Content Buttons are the gates to your Event! With them, you can manage how to display your Event content. They are constituting the menu on the Event home page (Grid or List display mode), plus in a horizontal navigation bar on desktop devices. For each Content Button, you can customize the design, the visibility, and the data behind it.
In the Studio, these can be found in two different locations:
Top-level / Community level: Community builder → Content display → Content Buttons
Second-level / Event level: Event builder → Content display → Content Buttons
However, only the Participants, Schedule, Live session, On-demand video library, Exhibitors, Items, Feed, and WebView buttons are currently available at Community level. Others to follow soon! For the purpose of this article, the steps will be listed to set up Content Buttons at Event level.
Creating a new Content Button
Under Event builder → Content display → Content Buttons, click on the Add Button button
Select the type of Content Button you want to create from the list of options available
Choose a name (Label), color, and button background image or Icone (depending on the Display mode you choose).
Click on Add Button
Types of Content Buttons
There are several types of Content Buttons available, and each has its own purpose and use case:
People
Sessions
Marketplace
Exhibitors - Available at Event and Community level
Items - Available at Event and Community level
Communications
Discussions – Available at Event level only
Onsite
Floor plan – Available at Event level only
Others