Skip to content

Widgets

Widgets are content elements that can be added to layouts and playlists. SignageLab provides a variety of widgets for different content types.

Media Widgets

Widget Description
Image Display images from the Library
Video Play video files
Audio Play audio files (background or foreground)
PDF Display PDF documents page by page

Text and Display

Widget Description
Rich Text Formatted text with HTML support
Clock Digital or analog clock display
Countdown Timer counting down to a specific date
World Clock Display times from multiple timezones
Notifications Show CMS notification messages

Data and Feeds

Widget Description
Ticker Scrolling text from RSS feeds or DataSets
Calendar Display events from iCal/ICS calendar feeds
Weather Current weather conditions and forecasts
Currencies Live currency exchange rates
Stocks Stock market data display
DataSet Custom data from SignageLab DataSets

Web and Embedded

Widget Description
Webpage Embed a website or web application
Embedded Custom HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
HLS HTTP Live Streaming video
Local Video Video files stored on the player device
Video In Input from connected video sources

Specialized

Widget Description
Shell Command Execute commands on the player device
Menu Board Display menu board categories and products

Adding Widgets to a Layout

  1. Open the Layout Editor
  2. Expand the Toolbox panel
  3. Browse the widget categories
  4. Drag and drop the widget onto the canvas
  5. Configure in the Properties Panel

Widget Properties

Every widget has configurable properties:

  • Duration - Display time in seconds
  • Appearance - Size, position, styling
  • Advanced - Transitions, expiry dates, specific widget settings

Tip

For detailed configuration of each widget, see the Modules section.