The user experience of Telligent Community is designed to support rich customization options, from simple page layout and end-user configurable changes, to custom widgets and new API declaration for rich integrations.
The user experience provided to end-users is defined by themes. Themes are the set of all page content (headers, content, and footers) and defines the layout, functionality inclusion, and configuration of the functionality on each page/URL served from the theme. The functionality of each page is implemented using widgets which are templated fragments of HTML and Javascript that, when put together on a page, implement the functionality of the page. Widgets can be customized (and new widgets can be created) within the widget editor within the administration of a Telligent Community site.
The user experience provided to managers and administrators of applications, groups, and the Telligent Community site is defined using panel plugins -- either for management of contextual applications, groups, or the theme or administration of the entire site. Management panels are exposed in the front UI over the top of the theme (and entered via the icon). Administration panels are accessed by clicking Administration within the top-level management panel options and are shown within a new page.