specifications. Yellow boxes indicate that the specification is required.

Required

This information is required for the widget to function.

Optional

This is optional information to add extra functionality to your widget

In addition to the listed settings, widgets require a Nickname when they are created. The Nickname is private to your team and will only be visible on your Admin Dashboard. Use this to help you remember what the widget is about.

 


Automatic widgets


Alphabet widget

Sample alphabet widget

This widget shows your alphabet in an interactive format. It will show any words or phrases that are linked to the alphabet letter, and any notes you have listed.

This widget has no custom specifications. It is automatically generated from your site.

Suggested use: Add to your homepage or to a custom page introducing visitors to your writing system.

 


New This Week / Statistics widget

Sample statistics widget

The widget automatically shows either 'New This Week', 'New This Month', or 'On This Site' statistics, depending on how recently the site content has been updated.

This widget has no custom specifications. It is automatically generated from your site.

Suggested use: Add to your homepage to help visitors get a sense of how much is on the site or how often the content is updated.

 


Word of the Day widget

This widget automatically displays a new 'Word of the Day' from your Dictionary, automatically changing every day.

This widget has no custom specifications. It is automatically generated from your site.

 


Blank widgets for adding text


Page Text widget

An unlimited amount of text that can contain basic formatting such as headers, bold, italics, and lists.

Fields

Specifications

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Specifications

Nickname

create a unique nickname for your widget

Text

Up to 4500 characters of formatted text. Formatting options include bold, italics, bulleted/numbered lists, and headers.

 

 


Short Text widget

A short message in large bold text, with space for a translation and an optional audio recording. If you include a link, the Widget will contain a button to take visitors to the page of your choice.

Fields

Specifications

Fields

Specifications

Title

Up to 35 characters

Subtitle or Translation

Up to 200 characters

Audio

.mp3 or .wav file

Button Link

Either a full URL: “https://www.firstvoices.com” or a page on FirstVoices “/smalgyax/alphabet”

Button Text

Up to 30 characters

 

 


Text With Image widget

A mid-sized paragraph of text to provide basic information on your homepage. You can add an image on either the left or right side, and you can add an optional audio recording. You can link to another page on your site with a customizable button.

Fields

Specifications

Fields

Specifications

Title

Up to 35 characters

Text

Up to 1200 characters

Image

Minimum of 600x600 pixels, square images preferred.

Audio

.mp3 or .wav file

Button Link

Either a full URL: “https://www.firstvoices.com” or a page on FirstVoices “/smalgyax/alphabet”

Button Text

Up to 35 characters

 

 


Customizable/interactive widgets


Contact Us widget

Language Administrators can list their contact information or the contact information of a community language coordinator.

Fields

Specifications

Fields

Specifications

Title

Required - Up to 20 characters

Text

Up to 200 characters - a short customizable message

Address 

Can include a standard building address and maximum 3 phone numbers

Social Media Links 

A list of URLs for your social media pages (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, etc) separated by commas

Example: https://www.youtube.com/test,https://www.facebook.com/test

 

 


Logo widget

Displays the site’s custom logo and a mid-sized message.

Fields

Specifications

Fields

Specifications

Text

 Maximum 500 characters

Logo Left or Right

Does the logo image appear on the left or right side?

 


Map widget

This Widget can be used with any sharing link from the First Peoples' Map of B.C. to provide visitors with an interactive, location-based experience right on the homepage.

Fields

Specifications

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Specifications

URL

Must be a link from maps.fpcc.ca

 

 


Quotes widget

The widget displays 3 quotes with their attributor. You can use this to share things that people have said about your language or site, or to highlight some important phrases.

Fields

Specifications

Fields

Specifications

Quote

 Maximum 225 characters

Attributed to

Maximum 50 characters