Overview

Widgets are the core building blocks of dashboards in monday.com, turning raw data into meaningful visuals. Whether you’re managing a project, team workload, or performance metrics, widgets help you gain insights at a glance.

This guide provides an overview of the most commonly used widgets in monday.com—what they do, how to use them, and best practices for implementation.

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🧩 What Are Widgets?

Widgets are visual elements you add to dashboards to display data from one or more boards. You can:

• Pull real-time data
• Customize the look and feel
• Filter and segment information
• Combine widgets for custom reporting views

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🏗️ How to Add a Widget

1. Open a dashboard
2. Click “+ Add Widget”
3. Choose a widget from the list or use the search bar
4. Configure data source, fields, filters, and appearance

You can resize, rearrange, and edit widgets anytime.

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🔍 Key Widgets and Their Uses

📈 1. Chart Widget

• Purpose: Visualize trends, distributions, or comparisons
• Chart Types: Bar, pie, line, stacked bar, doughnut
• Use Cases:
  • Tasks by status
  • Sales by region
  • Bug reports by type

✅ Best for: Tracking metrics over time or categories

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🔋 2. Battery Widget

• Purpose: Displays the completion percentage of tasks based on status columns
• Visual: Battery-style bar showing what’s done vs. in progress
• Use Cases:
  • Project progress
  • Department performance
  • Weekly task completion

✅ Best for: Quick visual on task or project completion

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👥 3. Workload Widget

• Purpose: Shows how much work is assigned to each team member
• Metrics: Based on “People” and “Effort” columns (e.g., hours, story points)
• Use Cases:
  • Team capacity planning
  • Resource reallocation
  • Avoiding burnout

✅ Best for: Balancing workloads across team members

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📅 4. Timeline Widget

• Purpose: Visualizes tasks and milestones over time
• View: Gantt-style timeline
• Use Cases:
  • Roadmap planning
  • Deadline tracking
  • Project phase management

✅ Best for: Scheduling and timeline visibility

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🧮 5. Numbers Widget

• Purpose: Shows summary statistics (sum, average, min, max, count)
• Use Cases:
  • Total budget spent
  • Average time to close tickets
  • Number of deals closed

✅ Best for: Quick metrics or KPI tracking

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📋 6. Table Widget

• Purpose: Displays board data in a spreadsheet-style format
• Customization: Filter by columns, groups, or people
• Use Cases:
  • Review item-level data
  • See overdue tasks
  • Filter for specific status

✅ Best for: Detailed data inspection in dashboards

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📝 7. Text Widget

• Purpose: Add notes, instructions, or headers
• Use Cases:
  • Weekly summaries
  • Section labels
  • Context for reports

✅ Best for: Human-readable guidance or updates

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⏳ 8. Countdown Widget

• Purpose: Countdown to a deadline, launch, or event
• Use Cases:
  • Product launch countdown
  • End of sprint
  • Contract deadlines

✅ Best for: Time-sensitive projects or milestones

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🧠 9. Custom Widget (Code or 3rd-Party)

• Purpose: Add functionality beyond default widgets
• Tools:
  • monday Apps framework
  • 3rd-party integrations (e.g., Unito, Power BI)
• Use Cases:
  • Custom charts
  • External tool data integration
  • Interactive tools

✅ Best for: Highly specialized or technical reporting needs

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🧰 Pro Tips for Using Widgets Effectively

Tip	Why It Helps
Use consistent colors and labels	Enhances readability
Group related widgets	Makes dashboards easier to navigate
Apply filters	Focus on relevant people, time periods, or tags
Resize strategically	Prioritize key visuals
Use global filters	Control dashboard-wide views for different users
Combine with automations	Create dynamic dashboards with alerts or status updates

❓FAQs

Q: Can I use widgets with multiple boards?
Yes, many widgets (like Chart, Table, Battery) support pulling data from multiple connected boards.

Q: Can I export a widget?
Individual widgets can’t be exported directly, but screenshots or connected integrations (e.g., Google Sheets, Power BI) can help.

Q: Are widgets updated in real-time?
Yes, widgets reflect live updates as data changes on the connected boards.

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