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The Content List widget is great for keeping everyone in your community updated on recent articles, upcoming events, key discussions, and more. Filter content by type, space, or tags to focus on specific areas. Filter by the author to feature specific users' work, or filter by publication date to keep only the most relevant information visible. The Content List widget is a very flexible component you can use to highlight important content throughout your intranet.

Table of Contents

 

Components of Content List Widgets

Description of what these tabs help the customer to support

Component Description
Properties This tab allows you to view different properties within a widget. Here, you can define the Subtype of the widget that will determine the general purpose/functionality available 
Templates This option allows you to select a template for your widget. You can select a template from a vast list of Communifire templates or you can design your own template. These changes depends on the Subtype selected for the widget.
Advanced

Here, you can add a custom CSS override for your widget and explore more options available for different types of widgets. This is where the Footer can also be enabled that can be configured to expand a list or direct to a new URL. 
Roles Here, you can decide on a role that can view the widget.

Subtypes of Content List Widgets

Content List Widget Subtype Often used for:
Content List The content List subtype is great for showcasing recent and important content on the homepage and space homepages.
Top Content List Tabs The Top Content List Tabs subtype is great for promoting recent and popular content. 
Field Options List  The Field Options List subtype helps you create quick links for departments that people can use to find the people with the skills and expertise they need.
Service Now With Service Now integration, you can view your Service Now incidents in Communifire.

Content List

The Content List subtype displays content from spaces. The Content List subtype is great for showcasing recent and important content on the homepage and space homepages.

Content List widget

Content List widget configuration

Properties

Property Description
Title The widget title appears at the top of the widget.
Content types Select the content types to appear in this widget. Leave blank to include all content types.
Certain content types have additional options. See the table below.
Space Select the spaces to include content from. Leave blank to include content from all spaces.
Check "Set space automatically from page" to populate the widget with content from the space selected in the Details pane.
Authors Select the authors whose content will appear in the widget. Leave blank to include content by all authors.
Logged in user Check to display only content created by the logged in user.
Tags Start typing a tag to filter the content in the widget. Leave blank to include content with any tag.
Featured

Select the type of content to display:

  • All: Featured and non-featured content.
  • Yes: Featured content only.
  • No: Non-featured content only.
Required Reading Type

Select the type of content to display:

  • All: Any content.
  • Only Required Reading: Only content marked as required reading.
  • Only Confirmed Content: Only required reading the user has read.
  • Only Unconfirmed Content: Only required reading the user hasn't read.
Total items Max number of items to display
Sort by
  • Most Recent
  • Most Viewed
  • Most Commented
  • Highest Rated
  • Most Liked
  • Title
  • Sort Order — Only available when Wiki is selected in the content types filter. Also, filter by space, and select the parent wiki.
Sort order:
  • Ascending
  • Descending

Additional properties are available when you filter the Content List widget by content type and/or space.

Filter by Additional properties
Articles, blog, CMS page, event, idea, or video and space A Category setting appears in the Advanced tab. This sets the category of the content to display. Leave blank to display the content of all categories.
Badge
  • Parent content: The recognition program to display badges from.
  • Type: Kudos or challenge badges.
Challenge Recent Challenges Completed: Check to display a list of recent badge challenge activity.
Event Upcoming Events: Check to display upcoming events.
File, photo, or wiki and space Parent content:
  • For files, parent content sets the folder to display files from.
  • For photos, parent content sets the album to display photos from.
  • For the wiki, parent content sets the parent wiki to display wikis from.
Case and space
  • Project
  • Statuses
  • Priorities
  • Reported by
Case, space, and case project
  • Categories
  • Milestones
  • Assigned to

Templates

Accordion Icon List Template 

The Accordion Icon List template displays content in a collapsible section.

Badge List Template 

The Badge List template displays badges in a grid layout.

Card Deck (2 Across) Template 

The Card Deck (2 Across) template displays content in a 2 column layout.

Card Deck (3 Across) Template 

The Card Deck (3 Across) template displays content in a 3 column layout.

Carousel - Media Template 

The Carousel - Media template displays content in a modern and clean carousel.

Carousel Photo Template 

The Carousel Photo template displays content in a carousel that automatically cycles.

Carousel Template 

The Carousel template displays content in a carousel that cycles automatically.

Carousel with Sidebar Template 

The Carousel with Sidebar template displays content in a carousel with a scrolling sidebar that automatically cycles.

