Creating playlists

Create playlist rows to host video content!

Geri G   Last updated August 29 2023

You'll find playlist on the front end of an event in the form of rows. Playlist rows are made up of the sessions/video content that you create. In a similar way to Netflix, they can be themed to your specification i.e. horror, romance & comedy.  

To begin, select playlists underneath step 2. 

To create a new playlist, select create and work your way through the following options:

• Name: The title of the row which will also be visible on the front end i.e. "sustainability" or "leadership".
• Layout: Design the playlist rows by selecting either of the three options:

1. Dynamic - shows a right scrolling row of sessions tiles.
2. Popular - follows a dynamic layout but organizes the sessions based on how many times they've been viewed.
3. Block - shows all sessions in multiple rows. Please take note that selecting this also gives a user an option to choose the information pop-up (Pop up or Drop down).

• Status: Select either active for the playlist to be visible on the front end or inactive if hidden from view. 
• Show sessions title/time: Select accordingly whether the sessions title and/or time should be visible.
• Visible in: 
  Homepage - Playlist rows that are visible within the event landing page.
  Video on demand - Playlists which are only visible within a VOD feature page (please see the dedicated article to provide you with more information about how to utilize this feature). 
  Both: Visible within both the landing page and VOD feature page.
• Sort by: The Sort functionality helps you define the order of sessions within each row. 
• Target attendees: Target playlists to specific attendee types i.e. If the playlist is called 'sales' you might want to target it to only members of the sales team. 

Select save and click back into the newly created playlist to pull through your sessions. Find the sessions tab at the bottom of the page, select add session and tick the sessions you wish to pull through to the playlist. 

The sort functionality here (arrows) helps you to define the order of sessions within each row. 

If you've toggled any sessions as 'visible', they can be found within a default row called all visible sessions. This playlist will always be active (visible on the front end) unless you change the status to inactive. You can change the status by selecting the playlist and updating accordingly.

Managing playlists

You are also able to  manage playlist visibility from the session details page, and from the Create session modal.

Open the Sessions tab under Step 2 of your event Console, then click Create. At the bottom of the modal, you'll see a section marked Playlist. Click Update, and check the playlists that you'd like to add your session to. When you're all set, click Submit. 

If you've already created your session, simply click into its session details page and then scroll down to the Playlist section. Click Update - you should see the same checklist pop-up allowing you to add your session to multiple playlists. Click Submit, and you should be all set!