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Advanced channel assigned via Channel tags

In this tutorial we will show you how to assign channels via channel (formerly campaign) tags.

Advanced content type channel with Balanced shuffle mode

CHANNEL-1 GENERAL SETTINGS

Order / Saturation	Play indefinitely	Precise start and end times	Start date	Every day	All day	Excluded	Extra only-play block	Skip default page
1 / 1 (default)	True (default)	False (default)	Date of the creation (default)	True (default)	True (default)	False (default)	False (default)	False (default)

If you need help with advanced channels please click here to visit the Advanced channels article.

Setup

Channel tags (Formerly campaign tags)

Channel tags can help separate playlists from each other
You can define which channel can be played in a specific content

How to create channels with Channel tags

Create a channel
Turn on advanced mode because Channel tags are only available in advanced mode.
Enter at least one tag to the Channel tag field
Finish the channel creation with the settings you need.
Save it.

Create a content
Select the campaign widget from the widget toolset, then click on the properties.
In the main settings of the widget you will find the contents settings.
Enter the Channel tags to the Tag field you wish to play inside the campaign widget.
Finish the tag settings with the settings you need.

With tags only

If you turn on With tags only option on the widget, it will only play if the Channel tags field is not empty and the Tag filter type meets the selected conditions.

Examples

Here you can find examples for Channel tag based configurations.

For demonstration, here you can see 4 channels with different channel tags.

With tags only (OFF), Channel tags field empty and Tag filter type Any match or All match

If the With tags only switch is set to OFF, the widget can play with an empty tag field.
If you leave the Channel tag field empty that means the widget allows play every active channel. Please note: The channel's individual settings can override this functionality, such as only-play, device tags or other settings.
In this case the conditions of the Tag filter type field will not interrupt the play.

Channels that will play in the content:

Red channel
Green channel
Blue channel
Yellow channel
Purple channel

With tags only (ON), Channel tags field empty and Tag filter type Any match or All match

If the With tags only switch is set to ON, the widget cannot play with an empty tag field, It must contain at least 1 tag that meets with the condition set in the Tag filter type field..
If you leave the Channel tag field empty that means the widget will not allow to play channels.Please note: If you turn this switch on, make sure that the Channel tag field is not empty, otherwise it will remain empty.
In this case the conditions of the Tag filter type field will not interrupt the play.

Channels that will play in the content:

no channel can play with this setup

With tags only (OFF/ON), Channel tags field contains 1 tag and Tag filter type set to Any match

In this case the conditions of the With tags only switch will not interrupt the play.
If you enter a tag to the Channel tag field and set the Tag filter type field to Any match that means the widget will allow to play every channel that contains that Channel tag.
Please note: The channels without tags will play in the widget unless you set the With tags only switch to ON.

In this case we entered APPLE to the widget's Channel tag field.

Channels that will play in the content:

Red channel (contains the tag: APPLE)
Green channel (contains the tag: APPLE)
Purple channel (contains no tags, it will play if With tags only is set to OFF)

With tags only (OFF/ON), Channel tags field contains 1 tag and Tag filter type set to All match

In this case the conditions of the With tags only switch will not interrupt the play.
If you enter a tag to the Channel tag field and set the Tag filter type field to All match that means the widget will allow to play only the channels that contains only that Channel tag.
Please note: The channels without tags will play in the widget unless you set the With tags only switch to ON.

In this case we entered YELLOW to the widget's Channel tag field.

Channels that will play in the content:

Yellow channel (contains the tag: YELLOW)
Purple channel (contains no tags, it will play if With tags only is set to OFF)

With tags only (OFF/ON), Channel tags field contains 2 tags and Tag filter type set to Any match

In this case the conditions of the With tags only switch will not interrupt the play.
If you enter multiple tags to the Channel tag field and set the Tag filter type field to Any match that means the widget will allow to play every channel that contains those Channel tags.
Please note: The channels without tags will play in the widget unless you set the With tags only switch to ON.

In this case we entered APPLE and BERRY to the widget's Channel tag field.

Channels that will play in the content:

Red channel (contains the tag: APPLE)
Green channel (contains the tag: APPLE)
Blue channel (contains the tag: BERRY)
Purple channel (contains no tags, it will play if With tags only is set to OFF)

With tags only (OFF/ON), Channel tags field contains 2 tags and Tag filter type set to All match

In this case the conditions of the With tags only switch will not interrupt the play.
If you enter a tag to the Channel tag field and set the Tag filter type field to All match that means the widget will allow to play only the channels that contains only that Channel tag.
Please note: The channels without tags will play in the widget unless you set the With tags only switch to ON.

In this case we entered GREEN and APPLE to the widget's Channel tag field.

Channels that will play in the content:

Green channel (contains the tag: GREEN and APPLE)
Purple channel (contains no tags, it will play if With tags only is set to OFF)

Advanced content type channel with Balanced shuffle mode
Setup
- Channel tags (Formerly campaign tags)
- Content creation with Campaign widget
Examples