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Placeholder widget

The Placeholder widget is a visual "add something here" slot. Drop it in where content is coming later — a video from the next meeting, a document your buyer will send, a contact they still need to introduce.


It's not empty space. It's an invitation to contribute — framed and visible, with clear instructions for what should fill it.



How to add


  1. On the floating build bar at the bottom of the editor, open the ⌄ All widgets popover and locate Placeholder.
  2. Drag it onto your page.
  3. A popover opens asking what kind of placeholder.
  4. Pick a type and (optionally) customize the label.
  5. Save.


The selection pill — Placeholder controls


Click the placeholder to select it. Left to right:


  1. Edit resource (sliders icon) — reopens the placeholder's configuration (type, custom title, custom subtitle).
  2. Design (paintbrush icon) — opens the contextual Design panel.
  3. ⋮ More — Edit resource (same as the sliders icon) · Duplicate · Delete.
  4. Modifier la ressource (icône curseurs) — rouvre la configuration du placeholder (type, titre personnalisé, sous-titre personnalisé).
  5. Design (icône pinceau) — ouvre le Panneau Design contextuel.
  6. ⋮ Plus — Modifier la ressource (identique à l'icône curseurs) · Dupliquer · Supprimer.


Placeholder types


Pick the type matching the widget that will eventually replace the placeholder. The available types map 1:1 to the widget catalog:


  • Text
  • Step
  • Timeline
  • Field
  • Document
  • Video
  • Contact
  • Link
  • CTA
  • Image
  • Ticker
  • Recording
  • Meeting
  • Spacer


Each type sets a sensible default title and subtitle (e.g. "Add a video", "Share a recording or demo"). You can override both with Custom title and Custom subtitle inputs in the same popover to fit your specific context.



When to use


Rooms built collaboratively

You're building a room while still gathering materials. A Placeholder holds space and signals to teammates (or your buyer) what's coming.


Templates with intentional gaps

Build a template where some widgets are deliberately left for each deal to fill in — "Add your kickoff recording here", "Link the signed MSA here".


Buyer-collaborative rooms

For rooms where the buyer is expected to contribute — "Add your procurement contact", "Upload your vendor onboarding form" — a placeholder makes the ask visible.


Phased deal progression

Early-stage, the proposal section is empty but has a Placeholder ("Final proposal to be added after the discovery call"). Later, you replace it with the real content.


Filling a placeholder — clicking it triggers the matching widget's add flow


When you (or anyone with edit access) is ready to replace the placeholder with real content, just click it. Katalyz triggers the add flow of the matching widget type in place. For example:


  • Click a Document placeholder → the document picker / upload popup opens
  • Click a Video placeholder → the video URL / upload popup opens
  • Click a Meeting placeholder → the calendar picker opens
  • Click a Contact placeholder → the contact picker opens
  • …and so on for every other type


Once you complete the flow, the placeholder is replaced by the real widget — same position, same surrounding context, no manual swap. Faster than "delete placeholder + add widget from scratch", and the placeholder's intent is preserved end-to-end.


Different from an empty section


Compared to just leaving a section bare:


  • Placeholder — visible prompt, communicates intent
  • Empty section — looks like something's broken or unfinished


Always use a placeholder (or hide the section) rather than leave blank space.


Updated on: 18/06/2026

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