Add Widgets

Melody Jaimon • August 25, 2025

Widgets are like the building blocks of your website. They’re the tools you use to add text, images, videos, buttons, and more. With widgets, you can control how your site looks and what it does. Think Lego for websites. Once you know how to use them, you can make your site more fun, easy to use, and good-looking without needing to be a tech whiz.


Below is a simple guide that says what each widget is for, where to find it in the editor, and the step-by-step to set it up. No fancy jargon. No dramas.


Widget Library

  • All widgets live in the Widget Library.
  • To open it, click Widgets in the side panel.
  • You can scroll through categories or use the search bar at the top.
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How to Add Widgets


There are three easy ways to add a widget:


1. From the Widget Library

  • Open the Widget Library.
  • Find your widget (search or scroll).
  • Drag and drop it where you want it on your site.
  • A blue box shows you where it will land.
  • Classic Editor: “Insert here” puts it in the same row, “Insert in new row” makes a new row, and “Insert in new column” makes a new column.
  • Editor 2.0: You can only drop widgets into existing columns.


2. From the Canvas

  • Right-click a widget and choose Add widget.
  • In Flex or Editor 2.0, click the + icon in the floating menu.
  • Pick one of the top widgets or click More widgets to see them all.


3. From the Media Panel (Editor 2.0 only)

  • Click Media in the side panel.
  • Find or upload an image, icon, or video.
  • Drag it to your site, and it automatically becomes a widget.


Editing Widgets

1. Content Editor (what shows inside the widget):

  • Right-click and choose Edit Content.
  • Or click the element and hit Edit Content in the floating menu.


2. Design Editor (how it looks):

  • Right-click and choose Edit Design.
  • Or click the element and hit Edit Design in the floating menu.
  • Change colours, fonts, spacing, layout, or pick how many items show.

Extra Features

  • Text styles change depending on desktop, tablet, or mobile so text is always readable.
  • Layout and style let you tweak colours, borders, backgrounds, size, corners, shadows, and spacing.
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  • Buttons can be styled separately or match your theme buttons.
  • Animations (fade, slide, bounce, flip, etc.) can be added, but don’t overdo it or your site will look messy.
Animation settings: entrance trigger, fade-in animation, in-place direction, 1000ms duration, 0ms delay.
  • Fixed or pinned widgets keep things like buttons visible as you scroll.
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  • Copy/Paste or Duplicate widgets if you want more of the same.
  • Hide on device if you only want certain widgets on mobile or desktop.
  • Anchor links let you send people to a specific spot on the page.
  • Delete a widget by right-clicking and selecting Delete.

How to find widgets

Purpose: See every widget in one place.

Where to find: Left side panel then Widgets. Use search at the top or open a category like Basic, Media, Business, Social, Advanced.

Steps:

  1. Open the editor for your site.
  2. Click Widgets on the left.
  3. Type in the search box or click a category to browse.

Quick tip: Drag a widget onto the page. If it will not drop, you are probably trying to place it in the wrong spot. Move a little until you see the blue placement line.


How to add and edit any widget

Purpose: Add a widget and make it look and work the way we want.

Where to find: On the page canvas after you drag the widget on.

Steps:

  1. Drag the widget onto the page.
  2. Right click it and select Edit Content to set what it shows.
  3. Right click it and select Edit Design to style how it looks.
  4. Use the floating menu to duplicate, move, or delete.

Quick tip: Always check desktop, tablet and mobile with the device buttons at the top.


Text

Purpose: Add paragraphs, lists and basic content.

Where to find: Basic category.

Steps:

  1. Drag Text onto the page.
  2. Open Edit Content and type or paste your words.
  3. Use the toolbar to set heading level, size, links and alignment.
  4. Open Edit Design to set font, colour and spacing.

Quick tip: Keep paragraphs short so the page is easy to read.


Title

Purpose: Add page headings.

Where to find: Basic category.

Steps:

  1. Drag Title onto the page.
  2. Open Edit Content and type the heading.
  3. Use the toolbar to set the heading level you want.
  4. Open Edit Design to match your brand font and spacing.

Quick tip: Use one main page heading at the top and smaller headings below.


Button

Purpose: Give people a clear action to click.

Where to find: Basic category.

Steps:

  1. Drag Button onto the page.
  2. Open Edit Content then set the button text.
  3. Click Link and choose page, URL, popup, anchor or email.
  4. Open Edit Design to change style, size and spacing.

Quick tip: Use short action text like Book now or Get quote.


Accordion

Purpose: Show answers or long info in easy open and close sections.

Where to find: Basic or Advanced category depending on your editor.

Steps:

  1. Drag Accordion onto the page.
  2. Open Edit Content to add items.
  3. Type a title for each item and add content below.
  4. Open Edit Design to set spacing and borders.

Quick tip: Use for FAQs so the page stays tidy.


