Your site, with the widget in it
The mock site below is a placeholder — the widget in its sidebar is the REAL live embed, updating on its own. Grab the snippet from the code column to put it on yours.
Dark theme, same snippet
— one toggle in the code column rewrites the snippet for dark sites; the widget above is the real dark embed, live right now.
The embed includes a small “Tyler and East Texas, covered by Tyler Source” creditlinking back to us.
Why add the Tyler Source news widget
Fresh every few hours
An auto-updating news widget that never goes stale and never needs a hand on it.
Top-shelf news
Sharp, current material from the Tyler Source newsroom — sidebar content that keeps readers on your page longer.
Zero maintenance, zero cost
Paste once and it updates itself forever — a free content widget for blogs, news sites, and personal pages. No account, no bill.
Loads clean and fast
Self-contained, responsive, style-isolated — it can’t clash with your CSS.
How to embed Tyler and East Texas, covered on your website
- 1
Pick a theme (light or dark) and copy the embed code above.
- 2
Paste it anywhere on your site — sidebar, footer, between posts.
- 3
Done. It auto-refreshes with fresh news every few hours.
Under the hood: a lightweight iframe (400×500px by default, resizable) that loads one full article from our servers. It runs no scripts in your page and sets no cookies on your domain.
Free news widget — common questions
- Is it really free?
- Yes — free, always, no catch. No account, no API key, no trial that expires, no usage cap.
- Will it slow down my site?
- No. The widget is a self-contained iframe that loads independently of your page — it never blocks your own content from rendering.
- How often does the content update?
- It rotates to a fresh article roughly every 6 hours, automatically — every visitor sees current material without you touching the embed again.
- Can I match it to my site's design?
- Pick the light or dark theme and the snippet updates to match; the iframe is style-isolated, so it won't inherit or clash with your site's CSS.
- What kind of content is it — is it appropriate?
- Tyler Source publishes Tyler and East Texas, covered — straight reporting written for a general audience, suitable for any site that wants current local coverage in its sidebar.
- Do I have to maintain it?
- No. Paste the snippet once and you're done — the rotation, publishing, and hosting all happen on our side.
- Can I remove it later?
- Yes — delete the snippet and the widget is gone. Nothing installed, no account to close, no leftover code.
- Does it work on mobile, WordPress, and other platforms?
- Yes. It works anywhere you can paste HTML — WordPress, Squarespace, Wix, Ghost, static sites. If your platform renders an iframe, it renders the widget.
Ready to give your readers something to laugh at? Grab the free news widget ↑ — copy the snippet, paste it once, and you’re done.
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