Case List Template 

The Case List template displays content cases in a detailed view.

Challenge List - Recently Completed Template 

The Challenge List - Recently Completed template displays recent badge challenge activity.

Challenge List Template 

The Challenge List template displays badge challenges and the current user's completion status.

Content List Default Template 

The Content List Default template displays content with the featured image on the left and text on the right.

Content List Pills Without Icon Template 

The Content List Pills Without Icon template displays a list of content in a simple list.

Event List (Calendar Icon) Template 

The Event List (Calendar Icon) template displays events using a minimalist design.

Event Stacked List Template 

The Event Stacked List template displays events with the featured image on the left and information on the right.

Icon List Template 

The Icon List template displays content with a simple and clean design.

Icon List with Author Template 

The Icon List with Author template displays content with a simple and clean design.

Message List Template 

The Messages List template displays your most recent chat messages.

News Ticker - Horizontal Template 

The News Ticker - Horizontal template displays content in a scrolling banner.

Recognition - Badge Vertical List Template 

The Recognition - Badge Vertical List template displays badges in a neat component.

Space List Template (Content List) 

The Space List template displays spaces in a neat component. This template looks like the Stacked List Template (Space List) , but you can select the exact spaces to display, giving you greater control over the resulting list.

Stacked 3 Across Template 

The Stacked 3 Across template displays content in a 3 column layout.

Stacked 4 Across Template 

The Stacked 4 Across template displays content in a 4 column layout.

Stacked List Template (Content List) 

The Stacked List template displays content with the featured image on the left and text on the right.

Stacked Right Template 

The Stacked Right template displays content with one item highlighted on the left and other items in a list on the right.

XS - Newsroom (1 col) Template 

The XS - Newsroom (1 col) template displays content and showcases featured images.

XS - Newsroom (2 col with hero) Template 

The XS - Newsroom (2 col with hero) template displays content and showcases featured images. The first item spans the width of the template and subsequent items are displayed in a 2 column layout.

XS - Newsroom (Horizontal Items with Hero) Template 

The XS - Newsroom (Horizontal Items with Hero) template displays content in a colorful design. The first item spans the width of the template and subsequent items are displayed in a 3 column layout.

XS - Newsroom Carousel Template 

The XS - Newsroom Carousel template displays content in a modern and sleek carousel.

XS - Newsroom File List Template 

The XS - Newsroom File List template displays a list of files with file extension icons so you can see at a glance what kind of files have been uploaded.

XS - Newsroom Hero Carousel Template 

The XS - Newsroom Hero Carousel template displays content in a modern and sleek carousel.

XS - Newsroom Mobile News Unit Template 

The XS - Newsroom Mobile News Unit template displays content in a neat component.

XS - Newsroom Wide Template 

The XS - Newsroom Wide template displays content and showcases featured images.

Zeppelin Header - Content List Compact Template 

The Zeppelin Header - Content List Compact template displays a list of content in a side modal.

Zeppelin Header - Content List Compact With Search Template 

The Zeppelin Header - Content List Compact With Search template displays a list of content in a side modal, with a search bar.

Advanced

Field Description
Icon Select an icon to display with the widget (Requires a template that uses {{IconCSSClass}})
Custom CSS class A CSS class to append to the widget.
Show Header Check to show the widget's header, which includes the title.
Show Footer Check to show the widget's footer. Enables the Footer tab.
Hide Container Border Check to hide the widget's border.
Hide if empty Check to hide the widget if there are items to display. If unchecked, the widget will appear with only the widget header.
Ignore Permissions Check to show content regardless of whether the current user has permission to view that content.
Load list on opening dropdown (requires template with dropdown) Defers loading the content list until the dropdown is opened (e.g. for loading messages in the header)
Infinite scroll Check to enable infinite scroll in the widget. The template must be designed for infinite scroll. See How to Add Infinite Scroll to a Content List Template .
Title char length The number of characters in the content's title to display before appending "...".
Summary char length The number of characters in the content's summary to display before appending "...".
Content published since How many days, weeks, months old the content can be. This setting takes precedence over the total items setting. For example, if you set total items to 5, and content published since 1 week ago, if the 5th item was published over a week ago, it will not appear in the widget.
Custom Date Range Check to enter a custom publication date range for content.

Roles

Choose the roles that can view this widget.

