Exporting rich interactive visualizations using Sigma.js

In the previous recipe, you learned how to export networks built in Gephi to a Web browser by using the Seadragon Web Export plugin, which is available from Gephi Marketplace. The network thus exported allows users to look at the high-resolution images tile-by-tile and explore the network in detail. But one limitation that exists there is the absence of interactivity with the graph. The user cannot interact with the graph and study its properties; rather he/she can just look at the network by zooming in or zooming out. In this recipe, you are going to learn about another JavaScript plugin named Sigma.js, which is also available at Gephi Marketplace, that overcomes this limitation.

Getting ready

In order to use this plugin, we first need to install it in Gephi. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Run Gephi.

2. Navigate to Tools | Plugins.

3. Click on the Available Plugins tab and select SigmaExporter from the list of available plugins.

4. Hit Install and...