Circles Widget

The Circle Widget is a Circle discovery and navigation widget.

Its primary purpose is to present multiple Circles in a structured, filterable layout so members (or visitors) can easily browse, discover, and enter Circles.

Visually, this is exactly what you see in the image above:

• A set of category filter tabs
  • All – displaying all available circles on this website
  • Mine – displays all circles the member is enrolled to (visible to logged in members only)
  • Circle categories – displays filter tabs for all circle categories selected in the widget settings
• A grid of Circle cards
• Each card links directly into the selected Circle

How Circle Categories Power the Widget

Circle categories can be created from the Circles widget, but you need to assign circle categories in the Circle Settings within each individual circle .

Circle Categories are created and assigned here:

• Circles > All Circles
• Open a Circle
• Click the Circle Settings in the Circle controls at the top of the page
• Select Circle Categories

👉 Full guide: Circle Categories

Once categories exist and are assigned to Circles you can choose which circle categories to disply within the widget:

• The widget automatically generates filter tabs
• Each tab shows only Circles that belong to that category
• One Circle can appear under multiple categories

What Members Can Do in the Widget

From the member’s perspective, the Circle Widget allows them to:

• Filter Circles by category (e.g. All, Mine, Courses, Memberships, Programs)
• See how many members are inside each Circle, if enabled
• Read the Circle name and short description, if enabled
• Click a Circle card to:
  • Enter it (if they have access), or
  • Log in / purchase (if required)

All access rules are respected:

• Open
• Logged-in members
• Members of a group
• Payment required

The widget never bypasses access logic.

Circle Widget Settings – How They Affect This View

When configuring a Circle Widget instance, you control

Show filtering by category

• Enables the category filter tabs (like Courses / Memberships /Programs)
• Uses Circle Categories defined at Circle level

Select Circle Categories

• Choose which categories appear in this specific widget
• Different widget instances can show different categories

Highlight User’s Circles First

• Prioritizes Circles the logged-in user already has access to
• Ideal for dashboards and member home pages

Circles per row

• Controls layout density (library-style vs focused layout)
• Choose between 2-5 circles per row

Use dark theme

Use a dark theme for the circles interface

Show Buy Button

• Adds a purchase button to Circles that require payment
• Enables direct purchase from the widget

Style

The Circle Widget offers two visual styles. Both styles show the same Circle content and respect the same access rules, categories, and behavior — the difference is purely visual.

Style 1 – Compact Card

Style 1 presents Circles in a clean, compact card layout.

Characteristics:

• Minimal, balanced design

• Focus on title, description, and progress

  Member count and completion progress shown in a subtle way

  Ideal for:

  • Dashboards
  • Member home pages
  • Libraries with many Circles
  • Clean, information-first layouts

This style works best when you want to display multiple Circles efficiently without visual overload.

Style 2 – Visual Card

Style 2 uses a more visual, media-forward layout.

Characteristics:

• Larger visual area
• More prominent Circle icon/media

• Stronger emphasis on branding and content type

  Member count and progress are displayed more visually

  Ideal for:

  • Marketing-oriented pages
  • Sales or onboarding funnels
  • Featured programs or flagship offers
  • Fewer Circles with higher visual impact

This style is best when you want Circles to feel more like featured products or experiences.

Where the Circle Widget Is Typically Used

Because it’s purely presentational, the Circle Widget works especially well on:

• Member dashboards

  “Your Circles” + “Available Programs”

• Course & membership libraries

  Filterable overview of all offerings

• Funnels & onboarding flows

  “Choose your program” or “Continue learning”

• Inside other Circles

  Cross-navigation between related Circles

• Public pages

  Showcase open or paid Circles

Important Conceptual Distinction

Circle Categories = structure & organization

Circle Widget = presentation & discovery

You always:

1. Define categories
2. Assign Circles to categories
3. Use the Circle Widget to display and filter them

This separation is what makes the system:

• Scalable
• Reusable
• Safe to evolve over time

Summary

The Circle Widget:

• Displays multiple Circles
• Uses Circle Categories to create filter tabs
• Lets members browse, discover, and enter Circles
• Respects all access, payment, and availability rules
• Can be placed anywhere widgets are supported

Together, Circle Categories + Circle Widget give you a powerful way to build:

• Clean dashboards
• Course & membership libraries
• Structured Circle ecosystems without clutter