How To: Create Dynamic Slides & Edit Content Streams

Adding content to your Vibe channel is easy! We take care of the design and layout so you can focus on making sure your content is immediate and visually engaging with high impact messaging.

No matter what type of slide you are adding (events, notices, profiles, message board, photo board, etc), the process of adding a new slide is essentially the same when using the Content Streams to manage your dynamic content.

• Step 1 - Add your content
• Step 2 - Connect your content to a slide

Step 1 - Add your content e.g. dynamic noticeboard items

1. In the portal, open Content Streams
2. Choose your content stream type e.g. Events, Noticeboard, Profiles
   NB: The Vibe Marketplace template you use to display your content will help you decide which content stream is best. If you are unsure, check with our support team.
      
3. When you've selected your content stream, you'll see an option to edit any existing items or add a new item. Click the [+ Add] button in the right-hand corner to continue
   
4. In the new (topic) item page, complete any required fields including assigning content to an existing or new* category then click [Save]
   
   • Date - If your slide is set to show items in sequential order, the date you set for each item will be used to order items from latest to oldest.  This is ideal for showing the latest events and notices, but you also have the option to show items in random order (where the date is ignored)
   • *Category - The category is important for defining/grouping/filtering your content.  Select an existing category or click [NEW] and follow the steps in the category wizard to create a new category
     
   • Publish Start/End Leave as dd/mm/yyyy or set an end date/time to automatically show/hide content
5. Repeat step 3 & 4 until all content has been added
   

Step 2 - Connect your content to a slide

1. In the portal, open Design and Attributes
   
2. To connect your content to an existing slide, locate and open the slide settings
   OR
   To add a new slide, click [+ New Slide] and:
   
   1. Name your slide and choose which template you are going to use, then click [Save]
      
      TIP: You will be supplied with a pack of slides initially, but for more slide options visit the Vibe Marketplace - new templates are added every month! 
3. To link your content (created in step 1 above) to this slide:
   1. Switch to Content Stream in the dropdown
      
      NB: If you do not see a 'Content Stream' option, try using another template to create your slide or contact our support team.
   2. Select the content stream containing the content you uploaded in step 1
      
   3. Preview your slide and tailor the design to suit (e.g. customise a background image, colours, heading, etc), then choose:
      1. [Save] to save your changes 
         or
      2. [Save and update playlists] to save your changes and assign your slide to one or more playlists
         

See also

• Manage Playlists
• Manage Content Streams