Pageflow provides an interface to let plugins define new types of widgets such as navigation bars, headers or analytics snippets to be used in entries.
Once a widget type is registered, it can either be enabled on a
theming or per-entry basis. Each widget type defines which roles its
instances play in the context of an entry. By default, Pageflow knows
the roles 'navigation', 'head' and 'overview', but arbitrary new
roles can be specified by a widget type. For each role only one widget
will be rendered in the entry. Widgets associated with an entry
override those with the same role defined on the theming level.
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Creating Widget Types with ERB Templates
Mostly recommended for statically rendered widgets that do not require a lot of JavaScript interactivity. A lot of the existing widget types (navigation bars etc.) still rely on this approach.
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Creating Widget Types with React Components
The recommended approach for widgets that include client side logic. Does not support server side rendering at the moment.