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Digital Signage ​

Permissions ​

The following permissions are added on installation, make sure you add this permissions to the correct policy templates.

PermissionDescription
digitalsignageWith this policy you can manage slides, broadcasts and media players.
digitalsignage_settingsWith this policy you can manage slides, broadcasts, media players and slide types.

System settings ​

The following system settings are added on installation.

SettingDescription
digitalsignage.contextThe key of the Digital Signage context.
digitalsignage.export_resourceThe ID of Home resource within the Digital Signage context.
digitalsignage.request_resourceThe ID of Export resource within the Digital Signage context.
digitalsignage.templatesComma delimited list of Digital Signage templates.
digitalsignage.auto_create_syncAutomatically synchronize when no data is available.
digitalsignage.media_sourceThe media source that is used for media files.
digitalsignage.request_param_broadcastGET-parameter to identify the broadcast.
digitalsignage.request_param_playerGET-parameter to identify the player.

Resources ​

You can find the following resources in the Digital Signage context.

ResourceOutput after installation
Home{"status":400,"message":"No player found with the key ''."}
Export{"slides":[]}

Assets ​

You can find the CSS and Javascript assets within the digitalsignage folder in the root.

Creating your first broadcast ​

  1. Create a player within the Digital Signage component. Example:

    1. Name: Hall
    2. Description: Screen in the hall
    3. Resolution: 1920x1080
    4. Type: Television (not mandatory and can be whatever you want)

  2. Create slide(s) within in the Slides tab.

  3. Create a broadcast within in the Broadcasts tab. Example:

    3.1. Name: General 3.2. Description: General broadcast for every workday. 3.4. Template: DigitalSignage 3.5. Ticker URL: https://modx.today/feed.xml (a RSS feed URL)

  4. Connect slides to your broadcast by right clicking the broadcast in the Broadcasts tab.

  5. Schedule your broadcast on the media player by right clicking the media player in the Players tab.

  6. Right click the media player and press View player to retrieve the player URL.