Edit Banner Documentation

Click any highlighted area in the screenshot below to learn more about that field or function.

Viking CMS Edit Banner Screenshot

Poster Image

Here you can set a poster image for the banner. It can be used in the CMS if you want, but we never have. It's often used in outgoing data feeds for apps.

Title

The content banner, used as a label internally and externally.

Banner URL

Specifies the destination URL the user goes to when the banner is clicked.

Show Encoder URLs

Click to reveal additional encoder URLs that can be used in the destination, if your station or affiliate has livestream encoders.

Properties

This section groups banner properties such as "Show as Standalone Livestream in Whiz", "Show in Weather Takeover", and "Show Preroll in the Weather App", that are specific to your organization and your products.

Priority

Enter a numeric value to determine the banner’s order and importance. This gives it a relative value next to things like "Breaking News" that may aggregate from other sources.

One-Time / Recurring

Select whether the banner is scheduled to display only once or on a recurring basis.

Go Live @

Set the date and time when the banner becomes visible.

Expire @

Set the date and time when the banner will expire.

Life Span

This displays the duration between the Go Live and Expire times, updating automatically when those fields change.

Active / Paused

Select whether the banner is currently active or paused. This can be handy if you need to pause a "scheduled" banner.

Save

Click this button to save this particular banner.

Delete

Click this button to remove the banner. A banner history is still maintained though, this just removes it from the site.