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Widgets: Shape

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The Shape widget is a design tool that can be used to highlight important messages. Create buttons and banners, call out awards, and highlight sale prices. You can add an image, color background and text, control the size, and add shadows. The widget can be placed on any location for complete flexibility.

 

For information on adding widgets, see Add Widgets.

Tip

Fore more information on widgets and the widgets library, see Widgets: Library and Overview.

Content Editor

 

To access the content editor, right click the widget and select Edit Content. Or, if you are in flex mode or Editor 2.0, the option to access the content editor is available in the floating menu. Click the element to open the floating menu, then click the option for the content editor.

  1. Select a shape.

  2. To add a link to the shape, click Add Link (for more information on links, see Link Picker.

  3. Type a title and description for the shape. To hide the title and description, click the eye (orange eye icon) icon.

    Note

    The long text field provides various text formatting options, such as italicizing, bolding, or underlining text.

  4. Type Alt text and a Tooltip for the shape.

    Note

    Type your own alt text or click the Sparkle (AI-sparkle-icon.png) icon to use the AI Assistant to generate alt text.

    Alt text generated by the AI Assistant is in the same language as the page’s current language. For more information on the AI Assistant, see AI Assistant Overview and Features.

Design Editor

 

To access the design editor, right-click the element, and click Edit Design. Or if you are in flex mode or Editor 2.0, select Edit Design from the floating menu to open the design panel. Click the element to open the floating menu, then click the option to edit design.

  1. To switch from a color to an image background, click Layout .

    • To change the default image, navigate to the Style tab and select the Image tab.

      Note

      If the Keep Proportions is toggled off, the image's proportions will be adjusted to the widgets (Classic editor only).

  2. Adjust the width, height, and hover effect (for desktop) in the Style tab.

    Note

    In Flex sections and Editor 2.0, the shape’s proportions are maintained by default, even if the Keep Proportions toggle is turned off.

  3. To place the widget on top of or overlapping an image or another widget, click the Spacing tab, and configure the margins to be a negative number (for example, -50px).

  4. To make the icon a floating widget, enable the Floating toggle, and select a position for the widget. To display the floating widget on the current page only, enable the Show on this page only toggle.

Make sure the design settings you define are correct per device. Settings such as spacing (of the whole widget and individual items), width and more are defined per device. For more information, see Screen Sizes and Devices.

 

For information about design options that are not specific to this widget (for example, layout, style, or spacing), see Widget Design.

Examples

Create an Interesting Layout with an Amorphic Shape

To create an interesting layout with an amorphic shape:

  1. Create a row with two columns.

  2. Choose an amorphic shape and add it to the right-side column.

  3. Make the shape as big as the column.

  4. In the Design Editor, select the layout with the background image and replace the image with the one you want.

Context menu displaying all shape options for the widget

Use a Shape as a Button

To use a shape as a button by adding a link and hover effect:

  1. Select the circle shape and add a title and description.

  2. Select colors for the shape and texts.

  3. To position the shape on the corner of an image, use a negative margin on the left side of the shape (spacing > margin > -50px left & top margin).

Shape widget context menu is open with the circle selected to show that you can use a shape for a button

Highlight a Specific Plan or Service

To use shapes to highlight a specific plan or service:

  1. Choose the flag shape and add a title and short description.

  2. Toggle off Keep proportion so you can adjust only the width.

    Note

    In Flex sections and Editor 2.0, the shape’s proportions are maintained by default, even if the Keep Proportions toggle is turned off.

  3. Select colors for the shape and texts.

  4. To position the shape so it overlaps the top of a column, use a negative top margin (spacing > margin > -30px top margin).

Shape widget with the context menu open and the ribbon shape selected to show you can use the widget to display plans

Create a Scroll Button

To use a shape to create a scroll button:

  1. Choose the diamond shape and add a title.

  2. Toggle off Keep proportion so you can adjust only the width.

    Note

    In Flex sections and Editor 2.0, the shape’s proportions are maintained by default, even if the Keep Proportions toggle is turned off.

  3. Select colors for the shape and texts.

  4. To position the shape on top of an image, use a negative top margin (spacing > margin > -50px top margin).

The shape widget with the context menu open and the diamond shape selected to show you can use it as a scroll button