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Widgets

In this section you'll learn what widgets are, how they work and step-by-step instructions for how to properly utilize each one—including directions for using the layouts that are associated with some widgets.

Fourth step of the page build process: add layouts and widgets

Accordion

Organize and display short-form content in accordion (vertical) or tabbed (horizontal) format options.

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Audio Player

Share sound bites with your audience.

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Button

Direct your audience to take the next step with a button.

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College Contact Banner

Add information about your college to the bottom of a page.

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College Hero

Tell your college's story with great imagery and six links to college-related pages.

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Content Block

With the Content Block widget you can add and edit images, buttons, tables, links, and yes, text.

Countdown

Highlight time-sensitive events and deadlines with the countdown widget to drive urgency and action.

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CMU Event

Add the CMU Event widget to your page to display department- or college-specific events.

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Document Link

Use the Document Link widget to link to a single document.

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Documents List

Use the Documents List widget to link to multiple documents.

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Full-Width Image Carousel

Scroll through up to five slides to tell your story, including the option for one or two links within the text overlay to the right of the image.

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Gold Background Carousel

Scroll through up to five slides to tell your story, each with a link.

Hero

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Image Caption Carousel

Tell readers more about your photos with added captions using the Image Caption Carousel widget.

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Image Card Callout

Display links using an image for the background and a gray area for link text.

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Image Pullquote

A quote on your page, highlighted with an image overlaid with a burgundy color design.

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Inline Alert

Get the attention of your reader with this inline alert widget.

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Interior Navigation Cards

Provide a quick, visual cue to guide your audience to a child page.

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Maroon Background Carousel

Display images in a scrolling carousel with a maroon background.

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Maroon Background

Direct readers to more information using the Maroon Background Callout Widget.

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Maroon Link Card

Display links in a visually appealing way with the Maroon Link Card. The widget uses an image for the background and a separate area for link text.

A screenshot of a webpage in Sitefinity showing the CMU News widget.

News

Displays selected news items on any page, where relevant.

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Next Steps Callout

Callout actions for the end-user to take relevant to the content.

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Page Title

Add a title to your page.

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Partial Image Carousel

Carousel with the option for one or two links within the text overlay.

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People

The People widget can be used to show the faculty and staff who work in your unit, department or college.

Program List

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Quick Links Callout

Call out related links in the Quick Links Callout widget.

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Quick Links Hero

Supplement a full-width hero image for up to six links to related pages.

Sidebar Callout

Highlight important dates, contacts and more using the Sidebar Callout widget.

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Social Media Buttons

The Social Media Buttons widget directs users to your social media accounts.

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Story Hover Card

Highlight three items in a visually striking, side-by-side display that includes a bold call-to-action.

Tabbed Content

Organize and display short-form content in accordion (vertical) or tabbed (horizontal) format options.

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Tabbed Callout Slider

Organize a list of short-form content in a small space with links and images. Ideal for categories, glossaries or any time users need information on a few key topics.

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YouTube Video Embed

Share videos with your audience by using the YouTube Embed widget.