Google Gadgets Tutorial


The goal of this guide is to teach you how to make Google gadgets regardless of your skill level, even if you do not know any coding.

It is easier than you might think.

Lesson One
This intro to Google gadgets will let you know what you will need to begin making Google gadgets of your own.

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Lesson Two
We examine how Google gadgets work, and get familiar with the Google gadget editor. We also create our first gadget.

Lesson Three
We start learn about the code itself, and how to change parts of it. We also work on the tiger gadget more.

Lesson Four
We learn how to find where our gadget is located on the internet and how to make such a file display as a live gadget on iGoogle.

Lesson Five
We learn about caching and the Google developer gadget. We also see how gadgets can be written, edited, displayed, and “uncached” all without ever leaving your iGoogle page.

Lesson Six
Google gadget content types are discussed. We learn how gadgets can be “mini websites” by simply displaying information from a webpage within a smaller and more compact space.

Lesson Seven
We learn how the make a quote Google gadget that has an image and that displays different quotes throughout the day.

22 Comments

  1. ravindra chary
    February 21, 2010 at 1:12 am /

    required Google gadgets regardless of your skill level, even if you do not know any coding.

  2. Gouri
    December 12, 2010 at 7:25 am /

    Thanks for this wonderful tutorial. It’s well organized, detailed and yet simple..

  3. Tien Nguyen
    February 8, 2011 at 1:50 pm /

    Patrick, thank you very much.
    I learnt from your tutorial and created 14 Gadgets,
    they are in my website:
    http://tienvnguyen.net/buddha_1-duc-phat_1/
    they are:
    From: “Buddha_1 – ??c Ph?t_1″ …
    To: “Buddha_14 – ??c Ph?t_14″
    Regards,
    Tien Nguyen

  4. Engineering
    March 4, 2011 at 2:25 pm /

    Google Gadgedts ehh? They do a lot of traffic, don’t they;)

  5. Zeeshan
    May 26, 2011 at 10:35 am /

    Thanks for cool tips, really you made easy for mee tol make a google gadget . love your posts

  6. Tigran
    June 13, 2011 at 10:43 pm /

    Could I ask you to review, comment my developed gadget?

    This is a simple collection of famous, beautiful, inspirational love quotes and sayings written by famous authors. Everyone can use them for texting as short SMS ideas. Share one cite per day – wonder her/him how smart are you.

    http://hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets/file/110704900328881330194/romantic-quotes.xml

    All comments are welcome. Please help me to improve the gadget.

    Thanks,

  7. myonline
    June 29, 2011 at 4:57 pm /

    oo turkish super yes(:

  8. kapil sharma
    July 2, 2011 at 3:13 am /

    thanks for this article.
    now i can make my own google gadget for my website/

    thanks

  9. Theo
    July 12, 2011 at 5:31 am /

    some interesting google gadgets you can find at: http://www.wikitools.ro.

  11. Ahmed shahzad
    August 2, 2011 at 10:14 pm /

    On this website you can find who you want …………….

  12. Ahmed shahzad
    August 2, 2011 at 10:15 pm /

    On this you met with people and enjoy chatting with him..

  13. McKay
    September 7, 2011 at 4:42 pm /

    Is there any way this Tutorial series could be updated? A number of the Gadgets it directs you to download (including the embedded videos) are out-of-date and can no longer be displayed properly.

  14. Alexander
    September 17, 2011 at 9:20 am /

    Thank you for this complete tutorial. Nice work. It would be nice to find here the +1 button and click on it :)

  15. Evering2010
    October 15, 2011 at 12:59 am /

    Thank you for sharing them with us , I think it’s worth reading

  16. patricia
    October 27, 2011 at 11:02 am /

    i can’t get a clock to load on my sidabar it comes up error loading do u no why

  17. Pat
    October 31, 2011 at 7:23 am /

    I learned that Google discontinued its Gadgets feature, as of Sept. 14, 2011. I guess I missed that news!~Now, I will miss the functionality of my chosen gadgets being updated. I wonder how to replace them for free. Ideas?

  18. Zarada na Internetu
    November 12, 2011 at 7:17 am /

    Thank you for this tutorial. Nice work :)

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