Spot News: let your end-user to stay up-to-date about news
Spot News is an application which allows a quick and complete access to the latest news for the main newspapers. News can be grouped by categories and newspapers. Once chosen and published, they will be displayed on the Splash Portal.
More information about this application can be find here in our Cloud4Wi YouTube channel.
Control Panel management
By clicking the Manage button it is possible to manage the information to display to the Splash Portal.
It is possible to specify:
- Categories
- Newspapers
Categories are a way to group newspapers. For example it is possible to create categories such breaking news, current affairs, sports, politics, business, current, etc., by clicking the Add category button.
Once here, it is possible to define a new category.
Through the Add newspaper, it is possible to add a newspaper.
As first step, it is necessary to specify the RSS source where news must be taken from and click the Verify button.
After this step, the RSS source will be verified. If the entered source is valid, then it is required to specify some data, that are:
- the name of the newspaper
- the appropriate category for the newspaper (these are the categories above mentioned)
- a small logo for the newspaper
- a big logo for the newspaper
Once defined, the newspaper will be displayed in the page.
Through the Remove newspapers buttons, it is possible to remove newspapers.
Please note that the application comes with some predefined newspapers. It is possible to remove only the newspapers defined by the user.
It is also possible to delete a category, by clicking the Remove categories button. It is possible to remove only the categories defined by the user.
Please be aware of the fact that the deletion of a category, will cause also the removal of all associated newspapers.
By clicking the Preview button, it is possible to check the origin of the news you are going to publish to the Splash Portal according to the current settings.
By clicking the Save button, the current settings will be saved and applied to the Splash Portal.
These actions can be performed by the Tenant and, if the Management is Differentiated and the Responsibility is assigned to the WiFi Area, also by the WiFi Area Owner.
Settings
The settings available for this application are:
- Management
- Responsibility
For further information about these settings, please see Marketplace.
End-user experience
By accessing the application through the App Bar, it is possible to view newspapers and articles, according to the configuration performed on the Control Panel.
As first screen, it is possible to view a digest of all available articles. Authenticated end-users are able to click an article and read the full text.
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