community widgets

interested in making a widget? this guide will go through this process!

WidgetStar provides a platform for you to publish widgets that others can easily install on their site. you may wonder what benefits does WidgetStar provide if you decide to make a widget with us:

• promotion for your widgets: site owners will be able to find your widget on our explore page
• you can create settings for your widget, and then easily read them with code without having to set up complicated dashboards
• setting options we provide are extremely rich: from strings to numbers to colors to geolocation. all verified for validity so you don't have to worry about it
• you also dont have to set up file uploads for settings, since WidgetStar handles it for you
• site owners will be able to easily preview how widget will look like before adding them on their site
• you can also create fully custom dashboards for more complicated settings
• you can use widgetstar owner oauth to make it possible to verify site owner. this, for example, allows for cool stuff like posting statuses from site itself!

convinced? lets try!