Note: In 4.5, this widget's functionality has been incorporated into the Conversation List widget.

Description

Purpose

Opens the conversation dialog window, which allows you to have a private conversation with a friend (or a private message to another user who has enabled private messaging).

Limitation

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

Where it works

This widget displays a single conversation between users and, as such, only works on the conversations/<conversation page ID>.aspx page. To view the available conversations, use the Conversation List widget.

Theme differences

  •  This widget is part of the Default configuration for the platform, which means it is available for an administrator to add to any theme using the Manage Widgets tab.
  • This widget is available via the Manage Widgets tab with modifications specific to the Enterprise theme.

Configuration

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 widget.
  2. Click Configure on the widget menu bar.



    It is possible to change the title of this widget, such as from "Conversation" to "Conversations." To do so, enter a new name in the Widget Title field and click Change.
  3. Click Save to exit the configuration dialog.
  4. Click Save Page.