Block Types - Featured

Featured Page Block

Featured Page Blocks enable attendees to click directly from a block, containing text and/or an image, to a Custom Canvas Page without having to click on the menu.

The Block will also take into consideration any access entitlements that have been applied to the Custom Canvas page that the block will link to. For example, if there is a Custom Canvas Page that you would like only Marketing professionals to access, this entitlement can be applied to the Custom Canvas Page. When this page is linked to a Featured Page Block and an attendee is entitled, they will be able to click directly to the canvas. If they are not entitled, the Block will be greyed out. Please see the examples below:

Set up a Featured Page Block

The Featured Page Block allows event organisers to feature a single or multiple Custom Canvas Pages for the event attendees by highlighting them as a Featured Page through Featured Page Block. The Block also enables the users to click directly to the Featured Page without having to go to the menu.

Add Featured Page Block in Community

1. Go to the Jomablue Portal and log in with your username and password
2. Click on Canvases in the left-hand menu
3. Click on the section required to locate the Canvas you wish to add the Featured Page Block (the headings are Lobby, Session, Vendor, Page)
4. Click Edit on the desired Canvas
5. Click on the Layout
   
   
6. Click on the Add Block within a flex. Here a list of Blocks will appear where you may choose the Featured Page Block.
   
   
7. The Featured Page Block is now added to the Canvas. You can now add the name and title and proceed to configure the block.
   
   

Configuration options examples

Below is an example of the configuration options as they appear in the Block editor:

• Select Page: You can select the Community Page that you want to feature in the Featured Page Block. It allows users to click through to a Community Page.
• Heading: It’s optional to provide a heading. It would appear beneath the image if the overlay image is not ticked
• Select Heading Alignment: You can select the alignment of the page heading
• Text Colour: You can specify the colour in hex format
• Overlay image: If ticked, then the heading and description are displayed over the image provided
• Image: You can upload or update the image
• Background size: Background size can be contained to ensure the entire image is displayed but it may not fill the Block
• Image height (optional): if an overlay image is chosen, then image height must be specified. The default height is set to 0. If the height is not specified then the Block will appear empty.
• Description: It can be in the form of text. You have the option to make the text bold or italic.

Below is an example of a Featured Page on Canvas. The overlay image is not ticked to yes, which makes the Heading and the Description appear beneath the image.

In this example, the text colour is changed to white by inserting hex format #FFFFFF into the

Text Colour field in the Configuration setting.

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By default, if the text portion of a Featured Page Block is not overlaid over an image, it will appear within a smaller "card" within the Block itself. There is an option available to remove this styling by adding the following to the Display Options in the Advanced tab of the Block configuration:

• "class":"v-card_text-pa-0”
  
  

Interactions available for this Block

Whenever an attendee clicks on the featured page, Jomablue records the interaction of page_clicked.

Featured Sessions Block

This Block allows you to select any number of Sessions, and display them in any desired order. They can be placed on any Canvas and can be used in many different ways. For example:

• Promoting your Keynote and/or main sponsored Sessions on your Lobby Canvas
• Indicating any Sessions sponsored by a certain Vendor on that Vendor's Canvas
• Showing which Session is coming up next on the Canvas of a current Session

Different usage of Featured Session Block

Promotion of Sponsored Sessions

Sponsored Sessions can be added to Featured Session Blocks, which can be placed in strategic locations to provide maximum visibility for those Sessions.

The organisation of similar Sessions

Sessions can be grouped into Streams and displayed together in a Featured Session Block.

The Featured Session Block structure

A Featured Sessions Block has the following components:

• Title: The title of the Featured Session Block
• Subtitle/Description: A text area below the Title to describe the Featured Session Block
  • Session(s): A list of one or more Sessions that are featured in the Block
• Link to Canvas (Yes/No): Option to link directly from a Featured Session Block to the associated Session Canvas, bypassing the Session detail page. If a person is not entitled to view the Session, they will be directed to the Session detail page.

The list of Sessions are displayed in the same manner as they would be in the Agenda. For additional information on how Sessions are displayed in the Agenda, see the article: Community Configuration.

Set up a Featured Sessions Block

Here is how to add a Featured Session Block in Community Plus:

1. Go to the Jomablue Portal and log in with the provided username and password
2. Go to the Community section on the left-hand menu bar and click on the Canvas
3. Click on the Canvas where you want to add the ‘Featured Sessions’ Block.
4. Click on the Layout Editor
   
5. Click on the Add Block, and a list of Blocks will appear, choose Featured Sessions Block
   
6. Featured Session Block is now added in the Canvas. You can now add a Title, configure, automate or delete the block (Note: you cannot delete the Block once it has data in it).
   
