Embed a Widget

  • Published - Select or unselect to make component visible or not to site visitors. Defaults to published
  • Background Color (required) - Choose a color to use when displaying the component
    • White, Black, Gray
  • Section Header (optional)
    • Include in Jump Links Menu - Select or unselect to make section title an anchor link
    • Section Title - Give the section a title that will help identify the component. This also doubles as an anchor link for the section when using the Current Page Section Menu on Basic Pages
    • Description - Short description that helps further explain the section
    • Button Color - Color of the CTA button (green, gold)
    • Button Link URL / Text - Identify where the button should take visitors and what the button should say
  • Widget Code (required) - Place the embed code copied from the source of choice and paste here

Instructions start on the Create or Edit Page within a piece of content.

  1. Create Content using the Add Component button
  2. Choose Embed a Widget from the list of Components in the Other section
    OR
    Edit Embed a Widget component using the Edit button
  3. Switch the Published field on or off for the component to be published or unpublished
  4. Background Color (required) - Choose the colors which to use when displaying the component
    1. White, Black, Gray
  5. (Optional) Section Header allows for the creation of a Call to Action (CTA) to display above or to the left of the text component.
    1. Include in Jump Links Menu (defaults to yes)
    2. Section Title
    3. Description
    4. Button Color (green, gold)
    5. Button Link URL / Text
  6. Paste the Widget Code copied from the source
    1. Only certain providers are allowed to embed code due to security concerns, if the source you are trying to embed does not show up, please reach out to OneIT - Student Affairs Support for assistance

Embed Sources Currently Available

While we make the following sources available for embedding into your site, we do not provide direct support on acquiring the widget code. The exception being Campus Events, linked below, which we do support and have created some easy to use widgets.

Campus EventsUNC Charlotte Maps
Google DocsGoogle Maps
Google FormsGoogle Calendar
Styled CalendarMonday.com Forms
TableauIssuu
InstagramFlickr
X / TwitterFacebook
SlideShareTED

If other sources are needed, please submit a ticket to OneIT and we will evaluate the security of the source and see what we can do to make it available.

Other sources might already be available using the External Media type.