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Syndication

Learn how to interact from your web site width Widgetop desktop.

RSS Feeds

Stay in touch with Widgetop by subscribing to the following Feeds:

Desktop Links

You can add the following content:

Widgetop RSS Feeds

Widgetop News

This feed keeps you informed about any news about Widgetop, like new features, great new widgets and more.

RSS Subscribe to: http://widgetop.wordpress.com/feed/

New Widgets

This feed keeps you informed about all new widgets which have been added to Widgetop.

RSS Subscribe to: http://www.widgetop.com/rss/widgets.rss

Featured Widgets

This feed keeps you informed about all widgets which have been featured by our staff because they stand out. Make sure you check them out.

RSS Subscribe to: http://www.widgetop.com/rss/featured.rss

Top Widgets

This feed keeps you informed about the most popular widgets on the Widgetop desktop. It is generated from the most used widgets the day before and updated once a day.

RSS Subscribe to: http://www.widgetop.com/rss/top.rss

Add Widgets to the Desktop

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You can link to the desktop and open any widget automatically. As well you can link to any widget in our gallery. This is great if you want to highlight either your own little widget or any widget you like.

How To

Link to the Widgetop desktop http://www.widgetop.com and add the URL parameter ?add=[WidgetPath] where the [WidgetPath] parameter denotes the path to the widget you want to add.
Find out about the path of the widget you want to add from the Widget Gallery. Just select the widget you want and scroll down to the syndication section.

Example

Here you can see an example. The link to http://www.widgetop.com?add=AHectorGoogleMaps will open your desktop with the Google Maps widget.
Of course you can use one of our buttons instead of a plain link.

Add YourMinis Widgets to the Desktop

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You can link to the desktop and open our Universal YourMinis Widget with any widget from their YourMinis directory.

How To

Link to the Widgetop desktop http://www.widgetop.com and add the URL parameter ?addYourMini=[WidgetURL] where the [WidgetURL] parameter denotes the url to the Widget you want to add. Just go to the YourMinis directory, select the widget you want, press the Copy Me button, copy the code and replace [WidgetURL] in the URL.
Hint: make sure you escape your URL parameter properly.

Example

This link will open your desktop with the YouTube widget.
Of course you can use one of our buttons instead of a plain link.

Link Creator

Enter the YourMinis Widget URL:

  • Copy this link and add it to your web page:

Add Google Gadgets to the Desktop

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You can link to the desktop and open our Universal Google Gadget widget with any Google Gadget from Googles Gadget catalog.

How To

Link to the Widgetop desktop http://www.widgetop.com and add the URL parameter ?addGadget=[GadgetURL] where the [GadgetURL] parameter denotes the url to the Gadget you want to add. Just go to the Google Gadget catalog, select the gadget you want, press the Add to your webpage button, copy the code and replace [GadgetURL] in the URL.
Hint: make sure you escape your URL parameter properly.

Example

This link will open your desktop with the Spider gadget.
Of course you can use one of our buttons instead of a plain link.

Link Creator

Enter the Gadget URL:

  • Copy this link and add it to your web page:

Add RSS Feeds to the Desktop

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You can link to the desktop and open our RSS Feed widget with any RSS automatically. This makes it easy for other to be kept informed about your updated blog or similar news. Of course you can add any feed you want.

How To

Link to the Widgetop desktop http://www.widgetop.com and add the URL parameter ?addFeed=[FeedURL] where the [FeedURL] parameter denotes the URL to the RSS feed you want to add.
Hint: make sure you escape your URL parameter properly.

Example

This link will open your desktop with a new RSS feed widget which shows the latest Apple Dashboard widgets.
Of course you can use one of our buttons instead of a plain link.

Link Creator

Enter your RSS Feed URL:

  • Copy this link and add it to your web page:

Add Images and Webcams to the Desktop

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You can link to the desktop and open our Picture Frame widget with any Image or Webcam automatically. The picture frame widget can refresh itself so it can be a great way to promote your web cams, weather radars or photo blogs.

How To

Link to the Widgetop desktop http://www.widgetop.com and add the URL parameter ?addImage=[ImageURL]&refresh=[Refresh] where the [ImageURL] parameter denotes the url to the Image you want to add and the [Refresh] parameter (optional) the time in minutes between image reloads.
Hint: make sure you escape your URL parameter properly.

Example

This link will open your desktop with a new picture frame widget which shows the web cam in the Oregon Coast Aquarium which refreshs every 30min.
Of course you can use one of our buttons instead of a plain link.

Link Creator

Enter your Image URL:

  • Copy this link and add it to your web page:

Add World Clocks to the Desktop

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You can link to the desktop and open our World Clock widget with the local time of your choice.

How To

Link to the Widgetop desktop http://www.widgetop.com and add the URL parameter ?addWorldClock=[City]&lat=[Latitude]&long=[Longitude]&=timeZone=[Timezone] where the [City] parameter denotes the name of the city, [Latitude] and [Longitude] its latitude/longitude geo coordinate (in degrees) and [Timezone] the local time difference to GMT.
Please use the Worldclockr Syndication page to test and create the URL.

Example

This link will open your desktop with the World Clock for Berlin/Germany.
Of course you can use one of our buttons instead of a plain link.

Add Countdowns to the Desktop

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You can link to the desktop and open our Countdown widget, perfect to promote your events.

How To

Link to the Widgetop desktop http://www.widgetop.com and add the URL parameter ?addCountdown=[Title]&time=YYYY_MM_DD_hh_mm&timeZone=[Timezone]&repeat=[Repeat]&logo=[LogoURL]&sound=[AlertURL]&url=[EventURL]. Please use the Countdownr Syndication page to test and create the URL.

Example

This link will open your desktop with a countdown to next midnight.
Of course you can use one of our buttons instead of a plain link.

Add Calendar Countdowns to the desktop

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You can link to the desktop and open our Calendar Countdown widget, perfect to promote your Google Calendar events.

How To

Link to the Widgetop desktop http://www.widgetop.com and add the URL parameter ?addCalCountdown=[CalendarURL]&logo=[LogoURL]&sound=[AlertURL]. Please use the Countdownr Syndication page to test and create the URL.

Example

This link will open your desktop with a countdown for Googles Developer Calendar.
Of course you can use one of our buttons instead of a plain link.

Buttons

You can use one of our buttons to create links to Widgetop:

Normal

Normal Button
http://www.widgetop.com/images/AddToWidgetop.png

Small

Small Button
http://www.widgetop.com/images/AddToWidgetopSmall.png

Tiny

Tiny Button
http://www.widgetop.com/images/AddToWidgetopTiny.png

For any technical questions about syndicating from Widgetop please contact us on: developer@widgetop.com