I know this question has been asked before because when searching the site I see the forum thread but clicking on it takes me to the forum home page…
Anyways, what is the difference between a portlet, widget and component? When should I use either one of them because to me they all fulfil the same purpose?
Adding something to this old thread: if I got it right then might use a portlet if he has several different such portlets and he / she wants to unify the look and feel of those boxes, especially with regard to the wrapping of those boxes - borders, title look&feel, spacing, etc.