WidgetPlus for Lighter Powerful Widgets

WidgetPlus is an increasingly popular widget development framework geared towards Ajax and JavaScript based applications.

This framework was developed Mikael Bergkvist and since it’s released, it has received considerable response from different developers.

Basically this framework will help developers build a powerful Ajax based widgets through highly interactive framework.

Only basic knowledge of JavaScript is required and very simple widgets for Ajax based applications could be developed faster.

WidgetPlus is also a powerful data retrieval system because of the features added by the developer. The end result is a very small application built with JavaScript.

Secrets of WidgetPlus

The success of WidgetPlus is based on two factors: the first factor that contributed to the success of WidgetPlus is the reliance of the widget on the server side.

Although WidgetPlus would still employ JavaScript, it will be implemented from the server side.

This is actually a good thing for WidgetPlus since its small enough to be placed on the server side.

Although WidgetPlus could also be implemented on the client side, the developer opted to use the server side which stabilizes the functions and interaction of the widget creator.

It is small enough to be implemented in the server side and small enough to perfectly run in the client side after implementation.

Another secret to the success of WidgetPlus is the use of XML. As already indicated, WidgetPlus is a powerful widget that could be focused in improving data fetching. This has become possible because of their efficient use of XML.

The application will use XML to fetch data files within the server or even in external sources. By using XML, it will also perfectly interact with the JavaScript widget.

The only difference of WidgetPlus to regular frameworks is the size of the application as everything else almost looks the same – from the use of JavaScript and XML.

The filesystem of WidgetPlus is also a feature that should be looked for by developers. Although it is only limited within the user’s domain and server, the filesystem of WidgetPlus lets developers improve the function considerably.

But what is impressive in the filesystem is the ability of view the filesystem in different ways.

If you are not impressed, you can even build an API for the filesystem to properly implement the Ajax based application according to your needs.

Powerful Widget in Small Package

WidgetPlus will also enable the developer to improve the user experience. The widget could automatically create a space for the user once they sign up using the widget.

The space could be used by user for different things according to the functions set by the developers.

This feature is also available in Box.net but the webspace created with the new user, will not be used for any file uploads. But this could be used by developers to automatically build new functions based on the application.

WidgetPlus is still young but it is geared towards massive improvement. Mikael Bergkvist and his team are already working on the updates to improve the functionality of WidgetPlus. One day, it could become a DIY Box.net service for developers.