Note:  To help you meet visual accessibility standards, there is a built-in WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guideline) checker on the Widget Settings page. Be aware that if you choose a shade that does not meet these guidelines (for example, the contrast between the text color and the background color is too low), the check mark by WCAG AA will be replaced by a warning or error icon to alert you to possible accessibility issues.

6. Click Save and Close.

Edit a custom widget

1. On the Course Home page, click Course Admin, then click Widgets.
2. Click the Edit icon beside the widget you want to edit.
3. Make your changes and click Save and Close.

Properties

The Properties tab allows you to define or change the widget name, description, and sharing settings (only available at the organization level).

Content

The Content tab allows you to add your own custom HTML (with the exception of ASP) code and incorporate your organization or course’s specific colors, and logos when creating widgets.

Use the default content window of the HTML Editor to add content to your widget and click the Edit HTML Source icon in the bottom left corner to add HTML custom code.

Add HTML custom code

1. In the Content tab on the Edit Widget page, click the Edit HTML Source icon in the bottom left corner of the HTML Editor to open the HTML Source Editor.
2. Add your HTML custom code. For example, the following HTML custom code can be used to create a YouTube solar car video feed using a “solar car” tag:

   <iframe height="350" width="265" frameborder="0" src="http://www.youtube.com/videos_list?tag=solar car" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" name="videos_list" id="videos_list"></iframe>

3. Click Update.
4. Click Customize Widget Style to apply different styling options to the widget. See Editing widget display.

   Note:  To help you meet visual accessibility standards, there is a built-in WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guideline) checker on the Widget Settings page. Be aware that if you choose a shade that does not meet these guidelines (for example, the contrast between the text color and the background color is too low), the check mark by WCAG AA will be replaced by a warning or error icon to alert you to possible accessibility issues.

5. Click Save and Close.

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Release conditions

The Release Conditions tab allows you to define a set of criteria that must be fulfilled (e.g. a user must be enrolled in the current org unit as a specific role). If a user doesn't meet the set release conditions they won’t see this widget on their homepage. For example, you could create a widget with links visible only to instructors.

The conditions most likely to apply to widgets are as follows:

• Group Enrollment  Users must belong to the selected group to see the widgets associated with the condition.
• Org Unit Enrollment  Users must belong to the selected org unit to see the widgets associated with the condition.
• Section Enrollment  Users must belong to the selected section within your course to see the widgets associated with the condition.
• Role in Current Org Unit  Users must be enrolled in your course as a certain role to see the widgets associated with the condition.

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Replace strings

Replace strings allow you to use dynamic fields in HTML content that display applicable information based on the user and org unit. They are available when you create widgets and other HTML content using the HTML Editor.

Current Org Unit {OrgUnitId}, {OrgUnitName}, {OrgUnitCode}, {OrgUnitTypeID}

Organization  {OrgId}, {OrgName}

Current user {UserId}, {UserName}, {OrgDefinedId}, {FirstName}, {LastName}, {Email}

User’s role in current org unit  {RoleId}, {RoleCode}

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Editing widget display

You can customize the following aspects of system or custom widgets for your homepages:

• Display a title (or not)
• Display widget container style (or not)
• Prohibit minimizing the widget
• Create a custom name for the title

A custom widget with a hidden title, no widget container, and no minimizing prohibition.

A custom widget with a CUSTOM title, a visible widget container, and minimizing prohibition.

Access widget display settings

Do one of the following:

• On a homepage, click Style this widget from a widget menu.
• While editing a homepage, click on a widget in the Widgets area.
• If you want to customize the default display of a widget instead of its display on a specific homepage, access the widget from the Widgets tool. Click Customize [widget name] beside the widget you want to style.

Note  Widgets shared down from parent org units will retain the style from that level. Customizing a widget from the widget tool does not override the parent org style; instead it creates an additional override at the homepage level.

Edit widget display

To	Do this
Hide the title	Clear the Display a Title check box
Display widget container	Select the Display widget container style check box
Prevent users from closing the widget on the homepage	Select the Prohibit minimizing widget check box
Set a custom title	Select the Custom radio button, and enter your text in the field

Note  To help you meet visual accessibility standards, there is a built-in WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guideline) checker on the Widget Settings page. Be aware that if you choose a shade that does not meet these guidelines (for example, the contrast between the text color and the background color is too low), the check mark by WCAG AA will be replaced by a warning or error icon to alert you to possible accessibility issues.