How to Make Widgets

Internet widgets condense large portions of frequently updated websites such as blogs into a small space that can easily be posted on other web pages or message boards. Anytime you update the source website, the widget will automatically pull from the web page's code and display the newly added information without you having to change anything. There are several different widget creation websites available online that walk you through the process of making your own widget.

Instructions

1. Power on your computer and wait for the operating system to finish loading. Open your web browsing program by double-clicking on its icon on the computer's desktop. Click inside the navigation text box at the top of the web browser window.

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   Type in the web address for a website that allows you to create widgets such as "WidgetBox" or "Grazr Widget Creator." Hit the Enter key to navigate to the website. Locate the "Make a Widget" button at the top right corner of the website, and click on it.

3. 

   Click on the "Blog" button to make a new widget. Click on the File button at the top of your web browser and click on the "New Tab" button. Type in the web address for your blog in the navigation text box of the new tab and then hit the Enter key. Locate the link on your blog that says "RSS Feed" and click on it. Highlight the web address for the RSS feed at the top of the screen and press the "Ctrl" and "C" buttons to copy it.

4. 

   Navigate back to the first tab that has the widget creation web page. Click inside the text box underneath the "Blog" button that is labeled as "Blog/Feed URL." Press the "Ctrl" and "V" buttons together at the same time to paste your blog's RSS feed information. Press the "Continue" button.

5. Use the color selector at the left side of the page to choose the background and foreground colors for your new widget. Type the name you want for your widget in the name field and then align the text by clicking on the "center," "left," or "right" radio buttons. Click on the "Save Widget" button to get the embedding code for your widget.

6. Click at the beginning of the embedding code and drag the highlighted portion across to the fine line of the code. Copy the code by pressing the "Ctrl" and "C" keyboard keys. Paste the code directly into any website or message board to display your widget.

Tips & Warnings

• If one of your blog posts has an image in it, the widget will automatically pull the image and include it alongside the title of the blog post.

References

• WidgetBox
• Grazr Widget Creator