if ( (!$widget_options = get_site_option( 'cc_dashboard_widget_options', false ))) {
		$widget_options = array();
	}
	if ( isset($widget_options['custom_content_dashboard']['allow_override']) &&
	     $widget_options['custom_content_dashboard']['allow_override'] == 'no') {
		$my_widget_options = get_option( 'my_dashboard_widget_options', false );
		if ( $my_widget_options ) {
			$widget_options = $my_widget_options;
		}
	}

	if ( !isset($widget_options['custom_content_dashboard']) )
                $widget_options['custom_content_dashboard'] = array();

	if ( !isset($widget_options['custom_content_dashboard']['content']) )
		$widget_options['custom_content_dashboard']['content'] = 'For starters, you might want to try the following:<br />
<br />
- <a href="">Change Avatar</a><br />
<br />
- <a target="_blank" href="http://mysite/edtech/">View our support resources</a><br />
<br />
- <a target="_blank" href="http://mysite/">Join or create a group</a><br />
<br />
- <a target="_blank" href="http://mysite/">Find a conversation</a><br />
<br />
- <a target="_blank" href="mysite/">Follow community member posts and view profiles</a><br />';

	if ( !isset($widget_options['custom_content_dashboard']['eval']) )
		$widget_options['custom_content_dashboard']['eval'] = 'no';

	if (file_exists($contents_file)) {
                return file_get_contents($contents_file);
        }

	if (isset($widget_options['custom_content_dashboard']) && isset($widget_options['custom_content_dashboard']['content']) &&
		!empty($widget_options['custom_content_dashboard']['content'])) {
		if ($widget_options['custom_content_dashboard']['eval'] == 'yes') {
			eval(stripcslashes($widget_options['custom_content_dashboard']['content']));
		} else {
			return stripcslashes($widget_options['custom_content_dashboard']['content']);
		}
	}
}