Intelligent Widgets add new functionality to your Miro canvas. There are four widgets available: People Widget, Dot Voting Widget, Story Points Widget for estimation, and Polling Widget. These new widgets can make your meetings more efficient and help complete common tasks automatically.
Available for: All plans
Available on: All devices
Adding Intelligent Widgets
Adding an intelligent widget is done through the More (+) icon in the toolbar.
- Click on the More (+) icon.
- Search for the widget type you want to add.
- Once you select the widget type, click where you want to place the widget on your board.
Adding a widget with the More (+) icon
When you delete the People Widget, Dot Voting Widget, or Story Points Widget, the items dragged to other places on the board will remain and only the widget itself will be deleted.
People Widget
The People Widget allows you to easily add your team members to an object on your Miro canvas. Use it anytime you need to assign a task or to add a team member to an object.
When you drag a team member onto an object, their avatar will automatically appear. If you drag a team member onto a Jira or Miro card, it will automatically update the assignee field with their information.
Logged in users who are active on the board will show up automatically in the People Widget. You can also search for anyone in your organization to add them via the People Widget. Pin anyone in your organization so that they stay in the People Widget.
An example of the People widget
Dot Voting Widget
The Dot Voting Widget makes it easy for team members to cast their votes during meetings like retrospectives. Multiple people can vote simultaneously with the Dot Voting Widget. And because you can drag and drop dots (rather than having to copy and paste an image), it speeds up the voting process and makes it more efficient.
Dot voting is done through simple drag and drop
When a Dot is dragged onto a Sticky note or card, it will attach to it. If the object is moved, the Dot moves with it. This makes it easy to rearrange or reorganize objects without losing track of their votes.
Moving a Sticky moves the dot votes with it
Story Points Widget for estimation
When running a sprint planning meeting, the Estimates Widget makes it easy for team members to vote on story points for each task or project. Similar to the Dot Voting Widget, the Estimates Widget allows team members to drag and drop their story point votes directly onto a card or Sticky. Multiple team members can vote simultaneously.
When an Estimate is dropped onto a card or Sticky, it attaches to the object. If the objects are rearranged or moved, their Estimate dots will move with them.
When you drag a story point onto a Jira or Miro card, it will automatically update the story points field on the card.
Story points dragged onto a card automatically fill the relevant field
Polling Widget
The Polling Widget allows you to embed survey questions directly onto your boards. To create a poll:
The first panel shown when creating a poll
- Enter your survey question.
- Enter your survey answer options. You’ll need to enter at least 2 options but can add up to 10.
- Click on Start Poll to enable voting for other users.
When users have voted and your poll is complete, you can finish the poll and results will be shown on the board.