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sourceDocument: Australia Employee Service Management
sourceDocumentLink: https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/r/employee-service-management

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    - australia

ft:locale :

    - en-US

ft:publication_title :

    - Australia Employee Service Management

ft:clusterId :

    - emplsm

bundleId :

    - emplsm

workflow :

    - Employee


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# Configure knowledge widget

# Configure knowledge widget {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated January 27, 2025  
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Control the visibility of author and last updated fields in the Knowledge widget using widget instance properties.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

The Knowledge widget displays knowledge articles to employees. You can configure widget instance properties to show or hide the author name and last updated date fields.{#eslate-configure-knowledge-widget__eslate-configure-knowledge-widget-context-1}

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllAI Experience Framework ComponentsWidget Instances.
2. Open the Knowledge widget instance record.
3. In the Properties field, locate the visibility properties for the Knowledge widget.  
   Figure 1. Knowledge widget instance properties  
   The properties control which metadata fields appear in the widget.
4. Set the showAuthor property to `true` or `false`.  
   When set to `true`, the author name appears on knowledge articles. When set to `false`, the author name is hidden.
5. Set the showLastUpdated property to `true` or `false`.  
   When set to `true`, the last updated date appears on knowledge articles. When set to `false`, the last updated date is hidden.
6. Select Update.

## Result

The Knowledge widget displays or hides the author and last updated fields based on your configuration.

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