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Create a YouTube Widget

Add video content to the dashboard

Heidi Suteau avatar
Written by Heidi Suteau
Updated over 6 months ago

Create a widget to display YouTube videos on the dashboard.

Opening the Create Widget window

To create a widget:

  1. Click Dashboard on the side menu.

  2. Go to the top right corner and click Edit Layout > Add Widget.

  3. Click the Type field and select YouTube.

  4. Fill in the fields (see below).

  5. Click Create.

Filling in the fields

Go to the Type field and select YouTube. Enter a description (optional).

Customize settings.

  • Show on Mobile - This feature is enabled by default. Uncheck the box to hide this widget on mobile devices.

  • Color - Customize the colour of the top edge of the widget.

If you enter text into the Description field, Nektar adds an i icon to the dashboard widget. Mouse over the icon to display the text.

Locate a YouTube video, click the Share button, and then click the Copy button. Come back to Nektar and paste the copied link into the field. Nektar auto-embeds the video file.

You must use the Copy button. Don't copy the URL from the address bar.


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