This page lists the five widget types, what each shows, and the settings you can change. You’ll find these on the widget configure screen (Website > Widgets, then New widget or Configure).
| Type |
What it shows |
Needs a target? |
Type-specific settings |
| Event calendar |
Your upcoming public events, with a Register button on each |
No — covers your whole organization |
Event filter (Upcoming public / This month / All public) |
| Member directory |
Your public member directory, filtered to members who chose to appear |
Yes — a directory |
Directory fields (choose from public fields only) |
| Donation form |
One of your donation forms, so visitors can give in place |
Yes — a donation form |
(none beyond the common settings) |
| Member application |
The application form for one membership level |
Yes — a membership level |
(fields come from the level’s application form) |
| Blog list |
Your recent published posts, each linking to the full post on your site |
No — covers your whole blog |
Blog category (All or one category); Post count (3 / 5 / 10) |
| Setting |
What it does |
Values / default |
| Name |
An admin-only label so you can recognize the widget. Visitors never see it. |
Any text, 1–200 characters |
| Inherit site theme |
When on, the widget uses your organization’s colors, fonts, and spacing. When off, it uses a plain, neutral style. Either way, the widget never shows MapleGather branding. |
On (default) / Off |
| Allowed origins |
The list of sites allowed to show this widget. A widget only loads on a site on this list. |
A list of full https:// site addresses |
| Field |
Rule |
| Widget type |
Chosen when you create the widget; can’t change afterward. To use a different type, create a new widget. |
| Target |
Chosen when you create the widget; can’t change afterward. To point at a different directory, form, or level, create a new widget. |
| Status |
Meaning |
| Active |
The widget is available and loads on its allowed sites. |
| Archived |
The widget is retired and no longer loads. It isn’t deleted — you can bring it back by un-archiving. When you archive a widget that’s live on allowed sites, MapleGather asks you to confirm, and you can set an optional address to redirect visitors to. |
- Each entry is a full site address that starts with
https:// — for example, https://www.riversidegarden.org.
- An entry can’t include a page path, a
? query, or a # section — just the site.
https://www.yoursite.org and https://yoursite.org count as different addresses. Add both if your site uses both.- An empty list means the widget won’t load anywhere (it’s closed by default). Add at least one address to switch the widget on.
- Editing the list is recorded in your audit log. Removing an address stops the widget loading on that site right away.
When a widget is loaded from a site that isn’t on its allowed list — or when the list is empty — the widget shows a short “This content isn’t authorized to appear on this site” message instead of your content, and MapleGather records the blocked site on the widget’s Blocked origins tab. This is expected behavior, not an error; add the site to fix it.
