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Introduction to Content Administration in WS.WebTV

Rev. Feb. 24, 2017

Description

General considerations for creating and organizing content in WS.WebTV.

First, a quick note about Web Browsers...
Although WS.WebTV has been designed to look good on most Web Browsers, for content administration it s specially important to choose a fast one.

For content administration we recommend you to use the latest versions of Chrome, FireFox, Opera, Internet Explorer 9+ (IE9+) or Safari (on Mac), likewise, we do not recommend IE8 and lower and Safari for Windows, because they are slow. Additionally, the minimum supported version of Internet Explorer is 9.

In any case, we encourage you to try different Web Browsers and choose the one that you feel works better in your system/OS.

WS.WebTV Content Management Introduction

Clips

Clips are the main elements of the WebTV; they contain the video files. However, in order to display the Clips in the WebTV you need to organize them into Channels and/or Categories.
Each Clip has its own page. Example:
V2 Theme:
http://www.webtvsolutions.com/webtv-en/index.php/video/7/drop-falling-into-liquid/
Classic Theme:
http://www.webtvsolutions.com/webtv-en/index.php/video/7/drop-falling-into-liquid/

Channels and Pages

IMPORTANT: The WebTV must have at least one active Channel (Video Channel, Page or Portal).

Video Channels
Video Channels are playlists. They playback, in continuous loop, a sequence of Clips. Additionally, Channels can be used to organize Clips.
Each Video Channel has its own page, and can have a different template, background and banners. Examples:
V2 Theme:
http://www.webtvsolutions.com/webtv-en/index.php/channel/1/sample-channel-1/ ("Default" template)
http://www.webtvsolutions.com/webtv-en/index.php/channel/3/sample-channel-2/ ("WS.Tube" template)
Classic Theme:
http://www.webtvsolutions.com/webtv-en/index.php/channel/1/sample-channel-1/ ("Default" template)
http://www.webtvsolutions.com/webtv-en/index.php/channel/3/sample-channel-2/ ("WS.Tube" template)

Pages
Text Channels are pages which can contain any text or HTML code. They are great to include textual information.
Each Text Channel can have a different template, background and banners. Example:
V2 Theme:
http://www.webtvsolutions.com/webtv-en/index.php/p/2/sample-page/
Classic Theme:
http://www.webtvsolutions.com/webtv-en/index.php/p/2/sample-page/

Portals
A "Portal" is a page that displays an overview with the latest WebTV items (Clips, Video Channels, Galleries, News and Events). A "Portal" is intended be used as the WebTV Home Page. Example:
V2 Theme:
http://www.webtvsolutions.com/webtv-en/index.php/p/8/sample-portal-page/
Classic Theme:
http://www.webtvsolutions.com/webtv-en/index.php/p/8/sample-portal-page/

Home Page

By default, the WebTV will use the first active Channel (Video Channel, Page or Portal) as the Home page; however, please note that you can manually select the Home Page from Configuration > General / Home Page.

Workflow: Creating and organizing your content for the first time...

The most important thing is that you think how do you want to organize your content, then decide which is the best workflow to achieve it.

There are multiple ways of creating and organizing your content. Here are some workflow examples (although there are other possible ways of doing the same):

Workflow example 1 (Clips + Video Channels/Categories):
- Create Clips.
- Create Video Channels and associate the Clips to them, by editing the playlist.
- Create Text Channels (pages) - if required.
- Create Categories - if required - and associate Clips and Channels to them.
- Create a Custom Menu - if you need full control over the menu items and its organization.

Workflow example 2 (Clips + Video Channels/Categories):
- Create Video Channels.
- Create Clips.
- Associate Clips to Channels from the Clips or from the Channels.
- Create Text Channels (pages) - if required.
- Create Categories - if required - and associate Clips and Channels to them.
- Create a Custom Menu - if you need full control over the menu items and its organization.

