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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
Bebo*** yes no yes yes yes no yes  yes yes
BlackPlanet yes no yes yes yes no yes  yes  yes
Blogger yes yes yes yes no yes yes  yes  yes
Eons yes yes yes yes yes yes yes  yes  yes
Facebook * yes no yes** yes yes no no no
no
Freewebs yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
yes
Friendster yes no yes no no yes yes  yes yes
Dashboard yes yes no yes yes yes yes yes
yes
Hi5 yes no yes no no no yes  yes  yes
Hoverspot yes yes yes yes yes yes yes  yes  yes
iGoogle yes yes yes yes yes yes yes  yes no
Livejournal yes no yes no no no yes  yes yes
MS Live yes yes yes yes yes yes yes  yes no
MS Spaces yes no no yes yes no yes  yes yes
Multiply yes no yes no no no yes  yes yes
MySpace yes no yes no no no yes  no yes
MyYearBook yes yes yes yes yes yes yes  yes yes
Netvibes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes  yes yes
Orkut yes no yes no no no yes no
yes
PageFlakes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
 no
Perfspot yes no yes no no no yes yes
yes
Piczo yes yes yes yes yes yes yes  yes yes
Squidoo yes no yes no no no yes yes
yes
Tagged yes no yes no no no yes yes
yes
TypePad yes yes yes yes no yes yes yes
yes
Univision yes no yes no no no yes  yes yes
Vista yes yes no yes yes yes yes yes
yes
Vox yes no yes no no no yes  yes yes
Webwag yes yes yes yes yes yes yes  yes  no
Wordpress yes yes yes no no yes no yes
yes
Xanga yes no yes no no no yes yes
yes
Yahoo Widgets yes yes no yes yes 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

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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