All gadgets are listed in the Gadget Directory. Jira comes with a number of useful gadgets, such as the Assigned to Me gadget that you see on the System Dashboard. The following screenshot shows the gadget directory, listing all the bundled gadgets in Jira.

Perform the following steps to place a gadget onto your dashboard:

1. Bring up the drop-down menu from Dashboards.
2. Select the dashboard you wish to add a gadget to.
3. Click on the Add Gadget option at the top-right corner. This will bring up the Gadget Directory window.
4. Click the Load all gadgets link to make all gadgets appear.
5. Click on the Add gadget button for the gadget you wish to add.
6. Close the dialog to return to the dashboard, as shown in the following screenshot:

Depending on the gadget you selected, some gadgets will require additional options to be configured. For these gadgets, you will be presented with their configuration screen on the dashboard. Fill in the options and click on the Save button.

Let's look at this screenshot of the configuration screen for the Filter Results gadget:

On the configuration screen, you can select the search filter to display and control the number of results to show and the fields to include. One common parameter is the Refresh Interval option, where you can decide how often the gadget can refresh its content or stay static if you choose never. Whenever you refresh the entire dashboard, all gadgets will load the latest data, but if you stay on the dashboard for an extended period of time, each gadget can automatically refresh its data, so the content will not become stale over time.