Widgets are functional components in K4Community that enable communities to provide real-time information to residents through Digital Signage and Direct Broadcast channels. This capability eliminates the need for manual updates to previously-published slides when there are changes to a calendar or menu. Additionally, widgets deliver real-time updates on the current date, time, and local weather conditions..
They can be found in the Team Hub Content Creator or our powerful add-on apps for PowerPoint and Canva.
How do they work?
Once a widget is placed on the canvas it is updated with the source data of the chosen widget. For instance, the source data for menu widgets is the restaurant and menu data in the Dining section of Team Hub. And the source data for events widgets is the calendar data in the Event Manager section of Team Hub. These Team Hub data sources can be populated by one of our many integrations allowing the widgets to show real-time menu and event information directly from your current dining or event management tools. Our FusionOS integrations deliver significant ROI by allowing you to leverage features like Widgets without needing to enter the same information into multiple systems.
From there, the displayed content can be customized to include varying levels of detail, ensuring that residents receive only the most relevant information. For more detail on how to add and customize widgets check out this article:
Types of Widgets
Monthly calendar - Standard monthly calendar grid view showing either the current month updating automatically or a specific month of your choosing. Features the month and year, community logo, calendar title, and location and event type keys, all of which can be added or removed as needed.
Weekly calendar - Weekly calendar view from Sunday to Saturday showing either the current week updating automatically or a specific week of your choosing. Features the month and year, community logo, and calendar title, all of which can be added or removed as needed.
Daily calendar - Daily calendar view showing either the current day updating automatically or a day of your choosing. Features the community logo and calendar title, each of which can be added or removed as needed.
Today's Events - A list of all upcoming events for the selected day. This list changes throughout the day and removes past events.
Daily Calendar - A list of all events for the selected day including past events. This list changes day-to-day to show the current day's events unless a specific date is chosen.
Calendar Key - Shows a location key for all locations entered in the event manager settings in Team Hub translating the 3-character abbreviations into full names.
Daily menu - View of either the current day's menu updating automatically or a day of your choosing. Features the community logo, restaurant name, menu name, and food item descriptions, all of which can be added or removed as needed.
Weekly menu - View of from Sunday to Saturday, either the current week's menu updating automatically or a week of your choosing. Features the community logo, restaurant name, and menu name, all of which can be added or removed as needed.
Daily Weather - Shows the current day, weather, temperature, and high and low temperatures for the day. This is updated daily to show details for the current day.
3 Day Weather - Shows the day, weather, temperature, and high and low temperatures for the next 3 days starting with the current day. This is updated daily to show the current day's details as day 1 of 3.
Website - Shows the current live view of a website of your choosing. If the webpage changes, the changes will be reflected on the widget. You cannot interact with the website via the widget.