How to create a text-based widget

1. Log on to the ChiliFresh Admin Panel
2. Decide which library you want to create a widget for, and choose it in “Switch between libraries” on the “General” tab
3. Go to the “Reviews” tab, choose “Widgets” and “Text-based widget”
4. You must enter the following information:

• Widget title - such as “Book ratings and reviews”
• ISBN-lookup URL in your OPAC - this is the URL that will be used to link back directly to a particular item in your OPAC. For example, http://www.youropac.com/?isbn={ISBN} where the {ISBN} token is where the ISBN in the URL should go; click the 'Test ISBN URL' link to check that it works (it will open a new window). If you are unsure of what this URL should be, please contact us at support@chilifresh.com and we will help you to figure it out.
• Show information from - you can display certain pre-defined lists, such as “Book ratings and reviews”; these can be generated for the location you have chosen, or across all libraries.
• Latest review # - this sets how many reviews to display on the widget under “Latest reviews”
• Front page - choose which of the four options you' dlike to be displayed by default on the widget (the user can choose to switch to another option)
• Top item # - this sets how many items to display on the widget under “Top rated items”
• Optional customization - next are various settings if you wish to customise the appearance of the widget, regarding colors, etc. Leave these if you're happy with the default appearance.

When you're happy with the settings, just click the “Update” button; you'll see the changes applied to the widget in the “Example output” display.

That's it - the widget is ready to use. Just copy and paste the code from the “Code to implement” box to the place in your web page source code where you want the widget to be displayed.

• Widgets and custom item lists are location-based, so this means that if you create a widget while logged on to one particular ChiliFresh location, you will not see the same widget and custom item lists that you created from a different location. Use “Switch between libraries” on the “General” tab to look at other locations' widgets/lists.
• You can display multiple widgets on the same web page.
• Once you add a widget to your web site, you can still edit it in the Admin Panel - the code does not change. This means that when you make a change to the widget in the Admin Panel, the changes will be instantly applied to the widget wherever it is implemented.