In addition to the standard widgets, you can use your own widgets. Before you can use them, you must register them in the widget toolbox in Sitefinity’s backend.
You can register a widget through Sitefinity’s advanced settings UI or through Sitefinity’s configuration file.
To register a widget using Sitefinity CMS backend:
To create a new section and add the widget to the section:
The widget registration form is displayed.
SitefinityWebApp.MyFolder.MyCustomWidget, SitefinityWebApp
~/MyFolder/MyUserWidget.ascx
NOTE: Make sure you enable your widget to be displayed in the frontend. For more information, see Enable and disable a widget.
For more information about creating widgets, see Create a new custom widget.
When you use the advanced settings in Sitefinity CMS backend, the settings are persisted in the configuration. By default, these are stored as physical files in folder ~/App_Data/Sitefinity/Configuration of your web project.
~/App_Data/Sitefinity/Configuration
Instead of using the UI to register a widget, you can edit the configuration files. The toolbox configurations have their own separate file, named ToolboxesConfig.config.
ToolboxesConfig.config
Perform the following:
<sections>
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