# Step 1: Create a widget

**Summary:** Create an email widget in the Subrite admin panel: give it an internal name, choose the consent integration it applies to and set it to Published when it is ready.

- Space: [Developers](https://www.subrite.no/developers)
- Source: https://www.subrite.no/developers/email-widget-create
- Updated: 2026-09-23
- Markdown index: https://www.subrite.no/developers/llms.txt

Learn how to create and configure your first email widget in Subrite.

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## Prerequisites

- Access to the Subrite admin panel
- A consent integration configured

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## Step-by-step creation process

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### 1. Access widget management

![Create Widget button in the Email Widgets list](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/1x2xswq6/production/9b50c72e7aeb7b1bb98e3ae01cc47aad403c0548-855x292.png?w=1600&fit=max&auto=format)

1. Navigate to **Content** → **Email Widgets** in your Subrite admin panel.
2. Click the **Create Widget** button.

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### 2. Basic configuration

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#### Widget details

- **Widget Name**: Internal name (not visible to visitors)

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#### Consent configuration

![Select consent integration](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/1x2xswq6/production/075cd5991eb39746638a33c43bdd893c9a36ff6c-855x292.png?w=1600&fit=max&auto=format)

- **Select Consent**: Choose which consent integration applies to this signup form

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### 3. Widget status

- **Draft**: Default status while configuring
- **Published**: Change to this status when the widget is ready to use

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## Next steps

After creating your widget:

1. [**Configure text and theme**](https://www.subrite.no/developers/email-widget-text-and-theme?md=true): customize appearance and messaging
2. [**Set display rules**](https://www.subrite.no/developers/email-widget-display-rules?md=true): define when and how the widget appears
3. [**Configure settings**](https://www.subrite.no/developers/email-widget-settings?md=true): activate and manage widget status
4. [**Review general information**](https://www.subrite.no/developers/email-widget-general-information?md=true): check basic details and consent
5. [**Embed on website**](https://www.subrite.no/developers/email-widget-embed?md=true): get integration code for your site