Advanced Accordion

Purpose: Accordion with extra layout and style controls.

Where to find: Advanced category.

Steps:

  1. Drag Advanced Accordion on.
  2. Add items and content.
  3. Open Edit Design for icons, dividers, animations and spacing.
  4. Test open and close on mobile.

Quick tip: Keep item titles short so people can scan fast.


Advanced Tabs

Purpose: Split content into tabs so only one section shows at a time.

Where to find: Advanced category.

Steps:

  1. Drag Advanced Tabs on.
  2. Open Edit Content to rename tabs and add content per tab.
  3. Open Edit Design to style labels and the active tab.
  4. Reorder tabs as needed.

Quick tip: Use tabs for specs, reviews and FAQs in one place.


Breadcrumbs

Purpose: Show where a visitor is and let them jump back.

Where to find: Basic category.

Steps:

  1. Drag Breadcrumbs onto the header or top of the page.
  2. It reads the site structure automatically.
  3. Open Edit Design to change text and spacing.

Quick tip: Best on larger sites with many levels.


Hamburger Menu

Purpose: Mobile friendly menu icon that opens the site menu.

Where to find: Basic category.

Steps:

  1. Drag Hamburger Menu to the header.
  2. Link it to your main menu if asked.
  3. Open Edit Design to set colours, size and alignment.

Quick tip: Place it top right so people find it fast.


Icon

Purpose: Add simple graphics to highlight features or link to pages.

Where to find: Basic category.

Steps:

  1. Drag Icon on.
  2. Choose an icon from the library.
  3. Optional link to a page or URL.
  4. Open Edit Design to change size and colour.

Quick tip: Keep icon style consistent across the page.


Image

Purpose: Add a single picture.

Where to find: Media category.

Steps:

  1. Drag Image onto the page.
  2. Upload or pick from the library.
  3. Set alt text so search engines know what it is.
  4. Optional link the image if needed.
  5. Open Edit Design for size, corners and shadow.

Quick tip: Use compressed images for faster load.


Before and After

Purpose: Compare two images with a slider.

Where to find: Media category.

Steps:

  1. Drag Before and After onto the page.
  2. Add the before image and the after image.
  3. Set the start position of the slider.
  4. Open Edit Design for labels and handle style.

Quick tip: Perfect for makeovers, repairs and edits.


Image Slider

Purpose: Rotate through a set of images.

Where to find: Media category.

Steps:

  1. Drag Image Slider onto the page.
  2. Add images in the Content tab.
  3. Set captions and links if you want.
  4. Open Edit Design for arrows, dots, timing and height.

Quick tip: Keep images the same size ratio to avoid jumpy slides.


Media Slider

Purpose: Rotate images and videos in one slider.

Where to find: Media category.

Steps:

  1. Drag Media Slider on.
  2. Add images and video links.
  3. Order items with drag.
  4. Open Edit Design for controls and spacing.

Quick tip: Use short videos so the slider keeps moving.


Audio

Purpose: Play a music track or audio clip.

Where to find: Media category.

Steps:

  1. Drag Audio onto the page.
  2. Upload a file or paste a stream link if supported.
  3. Add a title if you want.
  4. Open Edit Design for player style.

Quick tip: Auto play can annoy people. Let them press play.


Lottie Animation

Purpose: Add lightweight animated graphics.

Where to find: Media category.

Steps:

  1. Drag Lottie Animation on.
  2. Upload a .json Lottie file or paste a Lottie URL.
  3. Set loop and speed.
  4. Open Edit Design for size and alignment.

Quick tip: Use small file sizes so the page stays quick.


Photo Gallery

Purpose: Show many images in a grid or other layout.

Where to find: Media category.

Steps:

  1. Drag Photo Gallery onto the page.
  2. Click Add image and select many at once.
  3. Optional enable links on images or use a lightbox.
  4. Add title, description and alt text for each image.
  5. Open Edit Design for layout, columns, rows, spacing, corners and hover effects.

Quick tip: Turn on lazy loading for speed. Keep captions short.


Social Icons

Purpose: Show clickable icons to your social pages.

Where to find: Social or Business category.

Steps:

  1. Drag Social Icons onto the page or footer.
  2. Add or remove networks as needed.
  3. Paste your profile links.
  4. Open Edit Design for size, colour and spacing.

Quick tip: Only show the networks you actually use.


Facebook Comments

Purpose: Let visitors comment on a page using their Facebook accounts.

Where to find: Social category.

Steps:

  1. Drag Facebook Comments onto the page.
  2. Set the number of comments to show.
  3. Open Edit Design for width and spacing.
  4. Publish so it can load live.

Quick tip: Place below the main content so it does not distract.


Facebook Like

Purpose: Let visitors like or share a page.

Where to find: Social category.

