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Channels

Within the “Channels” tab all channels of the portal are listed and can be managed.

Channel index​

The table contains the following channel information:

  • Image: The channel image displayed on the channel overview and channel detail page.
  • Menu Image: The channel thumbnail displayed in the vertical navigation bar on the start page and the channel overview page.
  • Title: The name of the channel.
  • User: The creator and administrator of the channel.
  • Subscribers: The number of channel subscribers.
  • Media: The number of channel media.
  • Weight: Each channel can be weighted to define a custom order in the frontend.
  • Created at: The creation date of the channel.
  • Status: The status of the channels (created, verify, illegal, legal, deleted).

By moving the mouse over a channel name in the list a channel context sub menu appears:

VIMP channel index

  • Edit: Clicking “Edit” opens the “Edit Channel” page. Modify the settings of the channel here.
  • Status change: Depending on the current status of the channel the status can be changed (e.g. “Lock”).
  • Recalculate statistics: Clicking “Recalculate statistics” updates the usage statistics of the selected channel.
  • Users: Clicking “Users” lists all channel users.
  • Media: Clicking “Media” lists all media of the channel.
  • Delete: Clicking “Delete” marks the channel as deleted from the portal. Actually, the channel remains on the system and can still be managed in the admin panel, but is no more accessible in the portal

Irrevocable deleting a channel (purge)​

By activating the status filter “deleted” all channels that have been marked as deleted (and thus aren’t active in the portal any more) will be listed.

They can be deleted irrevocable (complete deletion from the database) by clicking the “Purge” link in the context menu of the according channel.

You can also delete several or all deleted channels by checking the channel checkboxes and then executing the according batch action. Note that the batch action “Purge” only works within the filter “deleted” respectively only for channels with status “deleted”.

Channel information​

Clicking either the thumbnail of a channel or its title the channel information view opens.

VIMP channel information view

In this view, all information about the channel and its image are shown in a brief overview.

Clicking the “Edit” button in the lower left corner leads you directly to the “Edit channel” page.

Editing a channel​

In this view all settings of the group can be modified.

Language​

VIMP Channel language selection

First, select the language record to be edited.

Main information​

VIMP channel main information

Within the main information form the channel title can be modified, the owner can be changed and a weighting (sorting) can be defined.

Furthermore, it can be defined, if the channel shall be hidden (private), if new subscribers must be verified by an administrator and if channel subscribers shall be notified about new channel media.

Background image​

VIMP channel background image

Change the background image here. The Background image is larger than the menu image. It is displayed within the channel.

Thumbnail image​

VIMP channel thumbnail image

Change the thumbnail image here.

To choose another image, click the “Browse” button and choose the new image.

VIMP channel menu image

Change the menu image here.

To choose another image, click the “Browse” button and choose the new image.

Description​

VIMP channel description

Enter the description here.

The text entered is shown in the channel overview.

Categories​

VIMP channel categories

Each channel can be assigned to one or multiple categories optionally.

Channel permissions​

VIMP channel permissions

Each channel can be defined with individual channel permissions (VIMP Enterprise and Campus only). This way you can limit access to a channel to certain user roles.

Direct upload​

VIMP channel direct upload

You can allow channel administrators and channel moderators users to upload media into a channel directly.

Webchannel​

VIMP channel webchannel

If you want to use the channel as a web channel, activate the function here and enter the external URL to the channel that has been set up (VIMP Enterprise and Campus only).

Price​

VIMP channel price

If the channel media shall only be accessible after a payment and if the Video on Demand module (not available in VIMP Light) is installed and enabled, a price can be set here.

Save your changes by clicking the “Save” button or discard them by hitting the “Cancel” button.

Manage Channel Users​

By clicking the context menu link “Users“, the user management index of the according channel opens.

VIMP channel user index

Here you can edit, delete or – if activated – verify subscribers.

By editing a user, you can switch the user’s role (Channel User (=subscriber), Channel Moderator, Channel Administrator).

VIMP channel edit channel user

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