Unrestricted

 This allows any role to see this content.
Own Profile Only (Only on Profile Page) Only the logged in user will see his own content. (If selected, no other options will be allowed besides Direct Reports Profile)
Direct Reports Profile (Only on Profile Page) The person the user reports to will see this content. (If selected, no other options will be allowed besides Own Profile Only)

As a use case example, Direct Reports Profile would be useful for showing the required reading of a user to only a user and/or a user's manager. No other user would be able to see this.

Top Content List Tabs

The Top Content List Tabs sub type displays the most recent, most viewed, highest rated, and most commented content in a tabbed view. The The Top Content List Tabs sub type is great for promoting recent and popular content.

Top Content List Tabs widget

Top Content List Tabs widget configuration

Properties

Property Description
Title The widget title appears at the top of the widget.
Content types Select the content types to appear in this widget. Leave blank to include all content types.
Certain content types have additional options. See the table below.
Space Select the spaces to include content from. Leave blank to include content from all spaces.
Check "Set space automatically from page" to populate the widget with content from the space selected in the Details pane.
Authors Select the authors whose content will appear in the widget. Leave blank to include content by all authors.
Logged in user Check to display content created by the logged in user.
Tags Start typing a tag to filter the content in the widget. Leave blank to include content with any tag.
Featured

Select the type of content to display:

  • All: Featured and non-featured content
  • Yes: Featured content only
  • No: Non-featured content only
Total items Max number of items to display

Additional properties are available when you filter the top Content List widget by content type and/or space.

Filter by Additional properties
File, photo, or wiki and space Parent content:
  • For file, parent content sets the folder to display files from.
  • For photo, parent content sets the album to display photos from.
  • For wiki, parent content sets the parent wiki to display wikis from.

Templates

Top Content List Tabs - Default Template 

The Top Content List Tabs - Default template displays a tabbed list of top content in your intranet.

Top Content List Tabs - No Featured Image Template 

The Top Content List Tabs - No Featured Image template displays a tabbed list of top content in your intranet.

Advanced

Field Description
Icon Select an icon to display with the widget (Requires a template that uses {{IconCSSClass}})
Custom CSS class A CSS class to append to the widget.
Show Header Check to show the widget's header, which includes the title.
Show Footer Check to show the widget's footer. Enables the Footer tab.
Hide Container Border Check to hide the widget's border.
Hide if empty Check to hide the widget if there are items to display. If unchecked, the widget will appear with only the widget header.
Ignore Permissions Check to show content regardless of whether the current user has permission to view that content.
Load list on opening dropdown (requires template with dropdown) Defers loading the content list until the dropdown is opened (e.g. for loading messages in the header)
Infinite scroll Check to enable infinite scroll in the widget. The template must be designed for infinite scroll. See How to Add Infinite Scroll to a Content List Template .
Title char length The number of characters in the content's title to display before appending "...".
Summary char length The number of characters in the content's summary to display before appending "...".
Content published since How many days, weeks, months old the content can be. This setting takes precedence over the total items setting. For example, if you set total items to 5, and content published since 1 week ago, if the 5th item was published over a week ago, it will not appear in the widget.
Custom Date Range Check to enter a custom publication date range for content.

Roles

Choose the roles that can view this widget.

Unrestricted

 This allows any role to see this content.
Own Profile Only (Only on Profile Page) Only the logged in user will see his own content. (If selected, no other options will be allowed besides Direct Reports Profile)
Direct Reports Profile (Only on Profile Page) The person the user reports to will see this content. (If selected, no other options will be allowed besides Own Profile Only)

As a use case example, Direct Reports Profile would be useful for showing the required reading of a user to only a user and/or a user's manager. No other user would be able to see this.

Field Options List

The Field Options List sub type displays a list of departments. Clicking on a department opens the People Directory for that department. The Field Options List sub type helps you create quick links for departments that people can use to find the people with the skills and expertise they need.

Field Options List widget

Field Options List widget configuration

Properties

Property Description
Title The widget title appears at the top of the widget.

Templates

Accordion Icon List Template 

The Accordion Icon List template displays content in a collapsible section.

Icon List Template 

The Icon List template displays content with a simple and clean design.

Zeppelin Header - Content List Compact Template 

The Zeppelin Header - Content List Compact template displays a list of content in a side modal.

