Is there a way to add dynamic parameter options to a widget?
For example, I know the tutorial here tells you you can set up parameters like this in your widget.xml file:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<widgets>
<some_unique_widget_name type="block_group/block_path" translate="name description" module="modulename">
<name>Widget name</name>
<description>Short widget description</description>
<parameters>
<first_option translate="label">
<!-- General option properties -->
<!-- Defines if the option is allowed to be empty -->
<required>1</required>
... etc ...
But in my situation, I'd like the parameters to vary based on database values.
Is this possible? Or is there another solution? Or am I looking at this the wrong way entirely?
Thank you.
Best Answer
In hindsight, I didn't ask my question very well because I didn't know what I was really looking for. Hopefully this helps someone.
Ultimately, I went for a setup like this:
The key to this is the
helper_block
section, which dynamically loads all my reports from the database. I used the CMS Static Block as a template for creating my own widget settings. You can find a tutorial on how to do that here.