JAMROOM
Adding a new Widget
Applies to: Jamroom 7.0+
Last verified: 2026-10-24
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Adding a widget
- Start Site Builder on the page.
- In the container where you want the widget, click add widget.
- Choose the widget type on the left. HTML Editor is selected first.
- Fill in the widget's options, such as a Widget Title and its content, and click Save Changes.
- Click Close, then View Changes at the bottom left to see the page as visitors will.
A widget title, if you give one, is shown above the widget's content.
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Added a widget to the wrong container? Drag it by its title to another. See Changing the Location of a Widget.
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Which widgets are there?
The list depends on your active modules: each module can add its own widgets. A fresh Jamroom has the first seven below. Others come with Marketplace modules.
Widget Comes from What it shows HTML Editor Site Builder Text, images and links, written in the editor Template Code Site Builder Your own template code. See Widget: Template Code. Item List System Core A list of items from any module, such as the newest blog posts, with sorting and paging User Login and Signup Users A login and signup box Site Search Search A search box Uploaded Images Editor Image Upload One image, or a slider of several ZIP Code Search Geo Location Finds items near a ZIP code Audio Player Audio Plays audio Video Player Video Plays video Gallery Images Image Galleries Images from galleries Event Calendar Event Calendar A calendar of events Embedded Form Simple Custom Forms One of your custom forms Featured Playlist Playlists Plays a playlist Featured Poll Polls A poll Item List (Combined) Seamless A list mixing items from several modules Tag Cloud Item Tags A tag cloud RSS Feed RSS Feed and Reader Another site's RSS feed Embedded iFrame iFrame Control Another site in an iframe User Birthdays User Birthday Today's birthdays Flickr Images, Vimeo Video, SoundCloud Player Flickr, Vimeo, SoundCloud Media from those services -
A tip: start with an Item List
The Item List widget is the point-and-click version of the
{jrCore_list}template function. Choose the List Module, how to order and filter the items, how many to show, and a list template. It's how most home pages show "newest" and "top" lists.
