Channel Details & Settings

Article Topics: Channels, Member Area, CMS Tour, Sets

General

Selecting a Channel from the list will bring it in focus, bringing you to the General tab where you'll find the following details:

• Channel ID - The Unique channel identifier.

• Status - Whether the channel is enabled or disabled.

• Added - The date the channel was added.

• Updated - The last time the set was added?

• Name - The name of the Channel.

• Slug - The Slug used in the URL for the channel.

When a Member Area is created, a default Channel is automatically created with it, giving setting the Channel's name as "<Member Area Name> Default Channel".

Sets

The Sets Tab contains a list of all the sets published to the Channel, as well as tools for filtering and searching for Sets. Clicking the Set will take you to it's overview page.

• Name - The name of the set.

• Pictures - The number of pictures in the set.

• Videos - The number of videos in the set.

• Trailer Video - Whether the set has a trailer video or not.

• Member Views - The number of views in the Member Area for the set.

• Published - The Channels the set is published to.

Content Rules

Content Rules facilitate seamless two-way communication between Member Areas and Channels. Upon the creation of a Member Area, a corresponding Channel is automatically generated with pre-configured Content Rules. These rules grant Member Areas authorization to access content from their associated Channels, ensuring, "This member area has access to the content published to this channel."

• Type - The type of Rule it is;

  • Allow - Allow from the Rule Targets selected.

  • Disallow - Disallow all from the Rule Targets selected.

  • Ignore - Acts as if the rule were not created.

• Status - Whether it is Active, meaning it is within the start and end time, or inactive.

• Start - The start time the Rule will take effect.

• End - The end time of the Rule.

• Target - Settings for determining the functionality of the criteria for the rule.

Target Rules

The Target Rule section provides an overview of all the targets that the content rule will apply to. It offers flexibility regarding which sites a member needs to have a membership with, what areas they need access to, and more.

• Content Area - Member Area a Member must have access to for the rule to apply.

• Sites - The site a member must have purchased a subscription to.

• Tours - The tour a member must have purchases a subscription to.

• Options - The join option a member must have selected when signing up.

• Trial - The trial option a member must have selected when signing up.

• Status - The status of a Member, ,whether Active, Expired, or both.

• Member has been active for - The number of days a member be active for.

You can learn more about rules as a whole in the Rules article.

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