Grow your directory with the embed widget and the public API

Your links are useful beyond your own website. Bloggers, coaching institutes, community pages and app developers would happily show them — and every one of them can send visitors back to you. WAGroups ships with two extensions for exactly that.

The embed widget

Install Embed Widget and open /widget on your site. The builder lets a partner choose a category, type or tag, the number of links and a light or dark look, and gives them a short iframe snippet to paste. The list updates by itself as you approve new links, and every click goes through your link page.

Ideas for partners:

  • an exam-preparation blog showing your study groups;
  • a city news site showing local business chats;
  • a cricket fan page showing match-day groups.

The public API

Install Public API for a JSON API at /api/v1. Create keys under Admin › API keys with read and/or submit permission and a rate limit per key. The documentation page at /developers shows every endpoint with examples.

Developers can build a Telegram bot that searches your directory, a mobile app for one niche, or a form on their own site that submits straight into your review queue.

Keep control

  • Keys are stored hashed and can be revoked at any time.
  • Submissions through the API follow the same rules and moderation as the website.
  • You can allow members to create their own read-only keys, or keep API access admin-only.

Start with one or two partners you know, share the widget snippet with them, and watch the referrals in Visitors History.

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