--- title: How to set up new widgets description: A guide to the options available when setting up different widget types. --- [Skip to content](https://help.flexmr.net/en/setting-up-widgets#main-content) [FlexMR](https://www.flexmr.net/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Back to FlexMR](https://www.flexmr.net/) [Back to FlexMR](https://www.flexmr.net/) Welcome, how can we help? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [InsightHub Help Centre](https://help.flexmr.net/en?hsLang=en) 2. [Design Options](https://help.flexmr.net/en/design-options?hsLang=en) 3. [Widgets](https://help.flexmr.net/en/design-options?hsLang=en#widgets) # How to set up new widgets ## A guide to the options available when setting up different widget types. To add a new widget to either the homepage or login page, simply click on the drop-down box in the position you want to add your widget and then select the type of widget you would like to add: ![](https://help.flexmr.net/resources/Storage/user-guides-publication/setting-up-widgets-2018-08-10.png) Each widget type does have its own specific set up requirements but the following are standard across all widgets: ![Add Widget](https://help.flexmr.net/hs-fs/hubfs/add-widget.png?width=504&name=add-widget.png) - **Title** - text that you want to show in the widget header (if not using an image) - **Header image** - the image being used for the header - **Position** - where the widget is on the page - **Height/width** - either single or double - **Border colour** - the colour of the widget border if borders on widgets are switched **on** at site level (if widget borders are switched **off** no colour will show regardless of what colour is added here) - **Help** - any help text to show - **Use on mobile** - only available for widget types that are available on the mobile homepage Admin rights can also be set over all widgets to allow specific users rights to edit that widget. The majority of widgets can also be targeted at specific projects/consumer groups. ### Front page, image and carousel widgets For these three types of widgets you have the additional step of browsing and selecting the image to use from [theme images](https://help.flexmr.net/theme-images?hsLang=en) (you need to make sure your image is uploaded to theme images before setting up your widget): ![Change Image](https://help.flexmr.net/hs-fs/hubfs/change-image.png?width=465&name=change-image.png) You can also then link these images to a specific activity or external URL. If you want it to link to a specific activity, use the 'search for link' option, or alternatively paste the link into the text bar: ![Image URL](https://help.flexmr.net/hs-fs/hubfs/widget-url.png?width=461&name=widget-url.png) The image you use in these widgets needs to meet the [widget size](https://help.flexmr.net/widget-sizes?hsLang=en) requirements. ### My activity widget For this widget you are able to control which activity types are shown in the widget on the homepage. For example, if you have a latest polls widget you might not want polls to show in the 'My Activity' widget. You simply just tick the activity types you don't want to show: ![Activity to Include Exclude](https://help.flexmr.net/hs-fs/hubfs/include-exclude.png?width=468&name=include-exclude.png) You can also set the number of activities you want to show in the widget using the rows and columns options: ![Columns and Rows](https://help.flexmr.net/hs-fs/hubfs/columns-rows.png?width=455&name=columns-rows.png) ### Forum, blog, poll and news widgets These type of widgets allow you to control how many of the latest activities are shown in the widget: ![Items to Show](https://help.flexmr.net/hs-fs/hubfs/items-show.png?width=460&name=items-show.png) ### Selected forums widget This widget type allows you to show threads from specified forum topics in the widgets: ![Forum Widget](https://help.flexmr.net/hs-fs/hubfs/forum-widget-1.png?width=442&name=forum-widget-1.png) If you add new forum topics you will also need to edit this widget so that the topics show on the homepage. ### Twitter widget You need to add the Twitter handle for the account you want to be displayed on the homepage into the widget settings: ![Twitter Widget](https://help.flexmr.net/hs-fs/hubfs/twitter.png?width=462&name=twitter.png) ### Active members widget For this widget type, you need to select who you want to appear in the last logged in section (e.g. admins, consumers, clients): ![Active Members](https://help.flexmr.net/hs-fs/hubfs/active-members.png?width=455&name=active-members.png) ### News feed widget For this widget type, you just need to select whether you want a preview of the content to show on the homepage: ![News Widget](https://help.flexmr.net/hs-fs/hubfs/news-widget.png?width=462&name=news-widget.png) ### Formatted text widget Enter the text you want to show in the widget: ![Formatted Text Widget](https://help.flexmr.net/hs-fs/hubfs/formatted-text.png?width=442&name=formatted-text.png) **Scrapbook widget** A scrapbook widget allows you to display user submitted pictures from any recent scrapbook tasks that you have run. 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