Blogs at Penn State Community

Widgets are snippets of code which allow you to add different types of content to the sidebar of your blog. Movable Type allows you to create custom widgets of your own.
Note: The following documentation assumes familiarity with HTML. Information about HTML can be found at

• ITS Training XHTML Resources
• Penn State Web Developer Guide

Create A Custom Widget

1. Log on to the Penn State Blogs.
2. Click on the name of the blog to enter it
3. Click Templates in the left menu to see the list of available widgets,
   
4. Click the link for Create New Sidebar Widget in the upper right.
5. Name the item Widget: About Me.
   Note: The title must include “Widget:” or it won’t appear in the Widget Manager.
6. Place the following code in the Module Body field.

   <div class="module-archives module">
<h2 class="module-header">About Me</h2>
     <div class="module-content">
     Your Text Here
     </div>
</div>


7. Click Save, then click Templates in the left menu to exit the widget editor.
8. Click Manage my Widget at the bottom, then First Widget Manager to enter the Widget Manager. Make sure the About Me widget (or whatever name you gave to the widget) is in the left column.
9. Click Rebuild Site to post the changes.