Zeppelin Header - Content List Compact With Search Template 

The Zeppelin Header - Content List Compact With Search template displays a list of content in a side modal, with a search bar.

Advanced

Field Description
Icon Select an icon to display with the widget (Requires a template that uses {{IconCSSClass}})
Custom CSS class A CSS class to append to the widget.
Show Header Check to show the widget's header, which includes the title.
Show Footer Check to show the widget's footer. Enables the Footer tab.
Hide Container Border Check to hide the widget's border.
Hide if empty Check to hide the widget if there are items to display. If unchecked, the widget will appear with only the widget header.
Ignore Permissions Check to show content regardless of whether the current user has permission to view that content.
Load list on opening dropdown (requires template with dropdown) Defers loading the content list until the dropdown is opened (e.g. for loading messages in the header)
Infinite scroll Check to enable infinite scroll in the widget. The template must be designed for infinite scroll. See How to Add Infinite Scroll to a Content List Template .
Title char length The number of characters in the content's title to display before appending "...".
Summary char length The number of characters in the content's summary to display before appending "...".
Content published since How many days, weeks, months old the content can be. This setting takes precedence over the total items setting. For example, if you set total items to 5, and content published since 1 week ago, if the 5th item was published over a week ago, it will not appear in the widget.
Custom Date Range Check to enter a custom publication date range for content.

Roles

Choose the roles that can view this widget.

Unrestricted

 This allows any role to see this content.
Own Profile Only (Only on Profile Page) Only the logged in user will see his own content. (If selected, no other options will be allowed besides Direct Reports Profile)
Direct Reports Profile (Only on Profile Page) The person the user reports to will see this content. (If selected, no other options will be allowed besides Own Profile Only)

As a use case example, Direct Reports Profile would be useful for showing the required reading of a user to only a user and/or a user's manager. No other user would be able to see this.

ServiceNow Incidents

When you set up ServiceNow integration, you can view your ServiceNow incidents in Communifire. See ServiceNow Integration Administrator Setup for a step-by-step guide on how to add ServiceNow integration on your intranet.

ServiceNow Incidents widget

ServiceNow Incidents widget configuration

Properties

Property Description
Title The widget title appears at the top of the widget.
Connected Account The ServiceNow integration account.
Total items How many incidents to display in the widget.
Sort by Most recent, ascending or descending.

Templates

ServiceNow Incidents Template 

The ServiceNow Incidents template displays a list of your ServiceNow incidents right in Communifire.

Advanced

Field Description
Icon Select an icon to display with the widget (Requires a template that uses {{IconCSSClass}})
Custom CSS class A CSS class to append to the widget.
Show Header Check to show the widget's header, which includes the title.
Show Footer Check to show the widget's footer. Enables the Footer tab.
Hide Container Border Check to hide the widget's border.
Hide if empty Check to hide the widget if there are items to display. If unchecked, the widget will appear with only the widget header.
Ignore Permissions Check to show content regardless of whether the current user has permission to view that content.
Load list on opening dropdown (requires template with dropdown) Defers loading the content list until the dropdown is opened (e.g. for loading messages in the header)
Infinite scroll Check to enable infinite scroll in the widget. The template must be designed for infinite scroll. See How to Add Infinite Scroll to a Content List Template .
Title char length The number of characters in the content's title to display before appending "...".
Summary char length The number of characters in the content's summary to display before appending "...".
Content published since How many days, weeks, months old the content can be. This setting takes precedence over the total items setting. For example, if you set total items to 5, and content published since 1 week ago, if the 5th item was published over a week ago, it will not appear in the widget.
Custom Date Range Check to enter a custom publication date range for content.

Footer

You can configure a link at the bottom of the widget to open more content, specific content, or any URL. Footer links let you easily direct people to additional resources from a widget.

Footer example

To enable the Footer tab, first check Show footer in the Advanced tab. Then configure a footer link in the Footer tab.

Field Description
Text Enter the text to display for the footer link. 
Item type Select the item type:
URL Opens a specific URL.
Content List Opens a space content page. Select the space and content type.
Content Opens a specific piece of content.
Create Opens a create content page. Select the space and content type. Select Not Specified in the space filter to open the create modal instead.
Personal Links to personal pages (e.g. my Activity Stream, Bookmarks, Calendar, etc).
Recognition Opens the recognition modal.
Javascript Runs Javascript code.
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