About Givebutter Widgets 🔎
Givebutter Widgets is the most powerful way to drive donations to your campaigns by putting calls to action right where your donors already are – on your website! Donors can submit a transaction (or purchase tickets) directly on your site, without being redirected.
Widgets can be used with any campaign type, including Forms, Pages and Events. Please note that an embedded Widget will not embed the entire campaign page for Pages and Events – it will embed the checkout flow.
Widgets created from the Givebutter dashboard are dynamic, which means any changes you make on Givebutter will update on your Widget, without needing to update your site's code. You can embed Givebutter Widgets on specific parts of your website by copying and pasting provided HTML code into the editor area of the website where you'd like them to appear.
Types of Widgets 🖥️
Button – Buttons can be added anywhere on your website, and display a donation form when clicked. Buttons can be added to the header or footer section of your website. Buttons have two configurable formats, Static and Floating.
Static – Placed within your site formatting (such as your site navigation). Scrolls with the page when you scroll down.
Floating – Positioned in the lower right corner of the page and "floats" on top of your site formatting so it is always visible. Does not scroll when you scroll down the page.
Form – Donor-friendly donation forms can be added to any page on your website. Directly embeds the entire Form, which scrolls with the rest of the page content.
Goal Bar – Showcase the progress of your campaign's success with a simple goal bar reflecting performance in real time. Also available as a thermometer-style embed.
Signup Form – Add an embedded form (or popup) to your external website to capture potential donor information for your newsletter mailing list. Contact form entries are automatically added as new contacts in your Givebutter account.
Supported payment methods 💸
Donors can complete transactions in a Widget using the following payment options:
Credit or debit card
Paypal
Venmo
Google Pay
Apple Pay will not appear in embedded Widgets, as limitations set by Apple prevent it from being used in iFrames. If you would like to provide this option, you will need to direct supporters to your Givebutter campaign page directly.
Customization options 🎨
Looking to customize your Widget or align it to a specific position on your site? You can alter a button's color, styling, and icon, as well as add an align attribute to position your Widget on the left, right, or center or your page. Goal bar Widgets also have configurable options for color and sizing. Read more about our available configuration options →
Installing Widgets on Weebly ⚙️
Widgets are installed in two parts: the library, and the Widget itself.
Add the library 📖
To get started with creating and managing Widgets, visit your Givebutter dashboard.
Go to Settings on the left-hand menu bar.
Click Integrations under the Settings header – only account admins have access to the Integrations page.
Click Widgets, and click on the Weebly button.
The following window will appear, with instructions on how to add the library code to your Weebly site. Follow the instructions shown, or read on for details and images showing the steps!
Log in to Weebly and click the Theme tab at the top of the page.
Click Edit HTML/CSS in the lower left corner of the screen. This will open up Weebly's Code Editor.
Copy your Givebutter Widgets library code and paste it into the Header Type text field.
Where is my library code?
You can find your library code by clicking the Weebly button in the Widgets installation guide, or walk through the steps outlined here.
Click Save in the upper right corner, and navigate back to Givebutter. You should see that the library has been installed.
Embed a Widget ➕
Navigate to your Weebly website's Build tab.
Drag the Embed Code block to the desired location of the Widget. This will add a new placeholder HTML block to your website.
Click on the placeholder to set the custom HTML. Add your library code to the text box, and then paste your Widget's embed code (after the library code).
Where is my Widget's embed code?
Go to your campaign's Sharing tab, click Widgets in the sub-menu, and click Embed on the Widget you want to embed. You'll find the embed code located at the top of the popup window.
Save/publish your changes, and take a look at your published site! Click on the Widget to open up the donation checkout flow.
Weebly FAQ 🤔
I installed a Widget, but it's not appearing on my Site Editor!
Widgets installed on a Weebly site will not display in the Site Editor after being added. Please view a published, live website to view your Widgets.
Can I remove a Floating Button Widget from specific pages on my site?
Yes, you can hide a Floating Button Widget from specific pages on your site using CSS. You'll need the Widget ID in order to hide it. Add the following CSS to the page that you'd like to remove the Widget from, replacing "WIDGETID" with the ID of the relevant Widget:
givebutter-widget[id='WIDGETID'] { display: none; }