Introduction
Displaying your event content using Swapcard widgets helps you keep your audience engaged and informed without needing to duplicate content. By embedding agendas, exhibitor lists, speaker profiles, and more directly onto your site, you can enhance the visibility of your event and streamline the attendee experience.
What are Swapcard widgets and why use them?
Widgets allow you to showcase key event information on your own website, eliminating the need to update information in multiple places. This ensures consistency, saves time, and offers a seamless attendee experience. Widgets can be used to display your event's schedule, list of exhibitors, speakers, and attendees, keeping visitors informed and connected.
Benefits of Using Widgets:
Enhanced Engagement: Keep your website visitors up-to-date with real-time event information.
Consistency: Avoid duplicating efforts by managing content in one place.
Simplified Access: Attendees can access important information directly from your website, increasing their engagement and participation.
How to embed Swapcard widgets on your website
How to Find the Embed HTML Code
1.For an Event:
Go to the Studio and navigate to Event builder ➡️ Pages & Menu.
Scroll down until you reach the Widgets section.
2.For a community
Embedding community pages, including people, exhibitors, items, and sessions, into external websites significantly boosts community engagement. Integrating this content directly onto your website attracts new participants and showcases your offerings effectively.
Access the Studio:
Go to the Studio and navigate to Community builder ➡️ Pages & Menu.
Scroll down to the Widgets section.
3. Using a Widget
Select Content to Display:
Choose the content you want to display on your website from the "View displayed" list. The available options depend on the pages you have created.
If the page is not set to be visible to Guests, you will be prompted to make it public.
Agenda View Interaction:
When displaying the Agenda view, visitors can interact with the Event's Agenda and access the Sessions pages. However, live streams and pre-recorded videos will not be accessible through the Widget.
How to make a page visible to Guests
Another way to make a page visible to Guests is via Event builder ➡️ Pages & Menu. There, you need to select the page you wish to edit by clicking on the Edit "pencil" icon right next to it. Then, under the Visibility tab, toggle on the Guests option.
Widget settings
Once the chosen Widget has been generated, you will see the embedded HTML code that you can copy and paste wherever you desire on your website. Before you proceed though, there are a few settings that you can play with to adapt the Widget and the content to your needs:
Language: select any of the languages that you have set up for your Event, so that the language set in the Widget matches the language of your website's page.
Display interaction actions: toggle on this option if you want interaction actions such as bookmarking a Company or registering for a Session to be directly available from the Widget view. Any action taken will prompt users to authenticate or register for the Event.
You can find more information about Widgets here.
N.B.: Editing the give code might results to the widget not appearing properly or at all.
Embedding event content directly on your website helps maintain a cohesive and engaging event experience for your attendees, while also maximizing the reach of your event information. By using Swapcard widgets, you ensure that your event’s details are always up-to-date, accessible, and presented in a user-friendly manner.