With Widget Screens you set up displays for TVs or screens in your building, for example in the hall or canteen. Per screen you choose a resolution and place widgets. The TV opens the screen in a browser and refreshes by itself.
Where to find it
Sidebar → Data & Content → Widget Screens.
Who can do this
- Permission Manage widget screens (narrowcasting) (
manage_widget_screens). Manage settings is not needed. - Module Widget Screens; it is in every plan (Membership System, Education Light, Education Complete, Membership + Education Complete).
- The Contribution screen widget must also be enabled by an admin with Manage billing (
manage_billing). - Teachers have no access.
Step by step: create a screen
- Click New Screen. Enter the screen name (per language).
- Choose a Resolution (for example Full HD, 4K, portrait) or custom with your own width and height.
- Choose background colour, refresh interval and font size.
- Optional: enable multi-page mode to spread widgets over several pages that rotate automatically, with rotation interval, transition type and page indicator.
- Turn on public access, or leave it off and enter an access code. Click Create.
- Click Edit on the screen to choose and place the widgets.
The twenty widgets
Prayer Times, Images, Video, Announcements, Events, Holidays, Logo, Clock, Weather, Statistics, Donations, Social Feed, News, QR Membership, All in 1, Text banner, Countdown, Calendar, Advertising and Contribution screen.
Step by step: put the screen on a TV
- Click Preview on the screen. It opens in a new tab.
- Open the same address (without
?preview=true) in the browser of the TV or media player and make it full screen. - If the screen has an access code, enter it once on the TV.
Actions per screen
Preview, Edit (widgets), duplicate (a copy with widgets), Deactivate / Activate and Delete. A Default badge shows your organization’s default screen; you do not set it in the form. There is no Pause button: use Deactivate.
I can’t see it / it doesn’t work
- I don’t see the menu. You lack the Manage widget screens (narrowcasting) permission, or the module is not in your plan.
- The TV asks for a code. The screen is not public. Enter the access code or turn on public access.
- The screen stays empty. Check that the screen is Active and the TV has internet. A widget such as Events stays empty without upcoming events.
- The Contribution screen shows nothing. An admin with Manage billing must first enable it in the widget settings.
Frequently asked questions
Can I switch one screen off temporarily? Yes, with Deactivate. Activate turns it back on.
Where does the content come from? Announcements, events and holidays come from the pages of the same name in the portal.
Who can switch on the Contribution screen? Only an admin with Manage billing.