The Updates gadget is a dynamic content feature that allows you to highlight key news, external resources, and media on your site. Depending on your environment’s configuration, it can be customized to display a wide range of content in distinct visual styles.
Common Use Cases
You can use the Updates gadget to showcase a variety of assets, including:
Featured Content: Highlight important pages, news items, or blog posts.
External Links: Direct users to external tools, such as calculators or portals on your main institutional website.
Document Sharing: Provide quick access to downloadable PDFs and publications.
Client Testimonials: Feature user reviews or quotes to build credibility.
Carousel: Display prominent, rotating visual banners on high-traffic pages such as your Home page.
Note on Feature Availability: The available views and capabilities of the Updates gadget depend on your specific site setup. If a feature or view listed below is missing, it may not be enabled for your environment.
Display Options & Layout Views
The Updates gadget offers two standard views and two specialized views to best fit your page layout.
Standard Views
List View: Displays updates sequentially in a clean, vertical stack. Ideal for news feeds, chronological posts, or simple link lists.
Grid View: Organizes updates into side-by-side cards or tiles. Best for visually driven content or featured resource hubs.
Specialized Views
Testimonial View: Formats content to highlight quotes, client names, and reviewer photos or logos.
Carousel View: Displays updates as a rotating, interactive banner. Perfect for featured promotions or top-level announcements.
Visual Examples
List View
Grid View
Testimonial View
Carousel Banner View
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