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How to configure Additional settings in My Content Channel

Manage and customize field options, post settings, and channel preferences for your My Content Channel app.

Written by Katariina

Settings Overview

Access these settings directly in the My Content Channel user interface to customize the experience for your content managers.

Customize your My Content channel to perfectly match your needs. Our settings let you control which fields are required, optional, visible, or hidden. This simplified, user-friendly interface streamlines the message posting process for your Content managers.

The Settings overview in the My Content Channel user interface.


1. Theme

View the current theme applied to the channel. To change the theme, go to My Account → Themes in the Valotalive Dashboard.


2. Post settings

Customize how posts are created and displayed:


3. Categorize

Manage categories for the channel. Changes apply to all content managers using the same channel.


​4. API Access

Manage content programmatically using the Valotalive API.


5. Automatic Cleanup

Set limits to keep your content fresh and up to date:

a. Gallery - specify a maximum post age or total post count

b. Archive - set limits for post age or total post count

The Automatic Cleanup settings: configure maximum post age and count limits for the gallery and archive.


6. Content Manager Management

View and re-invite content managers quickly from one place.

The Content Manager Management view - quickly see and re-invite content managers from one place.


7. List of all My Content an Wall Channels and users

View all your company's My Content and Wall channels along with their users - useful for managing and maintaining access across your organization.

A company-wide overview of all My Content and Wall channels and their assigned users.


Post Settings - Customize Post Fields

Tailor the post creation form to match your content managers' needs. Each field can be set to:

  • Optional (default)

  • Required

  • Disabled and hidden

Field

Options

Recommendation

Media

Optional / Required / Hidden

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Title

Optional / Required / Hidden

Hide for PDF or video-centric channels

Post text

Optional / Required / Hidden

Hide for PDF or video-centric channels

Display time

Optional / Required / Hidden

Remove for video-only channels

Scheduling

Optional / Required / Require both start and end time

Use "Require both" to prevent posts going live without an end date

The Post Settings view - configure each field as optional, required, or hidden to match your content managers' needs.

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