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Thunder: Register a widget

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Thunder: Register a widget

Sitefinity CMS supports both custom widget and user widget for widget implementation. 

To register a widget, perform the following:
  1. Open your project in Visual Studio.
  2. In the Solution Explorer, select SitefinityWebApp project. 
  3. In the toolbar of the Solution Explorer, click  (Register Toolbox Widget)
    The Register a widget wizard appears.
  4. Click Next.
    Visual Studio freezes while it discovers all the available widgets (controls).
    A list with the user and custom controls in your solution appears.
  5. Select the widget you want to register and click Next.
  6. Specify the following properties of the widget and click Next:
    • Title
    • Description
    • Toolbox section
      This is the section that appears in the page editor’s toolbox.

After the registration is complete you can open your project and create a page. 
You can see the section and the widget that you have registered.

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