Define Portal functions with widgets

The asset gallery widget can be used to present an assortment of assets on your Portal.

The asset gallery widget has the following settings in the design panel:

Asset pre-filtering

In the "Libraries" section, you can easily filter which Portal assets will be shown in an asset gallery widget by selecting which Libraries should be used as source:

• "Only selected" means you can choose one or multiple of the Libraries that were added to the Portal. The assets in those Libraries will be shown in the widget.

• "All" means that the assets from all Libraries that were added to the Portal are shown in the widget.

If you want to pre-filter which Portal assets are included in the asset gallery widget, proceed as follows:

1. Prepare separate Libraries for your assets.

   For more information on preparing Libraries for Portals, see Create a Library.

2. Add the Libraries to your Portal.

3. Click the "Only selected" option. The "Add Libraries" icon will appear.

4. Click the "Add Libraries" icon .

5. Select the Library containing the assets prepared for the gallery widget.

Design settings

In the "Gallery design settings" section, you can set the primary and secondary colours for UI elements (Buttons, menus, etc.) in the asset gallery widget.

Asset display mode

In the "Scrolling options" section, you can choose between two display modes for your asset gallery widget.

• Infinite: More assets are show as you scroll inside the asset gallery.

• Paginated: Only a certain amount of assets are shown at first and you need to click "Load more" to show further assets.

Facet categories

The asset gallery widget contains a faceted search. Facets are filters with which your audience can find relevant assets in your Portal. You can bundle multiple facets in facet categories.

In the below screenshot, "General", "Facet 1" and "Facet 2" are facet categories. The filters within them are the facets:

In the "Facet categories" section of the design panel, you can add and name the categories which should be displayed in the faceted search:

 

You can use the Portal preview inside the Portal designer to test all widget functions before publishing:

• Interactions with assets (sorting, selection, and detail view)

• Search functions

• Download functions

Image widgets allow you to place an image asset into a section of your Portal.

 

Add an asset as an image widget

You can either:

• Upload an asset from your device.

• Select an asset from a Library connected to your Portal or from the assets uploaded to the design theme.

Add a link to the image widget

You can add a link to the image, to redirect your visitors who click on it. It is also possible to define that the link will open in a new tab.

Text widgets allow you to add  text boxes to your Portal sections.

Text formatting

Text formatting can be done in the widget settings, which open in the design panel in two ways:

• Directly in the widget: Click inside the widget and the formatting options will appear directly above the widget in the preview..

• In the design panel: Click the "Edit widget" icon in the preview to bring in the panel and edit the text there. This is useful when you want to edit text in multiple languages.

Text Background

You can specify a light and a dark background for your text widgets.

Linking text

You can create clickable links inside the text widget:

1. Select the text in which you want to insert the link.

2. Click the "Insert link" icon.

3. Paste the URL and click "Apply".
   

You can edit the link later, by clicking on it. You are able to:

• Change the link.

• Open the link in a new tab.

• Delete the link.

Text localisation

The text inside the widget can be localised, so when a user changes the Portal language the text inside the widget will adapt. You can define a text for each Portal language you have set.

Video widgets allow you to add video assets to your Portal sections.

Add a video asset to the widget

To add a video you can either:

• Upload an asset from your device.

• Select an asset from a Library connected to your Portal through the design theme.

Video widget settings

• Video controls: When enabled the video controls will be available on the widget for the visitors.

• Loop: When enabled the video will start to play again after it reaches the end frame.

• Autoplay (muted): When enabled the video will start to play automatically on the Portal.

The Content Template widget can be used to present your own Content Templates on your Portal. These can be complete pieces of content or templates that users can work with to create their own content. To do so you need to create your own Content Templates beforehand.

After you add a Content Template as a widget to a Portal:

• Portal curators and visitors can edit the Template by clicking on the edit button on the bottom of the widget:
  

  The text on this button will vary depending on the title of the Template you gave during the creation.

• Portal visitors can export the Template with the following options:

  • You can choose the following export formats: JPEG, PNG, WEBP and PDF.

  • You can determine the size of the template frame up to 325 × 325 mm or 7680 × 7680 pixels.

  • You can choose the quality of the export.

  • You can choose the range of pages you want to export.

• The settings available for curators and visitors editing the blocks on the pages depend on the placeholder sections you allow for them. For more information on this see Create scalable content Content Templates.