7. In the Configuration section of the Featured Session’s Block Editor, you can configure the sessions you want to be featured and the order to include them. You also have the option to link directly from a Featured Session Block to the associated Session Canvas, bypassing the Session detail page. If a person is not entitled to view the Session, they will be directed to the Session detail page.

You have the option to enable or disable the:

• Display the day of the week the session is scheduled for
• Display the date of the session

Notes:

• If a Session finishes within a single day, the first time slot will display the day and/or date (if enabled), and the second time slot will only display the time
• If a Session spans multiple days, both time slots will display the day and/or date (if enabled)
  Interactions available for this Block

Whenever an attendee clicks on the featured session, an interaction is recorded. This interaction can also be stored for post-event manual reporting.

For additional information on the promotion of sponsored sessions, see the article: Managing Sessions.

Featured Speakers Block

This Block allows you to select any number of Speakers, and display them in any desired order through configuration. They can be placed on any Canvas, and can be used in many different ways, for example:

• Promoting your Keynote and/or main sponsored Speaker on your Lobby Canvas
• Indicating any Speaker sponsored by a certain Vendor on that Vendor's Canvas
• Showing which Speaker is coming up next on the Canvas of a current Session

Features of the Featured Speakers Block

A Featured Speakers Block has the following components:

• Title: The title of the Block.
• Description: The text below the title lets you go more in-depth about the Speakers you are featuring
• List of Featured Speakers: The list of the Speakers

Each Featured Speaker in the list displays the following:

• Photo: The Speaker's profile picture.
• First and Last Names
• Company
• Bio: The first line of the Speaker's bio can be seen by default, but the entire bio can be read (in plain text) by clicking on the More button at the right-hand side of the Speaker listing.
  

Interactions available for this block

Available interactions for the Featured Speakers Block are:

• featured_speaker_expanded

When an attendee clicks on the ‘Featured Speakers’ it will expand to give a more detailed bio of the Speaker. This interaction can be stored for post-event manual reporting.

Featured Vendors Block

The Featured Vendor Block showcases your Exhibitors or Sponsors in various ways on

Lobby/Session/ Vendor/Custom Canvas Pages as it’s a highly configurable Block. Attendees can click anywhere on the Vendor’s logo in the Block and it takes the attendees to the Vendor’s detail page.

The Featured Vendor Block Structure

A Featured Vendor Block has the following configurable components:

• Show vendor names (Yes/No): Display the vendor names underneath the logos
• Description (Content): Enter an optional description which shows above the Vendor items
• Vendors (List of Vendor IDs): Select the vendors to include in the list
• Customise display (Content): Customise how many vendors will be displayed per row
• Link to Canvas (Yes/No): Option to link directly from a Featured Vendor Block to the associated Vendor Canvas, bypassing the Vendor detail page.

Set up a Featured Vendor Block

1. Go to the Jomablue Portal and log in with your email address and password
2. Click on Canvases under Community on the left-hand menu
3. Click on the Canvas type where you wish to add the Block (e.g., Lobby, Session, Vendor or Page)
4. Locate the specific Canvas where the Block will be added and click Edit
5. Click on Layout
6. Within a Flex, click Add Block. Here, a list of Blocks will appear, and select Featured Vendors.
7. The Featured Vendor Block is now added to the Canvas. You may now add a Title, Configure, Automate or Delete the Block.

Configuration options

In the Configuration section of the Featured Vendor’s Block Editor, you can add the vendor you want to be featured and the order to include them along with the optional description. You also have the option to link directly from a Featured Vendor Block to the associated Vendor Canvas, bypassing the Vendor detail page.

Once you add the vendors, a number of configuration options are available:

• Show Vendor Names: This can be toggled to yes or no. If yes, Vendor names will be displayed below their logos.

• Customise Display: Set the number of Vendors to display per row in the Block. Additional Vendors will be displayed in new rows as shown in the example below:

You can also customise to align the featured vendors to the centre, left or right by setting the Customise Display to md12 or below.

Interactions available for this Block

When an attendee clicks on any Vendor logo in the Featured Vendor Block, they are taken to that Vendor's listing in the Community, and the interaction is recorded for post-event reporting.

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