Steps:

  1. Drag Facebook Like onto the page.
  2. Choose like, recommend or share style.
  3. Set layout and action.
  4. Open Edit Design for size and placement.

Quick tip: Use near the top of blog posts or landing pages.


Facebook Feed

Purpose: Show a feed of posts from your page.

Where to find: Social category.

Steps:

  1. Drag Facebook Feed on.
  2. Connect your page.
  3. Choose what to show.
  4. Open Edit Design to fit your layout.

Quick tip: Public pages work best. Private content will not show.


RSS Feed

Purpose: Display updates from a blog or news source.

Where to find: Business or Social category.

Steps:

  1. Drag RSS Feed onto the page.
  2. Paste the RSS URL.
  3. Set how many items to show.
  4. Open Edit Design for titles, dates and spacing.

Quick tip: Use for industry news or your own external blog.


Disqus Comments

Purpose: Add a Disqus comment area.

Where to find: Social category.

Steps:

  1. Drag Disqus Comments onto the page.
  2. Enter your Disqus shortname.
  3. Set language if needed.
  4. Open Edit Design for width and spacing.

Quick tip: Great when you want one comment system across the whole site.


Business Hours

Purpose: Show when you are open.

Where to find: Business category.

Steps:

  1. Drag Business Hours onto the page or footer.
  2. Set each day open and close time.
  3. Add notes for holidays if needed.
  4. Open Edit Design for layout and icons.

Quick tip: Put hours on the contact page and in the footer.


Click to Call

Purpose: Make a phone number tap to call on mobile.

Where to find: Business category.

Steps:

  1. Drag Click to Call onto the page or header.
  2. Enter your phone number.
  3. Set the label text like Call us.
  4. Open Edit Design for colour and size.

Quick tip: Use big touch friendly size on mobile.


Click to Email

Purpose: Open the visitor’s email app with your address.

Where to find: Business category.

Steps:

  1. Drag Click to Email on.
  2. Enter your email address.
  3. Optional add a default subject.
  4. Open Edit Design to match your style.

Quick tip: Place near your contact form for choice.


Contact Form

Purpose: Collect enquiries.

Where to find: Business category.

Steps:

  1. Drag Contact Form onto the page.
  2. Add or remove fields. Keep it short.
  3. Set where form emails are sent.
  4. Add a success message or thank you page.
  5. Open Edit Design for layout and spacing.

Quick tip: Test the form after publishing to make sure emails arrive.


Coupons

Purpose: Show a code or deal.

Where to find: Business category.

Steps:

  1. Drag Coupons onto the page.
  2. Enter the code, title and details.
  3. Set start and end dates if needed.
  4. Open Edit Design for card style.

Quick tip: Keep the code simple to type.


Google Calendar

Purpose: Show upcoming events.

Where to find: Business category.

Steps:

  1. Drag Google Calendar onto the page.
  2. Connect your calendar or paste an embed code.
  3. Choose month, week or agenda view.
  4. Open Edit Design for height and spacing.

Quick tip: Use agenda view if you have many events.


X Feed

Purpose: Show your latest posts from X.

Where to find: Social category or add with an HTML embed.

Steps:

  1. Try the X feed widget and connect your account.
  2. If it does not load right, go to the X publisher site to generate embed code.
  3. Drag an HTML widget on the page.
  4. Paste the embed code and save.

Quick tip: Public accounts work best. Private posts will not show to visitors.


HTML

Purpose: Add custom code like embeds or widgets from other services.

Where to find: Advanced category.

Steps:

  1. Drag HTML onto the page.
  2. Paste the code snippet.
  3. Save and preview.
  4. Adjust spacing in Edit Design if needed.

Quick tip: Use trusted code only. Bad code can break the page.


Link Picker

Purpose: Link any widget to a page, section, popup, file or external URL.

Where to find: Inside many widgets under Link or in Edit Content.

Steps:

  1. Click Link in the widget settings.
  2. Choose page, section anchor, popup, email, phone or URL.
  3. If you choose anchor, pick the right section from the list.
  4. Save and test the link.

Quick tip: For jump links on the same page, add an anchor to the target section first.


Position, pin and fixed

Purpose: Control how a widget sits while scrolling.

Where to find: Edit Design then Position.

Steps:

  1. Open Edit Design for the widget.
  2. Set Position to Default, Pinned or Fixed.
  3. If Fixed, set the on screen position and margins.
  4. If Pinned, set the offset within its parent.

Quick tip: Use Fixed for important actions like a floating call button. Use with care so it does not cover other content.


Takeaway

Keep it simple. We drag a widget on, set the content in Edit Content , style it in Edit Design , link it with the Link Picker , and place it neatly with Position. Start with text, titles, buttons and images. Add forms, galleries and sliders when needed. Use social and advanced widgets to boost things. Check on mobile, then publish. Too easy.

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