Spaces widget

The Spaces widget allows users to navigate to selected spaces in your digital workplace. If a space has a description, it can be displayed in the Spaces widget. Selected spaces are displayed in alphabetical order.

The Space widget on a page.

Sections in this article:

Considerations

  • Access: Users will only see spaces to which they have at least Read access.

Who can do this?

  • Enterprise administrators
  • Workplace administrators
  • Space administrators
  • Members of the digital workplace with Edit or Full access

Set up

Follow these steps to set up this widget:

  1. Place a  Spaces widget on a page, space, or dashboard. For more information, see Place and set up a widget. 
  2. Select the placed widget's Edit button.
  3. Review and make changes to the settings on the Options, Layout, and Appearance tabs. You can find details about the widget's settings in the Settings section below.
  4. In the widget editor, select Update to apply your changes or Cancel to discard them.  
  5. At the bottom of your page, space, or dashboard, select Publish or Save as Draft to save your changes.

Settings

Setting Description
Title Enter a title for the widget. The title appears as a heading above the widget's contents. You should use the title to provide context to the widget and better structure a page's content by clearly denoting different sections.

When entering a title, you do so only for your currently selected language. If your digital workplace supports multiple languages, you should select  Translation and enter a title for each supported language.  

This field can contain a maximum of 140 characters.
Description

Enter a description for the widget. The description appears between the title and the widget's contents. You can use this text to provide users with information about the widget.

When entering a description, you do so only for your currently selected language. If your digital workplace supports multiple languages, you should select  Translation and enter a description for each supported language.
Spaces to display Select the checkboxes beside the spaces to display them in the widget.
Options tab
Setting Description
Truncate title at

Enter how many characters of a space's title should be displayed.

The default value is 50.
Truncate description at

Enter how many characters of a space's description should be displayed.

The default value is 250.
Show Description

Select to display a space's description below its link.

This feature is turned on by default. 
Layout tab
Setting Description
Class Enter CSS class selectors to provide additional styling to the widget. For more information, see Applying custom CSS to widgets.
Height Select the height of the widget. Options include:
  • Auto: The leftmost slider position. The widget's height will increase and decrease to contain what it displays.
  • Fixed: Select a fixed height between 50px and 600px in increments of 50px. A vertical scrollbar will appear on the widget if the content exceeds this fixed value.
Appearance tab

Note

Your digital workplace's theme overwrites many of the settings on the Appearance tab. However, the settings listed above are usable.