Add custom widgets to the Home page
Extend the functionality of the Home page application by adding custom widgets. To make the widgets available for use in the Home page, you need to add the widgets from the Administration tab in the Home page user interface and then enable them for use.You can use third-party widgets to bring additional functionality to the Home page application. The widgets must use the iWidget specification, which uses technology based on JavaScriptâ„¢, XML, HTML, and CSS. The widget files are stored on an HTTP server. The widgets can be bundled as EAR applications and deployed on IBM WAS. They can also be hosted in LAMP, .NET, and other environments.
You can add two types of third-party widget to the Home page:
Opened by default
This type of widget displays by default, but can be removed or hidden. It can also be moved to a different location. In the Home page, the My To-Do List widget that displays on the Updates tab is opened by default.
Optional
This type of widget is available for users to add to their Home page if they select it from the widget catalog. Optional widgets can be added, removed, hidden, and moved by Home page users.
Any widget can be used as a default or optional widget.
Third-party widgets can be added to the side column on the Updates tab, and to any column on the Widgets tab.
Configure Home page widgets
You can add widgets to the Home page widget catalog to meet the needs of your users. Ensure that the widgets that you add to the catalog are from trusted sources.Enable Home page widgets
Control whether widgets display on the Home page using settings accessed from the Administration tab of the Home page.Disable Home page widgets
Disable widgets from displaying on the Home page using settings accessed from the Administration tab.Testing Home page widgets
As administrator, you can test new widgets before they are deployed to your users.Edit Home page widgets
Use the Home page administration user interface to edit widgets.Remove Home page widgets
If a third-party widget is no longer used or needed, you can remove it from the widget catalog. You cannot remove IBM Connections widgets from the catalog, you can only disable them.
Parent topic
Administer the Home page from the user interfaceRelated concepts
Integrate web applications into IBM Connections