Widgets
Widgets are modules that can be included in different pages to display the information based on different configurations through different widget types.
The following widgets are available in Magento for content management:
CMS Page Link
CMS Static Block
Catalog Category Link
Catalog New Products List
Catalog Product Link
Catalog Products List
Orders and Returns
Recently Compared Products
Recently Viewed Products
You can manage your widgets by going to the CONTENT | Element | Widgets section in the admin panel:
There are 18 widgets included in the Magento 2 sample data. As you can see in the following screenshot, all of them are CMS Static Blocks that are included in different places on the Storefront:
We will create a new widget by clicking on the Add Widget button on the top-right corner of the screen. The following form will be displayed:
As you can see, the first step is to select the widget type and the design theme. For this example, we will choose the Catalog Products List widget...
