Customizing the Space Overview

Each space features an Overview tab that you can customize using widgets. As shown below, you can drag widgets into the overview design space to add views on content in the space — or even from elsewhere on the Internet.

Tip: If you're customizing a space overview page and you've seen another layout you like, you can just copy it for your own use. Click Copy another space to copy that layout as your own. You can then rearrange to suit your needs.

Quick Steps

Here's the quick-and-easy look at designing a page with widgets.

  1. To start customizing a page, go to the tab that will display your layout.
    • If you're personalizing the home page, this will be the Your View tab.
    • If you're customizing an overview page, this will be the Overview tab.

    You'll get a layout screen with a set of widgets listed at the top and a default layout beneath it.

  2. In the layout area beneath, find widgets you don't want displayed on the page and click their Remove this widget link (it's under the arrow in the widget's upper right corner).
  3. In the widgets list above, find widgets you want and drag them onto the layout area.

    If you're connected to another community you're a member of, click the tab with that community's name to get a list of the widgets related to that community.

    Drag a widget to the design
  4. Tailor a widget to your needs by clicking its Edit this widget link (it's under the little arrow in the widget's upper right corner).
    Set properties
  5. Click a layout to arrange your layout's columns. Choose layout
  6. Repeat steps 2 through 5 until you have what you want, then click Publish Layout.

Widgets Available

The following lists the widgets and the categories they belong to.

Space Overview

These widgets are available for administrators customizing a space's overview page.

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