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Widget settings

A Widget's settings describe it to the people who find it in the Widget Library. To change them, choose File > Widget Config in the Widget Studio, then Done.

Changes apply straight away, without publishing.

The Widget Configuration dialog: the icon, name, description, visibility and category, with a Done buttonThe Widget Configuration dialog: the icon, name, description, visibility and category, with a Done button
SettingWhat it does
IconThe round picture shown wherever your Widget appears. Choose it to upload a new one.
NameHow people find and recognize your Widget. Required.
DescriptionWhat your Widget does, shown before people add it. Required.
VisibilityWho can see your Widget. See Visibility.
CategoryWhere your Widget is listed when people browse by category. New Widgets start in Others.

Visibility​

VisibilityWho can see it
DraftOnly you can see it, and it can't be added to a Frame.
PrivateOnly you can see it. It runs on Frames you own while you have Pro, and never appears in the Widget Library. See Keep a Widget private.
PublishedAnyone can find it in the Widget Library and add it to their Frames.
DeprecatedIt keeps running wherever it's installed, marked as no longer maintained.
  • A new Widget is a Draft until you publish it. You choose Published or Private when you publish it for the first time.
  • Once your Widget is installed on any Frame, it can't go back to Draft, and a published Widget can't become Private.

Categories​

Ornamental, Weather, News, Productivity, Smart Home, Social, Gaming, Entertainment, Business, Health and Fitness, Finance, Sport, DIY and Others.