Widgets are visual user interface components designed to showcase information or facilitate interactive user engagement with a service or application. These widgets can be integrated into your Stacks site, whether they originate from other EBSCO products or external third-party services. To achieve this integration, you'll need to utilize custom code, which should be inserted within a custom block or placed in the custom content section found within the footer. Please keep in mind that the Stacks team does not develop, supply or troubleshoot custom widgets.
Examples of Widgets
There are an endless number of third-party widgets that can be added to a Stacks site within a custom block or the custom content section of the footer. Here are a few examples of widgets that Stacks customers have embedded on their sites.
Book Carousels
- Flipster
- Accel5
AI & Live Chat / Communication Widgets
Search Widgets
- Full Text Finder DOI search tool
Add Widget Code to Footer
Widgets designed to act as communication tools such as a "Contact Us" button that floats along the bottom or edge of your website, should be added to the footer content field.
- Navigate to the Footer dashboard page (Main Dashboard > System Configuration > Footer).
- Expand the Custom Content tab.
- In the Body text field, click the Source button.
- Paste your widget code into the body text field.
- Click the Save configuration button to apply the changes.