Connecting external services
Supply the API keys the Goodnews weather and social widgets need in order to work.
A few Goodnews widgets connect to an external service and need credentials from that service before they display data. These are set in Goodnews → Theme Options, not on the widget itself.
Weather widget
The Weather widget needs an API key from OpenWeatherMap. Sign up at openweathermap.org, generate a key, and enter it in the weather settings section.
Social Counter widget
Displaying a follower or fan count requires credentials from the network itself:
| Network | What you need |
|---|---|
| A Facebook access token | |
| API keys: consumer key, consumer secret, access token, and access token secret | |
| SoundCloud | A SoundCloud client ID |
| Behance | A Behance API key |
Each service's own developer site is where you generate these — the theme only has a field to paste the result into.
Profile links
Some fields — like your Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram profile URLs — are plain links, not API credentials. These are used for the Social Icons widget and similar profile links, and need no key at all.
Related
See The Goodnews widgets for what each of these widgets displays once connected.