Dashboard tools

Add images using the image widget

Display an uploaded image, with instructions on how to host images in Dropbox and Google Drive.

Written by Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago

Use the Text widget to display text on your dashboard

Text widgets are flexible enough to accept HTML tags, including clickable links and font size adjustments.

Written by Richard Ingram
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Display customer satisfaction scores using Image widgets

Learn how pairing our Image widget with tools like PagePixels can schedule screenshots of your ratings.

Written by Richard Ingram
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Display image roulette on your dashboard using Dropbox

Learn how the File Roulette app uses Dropbox to display a new image on an image widget after every refresh.

Written by Richard Ingram
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Display a QR code on your dashboard using Dropbox

Steps to build a QR Code widget that generates a QR code from a URL.

Written by Richard Ingram
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Display the time and date on a dashboard using the Clock widget

Clock widget displays the time and date in either 24 or 12 hour format, using your local computer's clock as a reference.

Written by Richard Ingram
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Build a dashboard using data from a CSV file

Learn the key concepts of how to structure your data and push it to Geckoboard using CSV widgets.

Written by Richard Ingram
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Display Google Alerts on a RSS/Atom Feed widget

Steps to create a Google Alert and display updates on a RSS/Atom Feed widget.

Written by Richard Ingram
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Add an RSS/Atom Feed widget to your dashboard

Our RSS/Atom Feed widget displays items from an RSS or Atom feed as a list.

Written by Richard Ingram
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Display regular web page screen grabs on your dashboard using Bannerbear

How to schedule regular screenshots of your chosen URL to be displayed on your dashboard using Bannerbear's API or Zapier.

Written by Richard Ingram
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Display generated graphics on your dashboard using Bannerbear

How to display generated graphics and graphics that display instantly on your Geckoboard dashboard using Bannerbear.

Written by Richard Ingram
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Guide to using Custom Widgets

How to get data from an external API into Geckoboard.

Written by Richard Ingram
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Push to Custom Widgets from a Google Sheet

Steps to use a Google Sheets script that pulls data from a sheet, before pushing the data to a Custom Widget.

Written by Richard Ingram
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Guide to using Custom Widgets with Excel

Steps to build a custom pie chart and geo mapping widget.

Written by Richard Ingram
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Guide to Custom Widgets using Node.js

Learn how to use Node.js to get data from a datasource into your Custom Widgets.

Written by Richard Ingram
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Use a Dropbox URL as a data source for Custom Widgets

Upload your JSON file to Dropbox to use the created link with your Custom Widget.

Written by Richard Ingram
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Node.js module for Push method widgets

Learn about Gekoq, a Node.js module that simplifies sending data to your Geckoboard Push method Custom Widgets.

Written by Richard Ingram
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Template for building custom integrations in Node.js

Learn about Gekkota and how it can help build a custom integration for Geckoboard's custom Push method widgets.

Written by Richard Ingram
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Custom Widgets error: 'widget does not exist'

Learn why you might see this error message when pushing data onto Geckoboard.

Written by Richard Ingram
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Custom Widget polling timeout error

Steps to take if your Custom Widget times out.

Written by Richard Ingram
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Highcharts error: 'Chart data could not be parsed'

Learn why you may be seeing this error message when using Highcharts.

Written by Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago