Hello Community Members!
A couple of years ago I was asked by fellow collegues if it was possible to add seasonal elements to our service portal. One specific request was that it would be cool if snow could fall on the portal homepage. It was more of a discussion rather than any official request, but I took it as a chance to learn how to do something new. When I took the time to work on this, I found out it was pretty easy to do and most of the work was already done using css found here CSSnowflakes
Creating and adding a service portal widget with this css added to the home page will display falling snowflakes.
- 1. As an admin create a new widget. Under Service Portal Configuration click Widgets
- 2. Click New at the top of the list.
- 3. Give your new widget name.
- 4. Using the CSS found here CSSnowflakes paste this in the Body HTML template field
<style>
/* customizable snowflake styling */
.snowflake {
color: #fff;
font-size: 1em;
font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
text-shadow: 0 0 5px #000;
}
@-webkit-keyframes snowflakes-fall{0%{top:-10%}100%{top:100%}}@-webkit-keyframes snowflakes-shake{0%,100%{-webkit-transform:translateX(0);transform:translateX(0)}50%{-webkit-transform:translateX(80px);transform:translateX(80px)}}@keyframes snowflakes-fall{0%{top:-10%}100%{top:100%}}@keyframes snowflakes-shake{0%,100%{transform:translateX(0)}50%{transform:translateX(80px)}}.snowflake{position:fixed;top:-10%;z-index:9999;-webkit-user-select:none;-moz-user-select:none;-ms-user-select:none;user-select:none;cursor:default;-webkit-animation-name:snowflakes-fall,snowflakes-shake;-webkit-animation-duration:10s,3s;-webkit-animation-timing-function:linear,ease-in-out;-webkit-animation-iteration-count:infinite,infinite;-webkit-animation-play-state:running,running;animation-name:snowflakes-fall,snowflakes-shake;animation-duration:10s,3s;animation-timing-function:linear,ease-in-out;animation-iteration-count:infinite,infinite;animation-play-state:running,running}.snowflake:nth-of-type(0){left:1%;-webkit-animation-delay:0s,0s;animation-delay:0s,0s}.snowflake:nth-of-type(1){left:10%;-webkit-animation-delay:1s,1s;animation-delay:1s,1s}.snowflake:nth-of-type(2){left:20%;-webkit-animation-delay:6s,.5s;animation-delay:6s,.5s}.snowflake:nth-of-type(3){left:30%;-webkit-animation-delay:4s,2s;animation-delay:4s,2s}.snowflake:nth-of-type(4){left:40%;-webkit-animation-delay:2s,2s;animation-delay:2s,2s}.snowflake:nth-of-type(5){left:50%;-webkit-animation-delay:8s,3s;animation-delay:8s,3s}.snowflake:nth-of-type(6){left:60%;-webkit-animation-delay:6s,2s;animation-delay:6s,2s}.snowflake:nth-of-type(7){left:70%;-webkit-animation-delay:2.5s,1s;animation-delay:2.5s,1s}.snowflake:nth-of-type(8){left:80%;-webkit-animation-delay:1s,0s;animation-delay:1s,0s}.snowflake:nth-of-type(9){left:90%;-webkit-animation-delay:3s,1.5s;animation-delay:3s,1.5s}.snowflake:nth-of-type(10){left:25%;-webkit-animation-delay:2s,0s;animation-delay:2s,0s}.snowflake:nth-of-type(11){left:65%;-webkit-animation-delay:4s,2.5s;animation-delay:4s,2.5s}
</style>
<div class="snowflakes" aria-hidden="true">
<div class="snowflake">
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</div>
<div class="snowflake">
❆
</div>
<div class="snowflake">
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</div>
<div class="snowflake">
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</div>
<div class="snowflake">
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</div>
<div class="snowflake">
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</div>
<div class="snowflake">
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</div>
<div class="snowflake">
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</div>
<div class="snowflake">
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</div>
<div class="snowflake">
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</div>
<div class="snowflake">
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</div>
<div class="snowflake">
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</div>
</div>
- 5. Save your new widget.
- 6. In the Service Portal designer open you service portal homepage. You should see your new widget in the list.
- 7. Add this widget to a container on your home page. I added it to the bottom of my page.
Preview or open your portal home page and enjoy the snow. You can change to hearts for Valentines day, Clovers for St. Patricks. Experiment with other css like fireworks for the Fourth of July!
I hope you enjoyed this article. Please let me know if you have any questions and thanks for reading.
Thank You,
David Whaley
