Configure a text widget

Platform admins can configure a text widget on the homepage or any group page. Group admins can configure a text widget for their specific group page. Learners can view a text widget's content on both the web and mobile apps.

A text widget is a block of text that you can add to your homepage or a group page to share personalized messages with users, such as welcome notes or informational text blocks.

Here's how it works:

• Each text widget can include a title and a body of text.
• The widget's height automatically adjusts to its content. If the text is too long (about half the page), it becomes expandable.
• You can add multiple text widgets to a page.
• You can change the placement of the text widget on the page, along with other widgets. To learn more about available widgets and how to arrange them, see:
  • Configure the layout of a group page
  • Configure the layout of the homepage
• If your organization uses the Globalization solution, the widget can be translated into each user’s preferred language.

Create a text widget

1. Access the page layout configuration panel:
   • For the homepage: In the left sidebar, click  Homepage layout.
   • For a group page: In the left sidebar, hover over a group and click  Configure page layout.
2. In the Configure page layout panel on the right, in the Add section, click Text.
3. Enter a Title (250 characters maximum) and Your text.
   • The title is pre-formatted to match other section titles on the page.
   • The body of text supports basic formatting (bold, italics, strike-through, underline, lists) and links.
4. You can restrict who sees the widget: under Audience, click  Edit, define criteria using Groups, Roles, or User Custom Fields, then click Back to edition. By default, everyone can see the widget. For how audience logic works, see About widget audience.
5. At the bottom right, click Apply.

The amount of text displayed depends on the learner's browser window size, zoom settings, and whether the newsfeed right panel is expanded or hidden.

Edit a text widget

1. Access the page layout configuration panel:
   • For the homepage: In the left sidebar, click  Homepage layout.
   • For a group page: In the left sidebar, hover over a group and click  Configure page layout.
2. In the Page layout panel, select the widget you wish to edit.
3. Edit each field, including the audience under Audience.
4. At the bottom right, click Apply.

Delete a text widget

1. Access the page layout configuration panel:
   • For the homepage: In the left sidebar, click  Homepage layout.
   • For a group page: In the left sidebar, hover over a group and click  Configure page layout.
2. In the right-side panel, click  Delete to the right of the widget you'd like to delete.
3. At the bottom right, click Apply.