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Help

Whilst we have created our widgets to be as easy to use as possible we understand that you may have some issues or questions relating to their integration into your site. We have therefore created a list of commonly asked questions and answers to help you find what you are looking for. If however you still need help and none of the below topics answer your query then please feel free to contact us.

  • What are widgets and why should I use them?

    Our widgets are a great way for you to enhance your digital football content with up to date stats that will complement your editorial. Whether you want to include them in a side column on your page or within the main body of an article they will always adapt to the space available ensuring that you end up with a layout that works, keeping your visitors engaged and coming back to your site again and again.

    With a wide range of customisation options and themes available you can tailor our widgets to your exact needs so that they blend into your content and work with your page design rather than against it.

  • How much technical knowledge do I need to use your widgets?

    We've designed the integration process of our widgets to be as simple as possible so that little or no technical knowledge is needed to place them on your page. If you are an editor using a content management system then it really is as simple as copy and pasting a few lines of code just as you might copy and paste a piece of editorial text.

  • How do I insert one of your widgets in my web page?

    Once you have obtained a licence from us, integrating our widgets into your page is as simple as copying and pasting a few lines of code into the place on the page you want the widget to appear. This process is also ideal for content management systems and is no different to adding a paragraph of text. Our code does the rest and automatically scales the widget to the width of the container on the page you have placed it in. An example of the code will look something like this :

    <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.footballwidgets.com/js/widgets.js"></script>
    <div class="tlds_widget" data-widget="table" data-theme="simple"></div>

    The exact code you should copy and paste into your page is generated using our widget configuration tool depending on the options you select. Go to the widgets section of this site, click on the widget you are interested in from the menu and then click on the link to the setup tool () in the configuration section. From here you can choose your setup options and generate the required code for your chosen widget. Simply copy and paste this code into your web page or content management system.

    If you want to add more than one of our widgets to the same page then it is important that you read the information in the next section ('Can I use more than one widget on the same page?')

  • Can I use more than one widget on the same page?

    It is indeed possible to place more than one of our widgets on the same page provided that you follow these guidelines. When you generate code for a widget using our configuration tool you will notice that the code is made up of two lines. The first line is something called a script and will always look like this :

    <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.footballwidgets.com/js/widgets.js"></script>

    This script is what does the work to integrate the widget into your page. The second line is the container for the widget itself and may look something like this :

    <div class="tlds_widget" data-widget="table" data-theme="simple"></div>

    No matter how many widgets you place on the page the script is only needed once and should be only included with the first widget. Thereafter every other widget placed on the page should just use the container code itself without the script line.

    If you are experiencing strange behaviour with more than one widget it is most likely because you have included the script line more than once.

  • How can I style a widget to fit in with my page?

    Our widgets come with a choice of presenation themes which will fit in with the design of most websites. You can customise the appearance of the theme further by changing the dominant colour using our colour selector. This allows you to match the colour exactly to the dominant colour in your own website. The colour can be specified by selecting from a colour wheel or by entering the exact details using any of the main colour formats (RGB, CMYK, HSL, HSV, Hex).

  • How does licensing work and how much does it cost?

    Before using any of our widgets you will need to obtain a licence from us. The cost of the licence will depend on the level of traffic to your site. Once you have decided on which licence best fits your needs all we need is your website address (e.g. www.footballwidgets.com) which we will add to our whitelist. Please contact us for further details

  • How do your widgets work and what technologies do they use?

    We have developed our widgets to adhere to W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) standards and by using the most commonly accepted web technologies they will work across the broadest range of platforms and devices. The widgets use a combination of HTML5, CSS and Javascript, the core technologies behind all web pages, with no additional 3rd party plugins or frameworks meaning that they are quick to load and use the minimal amount of browser resources.