Workflow example 3 (Clips + Only Categories):
- Create Clips.
- Create Text Channels (pages) - at least one, to use as Home Page.
- Create Categories
- Associate Clips to Categories from each Category or from the Clips.
- Create a Custom Menu - if you need full control over the menu items and its organization.

Workflow example 4 (Clips + Only Categories):
- Create Categories
- Create Clips.
- Associate Clips to Categories from the Clips or from the Categories.
- Create Text Channels (pages) - at least one, to use as Home Page.
- Create a Custom Menu - if you need full control over the menu items and its organization.

NOTE: In any case, you can always reorganize your content the way you want and use the workflow you think is better for you.

User Interface

Although the Content Administrator interface is very intutive; it is worth highlighting some features:

Lists: Search, filters and batch actions
WS.WebTV CMS: Lists
Content lists (Channel, Clip, Category, News, Event, Gallery, etc. lists) share a similar interface.
1) Search: Search on the title of the content (search is not case sensitive).
2) Filters: To restrict the list results. The filters also apply on searches.
3) Batch Actions: The "Batch Actions" text buttons are activated only when there is an item selected on the list. Actions generally available are: Activate, Deactivate, Delete, etc. Some actions like Associate/Dissociate Category, Search and Replace Text or Quick Edit might not be available in all lists.

Search Tips
WS.WebTV CMS: Search tips
It is worth noting that you can easily search for content created by a User, using its ID or Alias.

Search by User ID, Enter (user) followed by the User ID into the search field.
Example: (user)1
The previous will search the content created by User with ID = 1.

Search by User Alias, Enter (user) followed by the User Alias, into the search field.
Example: (user)john
The previous will search the content created by User with Alias = "john". Please note that the alias entered in the search field must fully match the User alias, except for the case (remember that search is not case sensitive).

Search by Tag, Enter (tag) followed by the Tag, into the search field.
Example: (tag)mytag
The previous will search the content which contain "mytag" in the "tags" field (remember that search is not case sensitive).

Additional advanced search modalities since WS.WebTV 2.1.0.1:

Search by User ID AND term, Enter (user) followed by the User ID + comma + term, into the search field.
Example: (user)1,trailer
The previous will search the content created by User with ID = 1 which matches the string "trailer".

Search by User Alias AND term, Enter (user) followed by the User Alias + comma + term, into the search field.
Example: (user)john,trailer
The previous will search the content created by User with Alias = "john" which matches the string "trailer". Please note that the alias entered in the search field must fully match the User alias, except for the case (remember that search is not case sensitive).

Search by Category ID, Enter (category) or (cat) followed by the Category ID, into the search field.
Example: (cat)9
The previous will search the content associated with the Category ID = 9.

Search by Category ID AND term, Enter (category) or (cat) followed by the Category ID + comma + term, into the search field.
Example: (cat)9,morning
The previous will search the content associated with the Category ID = 9 which matches the string "morning".

Search by Category Title, Enter (category) or (cat) followed by the Category Title, into the search field.
Example: (cat)action movies
The previous will search the content associated with the Category with Title = "Action Movies".

Search by Category Title AND term, Enter (category) or (cat) followed by the Category Title + comma + term, into the search field.
Example: (cat)action movies,stars wars
The previous will search the content associated with the Category with Title = "Action Movies" which matches the string "stars wars".

Search by Channel ID, [only for Clips] Enter (channel) followed by the Channel ID, into the search field.
Example: (channel)2
The previous will search the content associated with the Channel ID = 2.

Search by Channel ID AND term, [only for Clips] Enter (channel) followed by the Channel ID + comma + term, into the search field.
Example: (channel)2,night
The previous will search the content associated with the Channel ID = 2 which matches the string "night".

Search by Channel Title, [only for Clips] Enter (channel) followed by the Channel Title, into the search field.
Example: (channel)news
The previous will search the content associated with the Channel with Title = "News".

Search by Channel Title AND term, [only for Clips] Enter (channel) followed by the Channel Title + comma + term, into the search field.
Example: (channel)news,night
The previous will search the content associated with the Channel with Title = "News" which matches the string "night".

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