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Drop Target Matrix

One of the trickiest parts of widget development is not knowing what kind of web technologies, or code, is allowed by certain sites. Here's a snapshot of the capabilities of some of the more popular destinations and what they support. If you find an error or want to suggest additional information, please let us know in the forums.


 Flash JavaScript Allowed HTML Can IFrame In IFrame JS <-> Flash CSS Override Full Screen Mode HTML Header/
Footer		 Widget can resize****
Bebo*** yes yes yes yes yes no no no no
no
BlackPlanet yes no yes yes yes no yes yes yes yes
Blogger yes yes yes yes no yes yes yes yes no
Dashboard yes yes no yes yes yes yes yes yes no
Eons yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no
Facebook * yes no yes** yes no no no no
no
yes
Freewebs yes no yes yes no no yes yes
yes
yes
Friendster yes no yes no no no yes  yes yes
yes
Hi5 yes no yes no no no yes  yes  yes yes
Hoverspot yes yes yes yes yes yes yes  yes  yes  yes
iGoogle yes yes yes yes yes yes yes  yes no
yes
Livejournal yes no yes no no no yes  yes yes
yes
MS Live yes yes yes yes yes yes yes  yes no
yes
MS Spaces yes no no yes yes no yes  yes yes
yes
MySpace yes no no no no no yes  no yes
yes
MyYearBook yes yes yes yes yes yes yes  yes yes
yes
Netvibes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes  yes no
yes
PageFlakes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
 no  yes
Perfspot yes no yes no no no yes yes
yes
yes
Piczo yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
no
Squidoo yes no yes no no no yes yes
yes
yes
TypePad yes yes yes yes no yes yes yes
yes
no
Univision yes no yes no no no yes yes yes
yes
Vista yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
yes
no
Vox yes no yes no no no yes yes yes
yes
Webwag yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes  no  yes
Wordpress yes yes yes no no yes no yes
yes
no
Xanga yes no yes no no no yes yes
yes
yes
Yahoo Widgets yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
no
Youmeo yes no yes no no no yes yes
yes
yes

* Refers to the Facebook Profile page

** Specifically, FBML, Facebook's HTML extension, is allowed

*** Provides ability to tether an existing Bebo application to the widget

**** Resizing occurs for widgets with Flash Scale Mode set to Show All

Key

  • Flash: Does the site support Flash
  • JavaScript: Does the site support JavaScript< Widgets
  • HTML: Does the site support HTML
  • Can IFrame: Does the site allow IFrames in widget code
  • In IFrame: Do widgets get placed in an IFrame by the site
  • JS <-> Flash: Does the site support communication between JavaScript and Flash
  • CSS Override: Widget CSS override

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