Xara created a small number of Web editable widgets and presents them in scattered across the Online Content Catalogue without offering any explanation.
There are pages on-line:


I count 36 XWR files in my local Cache:

  1. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\components\imagecomponents\slidesh ows\widget_mediawidget_live_xh.xwr
  2. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\components\layoutcomponents\ecomme rce\amazon_com.xwr
  3. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\components\layoutcomponents\ecomme rce\amazon_uk.xwr
  4. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\components\layoutcomponents\ecomme rce\ecwid_browser.xwr
  5. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\components\layoutcomponents\ecomme rce\paypaladdtocart.xwr
  6. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\components\layoutcomponents\ecomme rce\paypalbuybutton.xwr
  7. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\components\layoutcomponents\ecomme rce\paypalviewcart.xwr
  8. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\components\layoutcomponents\ecomme rce\wazala.xwr
  9. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\components\layoutcomponents\forms\ form2go.xwr
  10. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\components\layoutcomponents\forms\ googleforms.xwr
  11. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\components\layoutcomponents\forms\ jotform.xwr
  12. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\components\layoutcomponents\forms\ wufoo.xwr
  13. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\components\layoutcomponents\media\ flickrslideshow.xwr
  14. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\components\layoutcomponents\media\ picasaweb.xwr
  15. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\components\layoutcomponents\media\ youtube.xwr
  16. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\components\layoutcomponents\widget s\adsense1.xwr
  17. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\components\layoutcomponents\widget s\adsense3.xwr
  18. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\components\layoutcomponents\widget s\adsense5.xwr
  19. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\components\layoutcomponents\widget s\bingmaps.xwr
  20. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\components\layoutcomponents\widget s\googlecustomsearch.xwr
  21. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\components\layoutcomponents\widget s\googlemaps.xwr
  22. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\components\layoutcomponents\widget s\iframe.xwr
  23. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\components\layoutcomponents\widget s\nabble_blog.xwr
  24. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\social\facebook_17_0\facebookbadge s.xwr
  25. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\social\facebook_17_0\facebookplugi ns.xwr
  26. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\social\facebook_17_1\facebookbadge s.xwr
  27. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\social\facebook_17_1\facebookplugi ns.xwr
  28. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\social\googleplus\googleplusbadge. xwr
  29. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\social\googleplus\googleplusbutton .xwr
  30. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\social\instagram\snapwidget.xwr
  31. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\social\instagram_17_1\snapwidget.x wr
  32. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\social\linkedin\linkedin.xwr
  33. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\social\tumblr\addthis.xwr
  34. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\social\twitter\twitter_buttons.xwr
  35. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\social\twitter\twitter_widgets.xwr
  36. C:\Users\xpa\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremeProSub\18\Ca che\designs\eng\social\twitter\twitterforweb.xwr


#1 is the Xara Slideshow Widget. #22 is the Embed a Website Widget.
I thought Google+ was no more but we have #28 & #29. Ditto Picasa Web Albums, #14.
Not very inspiring when even #20, Google Custom Search, still carries the same Comment "test 2", there since Version 10!

The killer for these abandoned Widgets is a growing number will no longer work as the Third-Parties these components access reject Internet Explorer browser access.
New Widgets, they are easy to assemble, face this same disaster.

Xara has made a token advance in no longer using IE for Preview since version 18.
Sadly, this has not expended to other XDA internals like the Help application (e.g., mk:@MSITStore:C:\PROGRA~1\Xara\XARADE~4\HelpAndSup port\ENG\XaraX.CHM::/7874.htm#o6686) and the Website Editable Widget pop-up window.

Another delay in those Widgets that do still work is Xara redirects though its own servers so it can keep tabs on your usage.
In the case of the Embed a Website Widget, you could argue for this as it lands on a Xara resource.

All the Widgets even fail to use SSH as as well as using an obsolete client the calls themselves are insecure.

I have bypassed all these issues by copying the Widgets into a separate folder.
Each is around 1kB in size and can be examined and edited in a text editor as they as XML structures.

I use a protocol available in Windows 10 that invokes the MS Edge browser instead.
Clearly you need W10 and Edge on your machine.

The simple changes are:
  1. <WidgetName> - prepend "MS Edge - "
  2. <CreateURL> - prepend "microsoft-edge:"
  3. <CreateURL> - remove any "http://www.xara.com/statsredirect/?url=" redirects and use the current SSL link to the Third Party asset.
  4. <BrowserWidth>480</BrowserWidth>
  5. <BrowserHeight>128</BrowserHeight>
  6. The last two as the IE Window pop-up after a complaint and has the Insert, Cancel & Help buttons. MS Edge also launches to the correct website and any copy there is saved in the Global Clipboard so the IE Insert action is still valid.
  7. <WidgetHelp> - ad any changes to remind you what now happens.

Here is a Test Case for a new Widget:

FILENAME
The filename is boxicons.xwr

CODE
It has this code:
Code:
<XaraWidget><WidgetName>MS Edge - SVG Icon Generator</WidgetName>
<CreateURL>microsoft-edge:https://boxicons.com</CreateURL>
<BrowserWidth>480</BrowserWidth>
<BrowserHeight>128</BrowserHeight>
<WidgetHelp>
- This Widget uses MS Edge as the website fails with the Xara-generated IE window
- Use the MS Edge window to create your icon
- Pick your icon and design it in the pop-up
- Click the SVG Code button
- Click on the code to copy to your Clipboard
- Click on the IE window Insert button
- Close the MS Edge window
</WidgetHelp>
</XaraWidget>
USAGE
  • Save to a local folder (e.g., Xara Widgets)
  • Drag its icon onto your open design.
  • Click OK when the Error appears:
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  • Pick an icon and change its appearance.
  • Follow the WidgetHelp instructions.

You should now have a Placeholder with SVG code.
I untick the Regenerate box at this point.
I also use Web Properties > Placeholder > HTML code (body) and change the width & height parameters to be both 100%.

Here are a few XWR files for you to try on W10/Edge: Xara Widgets (W10+Edge).zip

Enjoy.

Acorn