Gadgets and Widgets

XWiki lets you easily add HTML and other kind of code that will be displayed into wiki pages. You can find HTML code from these various websites :

Available Gadgets Sorted By Type
  • You can retrieve XWiki specific code from the Code Zone on XWiki.org.
  • You can add Flash Objects to your pages following the process described there.

Basics of HTML

Tag NameWeb SiteDescriptionRating
iframe? Show content coming from another website inside the pages of your own instance of XWiki+++++
embed? Display music and video inside your pages+++++
script? Add nice animations and graphics to your pages++++

Video

NameWeb SiteDescriptionRating
You Tube?youtube.comTo publish your videos online, and display them in you netcipia page+++++
Dailymotion?Dailymotion.comSame as Youtube, but the 10-minutes limit is replaced with a 150MB max size for uploaded files+++++
Google Video?video.google.comThe video service from Google, you can embed their players inside XWiki pages++++
VPod?VPod.tvAnother video sharing website. Same principle as usual : upload or choose a video, then display the player inside your XWiki page+++
Zippy Videos?zippyvideos.comGuess what ? This website offers you to upload your videos, share them with your friends and embed your stuff in a player on your XWiki+++
Blip tv?http://blip.tv/">Blip.tvUpload your videos, store and share them, create your own dashboard -> another YouTube copy+++

Music

NameWeb SiteDescriptionRating
Radio Blog Club?Radio.Blog.Club.comEmbed a player with the music you like in your wiki pages+++++
Streampad Player?streampad.comEasily embed a mp3 player in your pages, just give it an url from where the music will come (you can easily do that by attaching your music to your pages), will work only with URL coming from an open wiki++++

Pictures

NameWeb SiteDescriptionRating
XWiki Photo Album?path: /xwiki/bin/view/Photos/XWiki has an integrated Photo Album Application your can use to create your own albums+++
Flickr?Flickr.comYou can embed images in your wiki pages, either as a small slideshow or as a map with geolocated images++++
Slide?Slide.comCreate and customize a slideshow with the pictures you like and display it inside your page. Very cool tool !+++++
Bubble Share?Bubbleshare.comCreate your own slideshow, add audio comments and publish it on your wiki page ! Pretty cool...++++

RSS

NameWeb SiteDescriptionRating
XWiki RSS Reader?  ++++
RSS feeds through iframes?   
Original Signal?originalsignal.comTo display one of the RSS feeds compilation done by Original Signal into your netcipia page+++
Grazr?Grazr.comEasily display lists of RSS feeds on your place, let people browse your favourite feeds without hassle+++

Office Productivity

NameWeb SiteDescriptionRating
Google Docs and Spreadsheets?docs.google.comOnce you've set up an account, you can place a Google Doc or Spreadsheet inside your XWiki pages using the ubiquitous iframe tag to do what you want. No problem, it's quite easy to use++++
Free Mind?FreemindEmbed Freemind maps in your page, using Java applet++++
Mind Manager?Mind ManagerEmbed Mind Manager maps in your page, using Mind Manager Viewer (works only with Internet Explorer)++
Insta Calc?instacalc.comTo embed a live calculator in any of your netcipia pages+++++

Social Stuff

NameWeb SiteDescriptionRating
Del icio us?Del.ico.us WebsiteEmbed your tag clouds in your pages, let people see what are your del.icio.us tags easily++++
Digg?Digg.comDisplay Digg tools (such as "Digg This") on your Netcipia Place++
My Blog Log?mybloglog.comDisplay a list of the last readers (with picture) of your XWiki / Blog. Easily embed a piece of html in a page or a panel+++
XWiki Last Members PanelPanels SpaceOnce set up, displays a list with a picture of the last 10 members regfistered on your XWiki instance++++

Repertories of Widgets and Gadgets

NameWeb SiteDescriptionRating
Widget Box?widgetbox.comCreate your own widget panels with the applications you like and easily embed them on your wiki pages. Great variety of widgets available, a first-class resource although it requires about 20 minutes to understand how it works (ok, at least in my case ;)+++++
Google Gadgets?Google Gadgets WebsiteAnother really good resource to find gadgets for your pages, although it uses the Google revenue model (ie, there is ads under almost every gadget)++++

Calendars

NameWeb SiteDescriptionRating
XWiki Calendar?path: /xwiki/bin/view/Main/EventCalendarXWiki has a easy-to-use, rather crude but efficient built-in calendar application. You can use it to easily organize events.+++
30 Boxes Calendar?30boxes.comTo display a calendar inside your page++
Google Calendar?calendar.google.comTo display Google Calendar in your pages, requires using an iframe tag (don't worry, that's easy ;-)+++

Earn Money on your XWiki

NameWeb SiteDescriptionRating
Amazon Associates?Amazon Associates.co.ukCreate your Amazon Associate account, put your special links in your page or panels and wait for people to click on them to make money+++
Ad Sense?Google AdSenseDo you want to monetize you content? Place ads in your place using Google AdSense+++++

Live Communication

NameWeb SiteDescriptionRating
Meebo?meebo.comTo embed a chat window in any of your wikis+++
Gabbly?gabbly.comEmbed a chatroom applet in any page - doesn't require MSN, AIM etc.++
Geesee?Geesee.comBasically, the idea is to embed a live chat in the page you'd like to. Works as the one just above. Beta version+++
Skype?Skype ButtonsEmbed a button that lets others contact you through your Skype account. You can choose the button to display your status or not. Quite useful contact tool !++++
Online Status?onlinestatus.orgDisplay an icon showing your status (online, away...). Works for numerous messenging applications (AIM, Jabber, MSN Messenger, Skype...)++++

Forums

NameWeb SiteDescriptionRating
Nabble?Nabble.comStart a forum dealing with any topic you like and display it inside one of your pages using an iframe tag. Easy and efficient !++++

Groups

NameWeb SiteDescriptionRating
Google Groups?groups.google.comIf your community already has a Google group, it can be quite easily embedded inside one of your XWiki pages using an iframe. Have fun !++++
Yahoo! Groups?groups.yahoo.comThis trick works quite well with Yahoo! groups too. Put your group inside your page and enjoy !++++
MSN Groups?groups.msn.comWorks the same way than the above, does the same things… But I did not want to create jealousy between them ;-)++++

Others

NameWeb SiteDescriptionRating
Slide Share?slideshare.netTo publish a powerpoint or openoffice slides online, and display a slideshow inside you netcipia page+++++
Plazes?Plazes.comA badge that displays on a worldmap the plazes where you could have been seen during the last few days+++
Dandelife?Dandelife.comCreate a widget that will display a timeline of your recent events. You enter your events and they are displayed on the timeline++
Zoho Polls?ZohoPolls.comA website that lets you build easily a poll and add it to your page. Useful if you want people to vote on something.+++
Answers?Answers.comLet people find the definition and information on any word simply by double-clicking on it on your XWiki+++

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