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Manage App Settings

Easily view and edit many of your App settings.

Manage your App Settings for you Apps under the Apps tab. 

Note: This article only covers the Settings menu. Learn More about editing General Information and Platforms. 

App Settings menu

Tip: To get to App Settings screen, go to Apps from the top menu bar, then click on the App name you would like to review and edit. 

App Settings Menu

Modules - These settings take effect across your entire website (web app) and other apps as applicable.

  • Members - Check if you plan to have registered members and put content behind registration 
  • Series - Check if you plan to publish Series (with seasons and episodes) on your apps
  • Uploads - (if available for your account) Check if you have member upload feature available and want to have it activated on your website (web app)
  • Contact Us - Check if you want to add a Contact Us page to your website (web app)
  • Likes/Dislikes - Check you want viewers to be able to like and dislike individual videos on your website (web apps)

Navigation - Manage your top main navigation (top menu) on your website and apps.

  • Show Videos - Check if you want to have a page listing all your published individual video thumbs on a single page
  • Show Series - Check if you want to have a page listing all your published series images (series module must be checked)
  • Show Channels - Check if you want to have a page listing all your published channel images
  • Show Channels as Dropdown - Check if you prefer to have a dropdown list of all your published Channels vs. a a page with list of channel images
  • Show Categories - Check if you want to have a page listing all your published category images
  • Show Categories as Dropdown - Check if you prefer to have a dropdown list of all your published categories vs. a page with list of category images
  • Show About Us - Check if you want an “about us” page (contact support to add page)
  • Show Live - Check if you want to have a page that only displays a live channel or event

Homepage Slider 

  • Add or change the banner group that you would like to display on your home page 

Categories - Settings for Categories page and lists

  • Image Type - select the image type for the Categories page and lists. If the selected image is not uploaded in the Category information page, your default image will be used. 

Channels - Settings for Channels page and lists

  • Image Type - select the image type for the Channels page and lists. If the selected image is not uploaded in the Channel information page, your default image will be used.
  • Excluded Channels - select channels that you do not want to be displayed on your Channels page (e.g., Featured channel)
  • Order By - select the ordering of channels on your Channels page

Series - Settings for Series page and lists

  • Image Type - select the image type for the Series page and lists. If the selected image is not uploaded in the Series information page, your default image will be used.
  • Episode Image Type - select the image type for Episodes lists. If the selected image is not uploaded in the Media information page, your default image will be used.
  • Series Label - choose the top navigation label 

Media - Settings for Media page and lists

  • Videos label - choose top navigation label
  • Image Type - select the image type for Media (video) lists. If the selected image is not uploaded in the Media information page, your default image will be used.
  • Allow Guest Comments - check this box if you want public guests to post comments. Uncheck if you only want signed in users to post comments. 
  • Show Views and Viewers - check if you want each video to show view count under the player. Uncheck if you do not want to show view count.

Members - select member preferences on your site and apps

  • Sign up - Check if you want public visitors to sign up for membership. Uncheck if you plan a private site and apps with controlled members (note: if Member module is unchecked, Sign up will show “N/A” and not available)
  • Phone - check to provide phone field on sign-up form (optional)
  • Birth Year - check to provide birth year field on sign-up
  • Notifications - check to allow users to opt-in for notifications
  • Address - check to provide address field on sign-up form (optional)

Member Uploads - settings for handling member uploads (if activated in your account)

  • Restrict Role - choose member roles that can upload videos or allow all roles (default)
  • Moderation Status - choose whether member uploads are automatically approved and activated in your account & playlists, or choose “pending” if member uploads need to be approved before activation (Media > Moderation tab)
  • All other settings - check to add field in upload form (optional) 

Payments - viewer payment settings

  • Donations - check to allow donations button in your site header.


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