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Web Forms widget templates

With widget templates you can change the look of the build-in Sitefinity CMS widgets – Blog posts, News, Events, Generic content, Images, Videos, etc.

You manage widget templates on Widget templates page.
To open the page, in the main menu, click Design » Widget Templates.

For more information about working with widgets programmatically, see Overview: Types of widgets.

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Use the widget template editor
Create or edit Web Forms widget templates directly in Sitefinity CMS backend. All widget properties are listed in the editor and with ready-to-use syntax.
Style and customize the Navigation widget
Fully customize and style Navigation widget's layout by editing the default templates that the widget provides.
Use external widget template file
Point widget to the path to an external .ascx file, containing an external widget template.
Display child items in the widget template of the parent
When having hierarchical dynamic content types instead of using generated widgets to display hierarchy, use only the parent widget template.
Customize widget templates
Alter and customize appearance of built-in widgets through their properties. Modify fields on the template or implement custom logic on the template.

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