What are some popular third-party sites providing widgets like shout boxes, realm status, and music that I can embed in custom content modules on my guild site?
There are a bunch, and more showing up all the time. Some of the more popular ones we’ve seen guild sites using include: • FineTune: Music Playlist • Meebo Rooms: Chat Rooms • ShoutMix: Shout Box • Slide: Image Slideshow/Gallery • Thottbot: WoW Info Database • Wowhead: WoW Info Database • WoW Realm Status: WoW Server Status Widgetbox is a useful directory site with many widgets you can add to your page. The way these sites typically work: • You register and create a user account with them. • You create your own “widget” (chat room, shout box, slideshow, etc.) and configure it, populate it with content, and so forth. • You get a snippet of HTML/Javascript from them that you’re supposed to paste into your guild site. Once you have the HTML/Javascript snippet, for instructions on embedding these in your home page, see Custom Home Page Content Modules. For embedding in news posts, blank pages, and anywhere else where you can enter text to display on your guild site, you’ll typically just n
