Choose how a widget looks on your page

Show a game as a card, an FAQ, a QR code or a floating button, and choose what the card shows.

Widgets and embeds

Updated October 5, 2026

A game widget can sit in your page as a card, list its questions and answers like an FAQ, show a QR code, or float in the corner of the screen. You choose one display mode per widget and can change it at any time. The embed code on your page stays the same.

Type	What it shows
Single game	One of your games.
Topic feed	Games from a topic you choose, one to four at a time.
Auto widget	A quiz made from each page it sits on. See Let the Auto widget make a quiz for every article.
News Brief	Lexy's narrated news brief and its quiz. See Put the news brief on your site.
Profile	Your readers' Lexy accounts. See Profile widget and phone programs.

Display modes are for the Single game and the Auto widget. A Topic feed always shows cards, and the News Brief and Profile have a look of their own.

Pick a display mode

On My Widgets, open the widget's menu and choose Edit.
Under Widget Mode, choose Embedded card, FAQ, QR or Overlay.
Under Widget Settings, switch on what you want. Only the settings the chosen mode uses are shown.
Click Preview Widget to check it, then Save changes.

A Single game widget also offers the choice when you create it. An Auto widget starts as an Embedded card.

What readers see

Mode	What readers see	Use it when
Embedded card	A card with the title, an icon, the question count and a Play the quiz button.	You want the game in the flow of the page.
FAQ	The title and every question in an accordion. Readers tap a question to see its answer. There is nothing to play.	You want the questions and answers readable on the page.
QR	A panel in your color with a QR code, the title and Scan to Play. A scan opens the game on the reader's phone.	Readers see a screen they can't tap, or you also print the page.
Overlay	A floating Play the quiz button in the bottom corner of the screen, with how many questions are ready. Its questions come from the page it's on, and more unlock as the reader reads, watches or listens.	You want a quiz on the page without changing your layout.

On a Single game card, Play the quiz opens the play window. Readers can have Lexy call them with Call Now to Play, or open the arrow beside it for Play Online, Scan QR Code and Send to Phone.

On an Auto widget, the card is a gated card. It says where its questions came from, such as From this story, and they unlock as the reader works through the article, video or audio. See How the gated card works.

Setting	What it does	Mode
Filled Card	Fills the card with your color. Off, the card is white and your color sits on its border, icon and button.	Embedded card
Show Title	The game title at the top of the widget.	Embedded card, FAQ, QR
Show Icon	The topic icon on the card.	Embedded card
Show Creator	The creator's name under the title. Not on an Auto widget.	Embedded card
Show Counts	The question count under the title. An Auto widget's card always shows it.	Embedded card
Voice enabled	Lexy reads the questions aloud and listens for spoken answers. On by default.	Overlay
Clear the corner	Hides whatever already sits where the button lands, such as a chat bubble, and puts it back afterwards. Consent and accessibility controls are never hidden. On by default.	Overlay

Common questions

Do I need new embed code when I change the mode?

No. The mode is saved with the widget. Readers see the new one the next time the widget loads.

Can a Topic feed use FAQ, QR or Overlay?

No. A Topic feed always shows cards. Choose how many under Number of Results, from one to four.

Can readers play from the FAQ?

No. FAQ mode shows each question with its answer and has no Play the quiz button. Choose Embedded card or QR when you want people to play.

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