Pageflakes for Web

Create a tailored web start page with Pageflakes

Pageflakes lets you build a personalized homepage composed of small, movable widgets and syndicated feeds that reflect your interests. When you sign up you pick the kinds of updates and modules you want, then Pageflakes constructs a page made of editable components you can rearrange to suit your workflow.

Getting started

During initial setup you choose your location and the topics you want featured. Typical category options include:

• Music
• Movies
• Games
• Sports
• News

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Managing widgets (flakes)

The page is assembled from modular elements called “flakes.” Each flake behaves like a tiny window: you can relocate it, change its dimensions, and drop it anywhere on the grid. Key points about working with flakes:

• Move flakes around by dragging them to a new spot.
• Manually resize windows to fit your layout.
• Create multiple pages for different purposes and switch between them as needed.
• Make a Pageflakes page your browser’s default home screen so your curated content greets you on startup.

What you can show

Flakes can surface a wide variety of content — not just headlines. Examples of items you can display:

• Your Gmail inbox preview and other email snippets
• A Facebook summary or other social modules
• Local weather forecasts for the coming days
• Flickr image feeds and photo streams
• Embedded video galleries and standard news feeds

Sharing and discovery

You can set up as many distinct Pageflakes pages as you like and share them with the community. Flakecasting is the feature that lets you browse and follow other users’ pages, making it easy to discover layouts and content mixes others have assembled.

Limitations and rough edges

While the concept is strong, the interface has some shortcomings:

• Resizing tiles is handled manually and can be clumsy.
• Adding new pages and some configuration flows feel awkward.
• Certain widgets were unreliable in our tests (podcast modules, for example), and a few no longer function.

Summary

Pageflakes is a compelling way to craft a custom, widget-driven homepage that collects the feeds and services you use most. It isn’t flawless — the UI and some modules need polish — but it provides a flexible, personalized starting point for your browsing sessions.