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 Widgets

A gadget or a widget is a small piece of Web programming code that makes something interesting appear on your blog, wiki, or Web page. Information in a widget can feature updated information or let the reader do something like use a search box.

To add a widget, you must be able to edit your Web page. If you need help in adding a widget to your Web page, please contact your Webmaster or service provider.

Choose your widget:

MyEnvironment
Daily Actions
Earth Day Countdown
Environmental Tips
Find Your Watershed
Job Search
Question of the Week
UV Index
WaterSense Tip

 

MyEnvironment -Search for a wide variety of environmental information based on your location. To use this widget, copy and paste the following code into your Web page.

<iframe FRAMEBORDER="1" WIDTH="150" HEIGHT="160" id="myenvironment150160" SCROLLING="no" MARGINWIDTH="3" MARGINHEIGHT="0" SRC="http://www.epa.gov/widgets/myenvironmentwidget.html"></iframe>

 

Daily Actions - Tips help encourage others to take steps to address climate change and its effects on children's health. To use this widget, copy and paste the following code into your Web page.

<iframe frameborder="0" width="300" height="265" id="dailyactions"
scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"
src="http://epa.gov/climateforaction/widgets/dailyactions.htm"></iframe>
 screenshot of the EnergyStar widget

 

Earth Day Countdown - shows how many days remain until the next Earth Day (April 22). To use this widget, copy and paste the following code into your Web page.

<iframe FRAMEBORDER="1" WIDTH="150" HEIGHT="100" id="edcountdown" SCROLLING="no" MARGINWIDTH="0" MARGINHEIGHT="0" SRC="http://www.epa.gov/widgets/daystoearthday.htm"></iframe>

 
Environmental Tips - shows a new tip each day, of something you (and your readers) can use to help protect the environment. Each daily widget also gives links to more information.

To use this widget, copy and paste the following code into your Web page.

<iframe FRAMEBORDER="1" WIDTH="141" HEIGHT="215" id="dailytips" SCROLLING="no" MARGINWIDTH="0" MARGINHEIGHT="0" SRC="http://www.epa.gov/widgets/dailytips.htm"></iframe>

 

Find Your Watershed - Enter your ZIP code to get information about the watershed(s) in that area. To use this widget, copy and paste the following code into your Web page.

<iframe FRAMEBORDER="1" WIDTH="160" HEIGHT="86"
id="zipcodewatershed" SCROLLING="no"
MARGINWIDTH="0" MARGINHEIGHT="0"
SRC="http://epa.gov/owow/zipcode_widget.html"></iframe>

 

Job Search - search for EPA jobs on usajobs.com. Choose specific regions to search, or search all EPA jobs.

<iframe frameborder="0" width="325" height="130" id="epausajobssearch" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" src="http://www.epa.gov/ohr/widget/careers/index.htm"></iframe>		 screenshot of jobs widget

 

Question of the Week - shows the weekly question we pose in Greenversations, the Agency's blog. To use this widget, copy and paste the following code into your Web page.

<iframe FRAMEBORDER="1" WIDTH="130" HEIGHT="130" id="gqotw"
SCROLLING="no" MARGINWIDTH="0" MARGINHEIGHT="0" SRC="http://www.epa.gov/widgets/greenversationsquestionoftheweek.htm">
</iframe>

 

UV Index - Enter your ZIP code to get the daily UV Index forecast. To use this widget, copy and paste the following code into your Web page.

<iframe id="uvindexwidget" src="http://www.epa.gov/sunwise/widget/uviwidget.html" width="200" height="120" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="padding:0; overflow:hidden;"></iframe>

 

WaterSense Tip - get a new tip on water efficiency each month and get more information from the WaterSense Web site. To use this widget, copy and paste the following code into your Web page.

<iframe src="http://www.epa.gov/watersense/widget/widget-small.html"
id="watersensesmall" width="182" height="58"
scrolling="no" frameborder="0"
longdesc="Get more tips from WaterSense"></iframe>

Special note: this widget comes in small, medium, and large so you can choose the size that fits your page best.

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Want more? USA.gov's Gadget Gallery gives you a variety of ways to add these widgets and others to your web pages such as your blog or other type of site.

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Easy Mac widgets

If you use an Apple Macintosh computer with operating system 10.5 "Leopard" or later, you can use the Safari browser to add "web clip" widgets to your dashboard.

Open Safari and go to the Web page that has the widget (or other Web page section you want). Pull down the "File" menu and stop on "Open in Dashboard." Use the mouse to highlight the part of the Web page you want, and at the top of the screen click "Add."

Your new widget should appear in your Mac dashboard along with any other widgets you have. Read more about Safari. Exit EPA Disclaimer EPA doesn't endorse any particular browser or software.