This is the Enterprise theme view of the widget.

Standard mode

Simple mode

Description

Purpose

Displays a list of the user's conversations, with the most recent conversation at the top. Includes the names of the users who are having the conversation and the option to delete the conversation.

Limitations

The Enable Conversations property must be enabled on the General site settings page to use the Conversation List widget.

  This widget hides itself when no conversations are occurring.

Where it works

This widget works on almost any page on the site.

Configuration

Enable conversations

  1. Navigate to Control Panel Dashboard > System Administration > Site Administration > Site Configuration > Setup > General Site Settings.
  2. Select Yes for the Enable Conversations option.
  3. Click Save.

Enable the widget

  1. Navigate to Control Panel Dashboard > System Administration > Site Administration > Widget Studio > Enable/Disable widgets.
  2. If it is not already present in Allowed widgets, move the widget from the Not Allowed Widgets column to the Allowed Widgets column.

Place and configure the widget

  1. Click Edit Page on the page, then select and place the Conversation List widget.
  2. Click Configure on the widget menu bar.


    You can configure the following options:

    • Widget title - If you want to change the name of the widget, such as from "Conversation List" to "Conversations in your community," enter the new title in the Widget Title field and click Change.
    • View type - Specifies how the conversation list displays. The options are Standard (default) and Simple. Standard shows more detail including title, user names, last message, and a delete option. Simple shows time ago, and user with whom you have the conversation.

    • Show number of unread messages - Displays the number of unread conversations.
    • Number of items to display - Specifies the number of conversations to display in the list.
    • Show pager - Determine whether to display a paged or nonpaged list.
  3. Click Save to exit the configuration dialog.
  4. Click Save Page.