Widgets - Tổng quan Widget trong Magento

Magento Widgets are Magento extensions with a predefined set of configuration options. Through them the store administrators can enrich the front-end blocks functionality. They provide great control and flexibility in creating informational and marketing content through the Magento administrator panel. Once installed, the widgets options can be tuned by the Magento store administrators.

The Magento widgets can be used after Magento version 1.4 and they can be installed in the same way as the other Magento extensions.

Some of the possible implementations of the Magento widgets are:
Dynamic product data;
Dynamic lists with the recently viewed items;
Promotional images placed on different Magento front-end locations;
Interactive navigation elements and action blocks;
Dynamic flash elements that can be easily configured and embedded in content pages;
And many more

In this tutorial we will show you how to install a widget and insert it into a CMS page. First you need to find a widget you want and get its extension key from the Magento Connect site. Once you find a widget suitable for your Magento version, click on Install Now, choose the Magento Connect version (select Magento Connect 2.0 if you are running Magento 1.5 or newer), check and agree the license agreement and click the Get Extension Key button. Select and copy it.

Widget Type: 

CMS Page Link
CMS Static Block
Catalog Category Link
Catalog New Products List
Catalog Product Link
Order and Returns
Recently Compared Products
Recently Viewed Products

Design Package/Theme:

Tất cả template cho các store view

Frontend Properties cho Widget:

Các loại layout Update cho Widget: