From dc2d751587d92b70aef1d76b6b0e140dcd7288a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: James Hanna <57585482+JamesThanna@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2021 23:32:30 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Update widgets.md

---
 extend/widgets.md | 84 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 81 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/extend/widgets.md b/extend/widgets.md
index 1cd4e3c..bf8a437 100644
--- a/extend/widgets.md
+++ b/extend/widgets.md
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ callout: This section is incomplete. Please help to improve it.
 
 ## Defining a generic widget
 
-### Widget class
-
 ## Defining a form widget
 
 ### Form widget class
@@ -20,8 +18,88 @@ callout: This section is incomplete. Please help to improve it.
 ### Form widget registration
 
 ## Defining a dashboard widget
+First Create your Extension 
+https://tastyigniter.com/docs/master/extend/extensions
+
+Extension.php
+```
+    public function extensionMeta()
+    {
+        return [
+            'name'        => 'My Widget Extension',
+            'author'      => 'Docs',
+            'description' => 'No description provided yet...',
+            'icon'        => 'fa-plug',
+            'version'     => '1.0.0'
+        ];
+    }
+
+
+public function registerDashboardWidgets() {
+
+      return [
+          'TastyExt\PluginName\ControllerPath' => [
+                'label' => 'Name Of Widget',
+                'context' => 'My Content',
+            ],
+        
+        
+      ];
+    
+  }
+  ```
 
 ### Dashboard widget class
+```use Admin\Classes\BaseDashboardWidget;
+class ControllerPath extends BaseDashboardWidget
+{
+  
+    /**
+     * @var string A unique alias to identify this widget.
+     */
+    protected $defaultAlias = 'PluginName';
+
+    public function render()
+    {
+        $this->prepareVars();
+
+        return $this->makePartial('partials/quicklinks');
+        /* This would  be your blade file with to display your html */
+    }
+
+    public function defineProperties()
+    {
+        return [
+            'title' => [
+                'label' => 'Property One',
+                'default' => 'test',
+                'type' => 'text',
+            ]
+        ];
+    }
+
+    protected function prepareVars()
+    {
+ 
+  $this->vars['exampleVar'] = "Some Var"; 
+    }
+
+}
+```
+
+## Adding Content to Widget 
+
+
+Inside 
+    partials/myblade.blade.php
+
+You can then display any html code you like.
+
+<a href="MyLink"> My Link in my Widget </a>
+
+
+
+You can now go to your Dashboard and select your widget from the drop down. 
 
 ### Dashboard widget properties
 
@@ -29,4 +107,4 @@ callout: This section is incomplete. Please help to improve it.
 
 ## AJAX handlers
 
-## 
\ No newline at end of file
+##