About
The Channels module is used to set up channels, configure roles and permissions for creating channels, and set the channel page display, sorting settings, and other configurations. To learn more about video portal channels, check out our article Understanding channels.
Configure
1. Navigate to Channels in the admin console under Global settings.
2. Configure the following settings:
entriesPageSize - Enter the number of entries to display on each channel page (the default is 15).
pageSize - Enter how many channels to display on the channel page (the default is 20).
The settings below apply for the channel types and user permissions, see Kaltura MediaSpace Channels and Permissions Planning Guide for more information.
defaultChannelType - Select the default channel type when creating a new channel:
- Open
- Restricted
- Private
- Shared repository
- Public
- PublicOpen
channelCreatorOpen - Select the minimal role that can create Open Channels:
- No role - System admin only
- Viewer role
- Private only role
- Admin role
- Unmoderated admin role
- Specific users / groups
channelCreatorRestricted Select the minimal role that can create Restricted Channels:
- No role - System admin only
- Viewer role
- Private only role
- Admin role
- Unmoderated admin role
- Specific users / groups
channelCreatorPrivate - Select the minimal role that can create Private Channels:
- No role - System admin only
- Viewer role
- Private only role
- Admin role
- Unmoderated admin role
- Specific users / groups
channelCreatorSharedRepository - Select the minimal role that can create Shared Repositories:
- No role - System admin only
- Viewer role
- Private only role
- Admin role
- Unmoderated admin role
- Specific users / groups
channelCreatorPublic - Select the minimal role that can create "Public, Restricted" Channels:
- No role - System admin only
- Viewer role
- Private only role
- Admin role
- Unmoderated admin role
- Specific users / groups
channelCreatorPublicOpen - Select the minimal role that can create "Public, Open" Channels:
- No role - System admin only
- Viewer role
- Private only role
- Admin role
- Unmoderated admin role
- Specific users / groups
channelsTermUse - Enter the 'Terms of Use' text that describes a general agreement or policy that is displayed to users every time a channel is created. The text is displayed at the top of the 'Create a New Channel' screen.
supportPublicChannel - Set to 'Yes' to support the creation of channels that anonymous users will have access to. Contribution is allowed for logged-in users only according to their publishing entitlements. If set to 'No', anonymous users won't be able to view your public channels, and the option to create public channels will be removed from the 'Create a New Channel' page.
Notes:
- If you enable and then disable the permission, any channel would have to be manually set to a new channel type. See Create a Channel for more information.
- If a channel was created manually (for example, via the KMC), this channel might become accessible to anonymous users by enabling this configuration.
channelsSorting - Use the drop-down menu to select the channels’ sorting default: Creation Date, Alphabetically A to Z, Alphabetically Z to A, Members, and Subscribers, Media Count, Update Date.
channelDefaultView - Select the default view for the channel page: Grid, Collapsed View, Detailed View, or Table.
The channelDefaultView is relevant to KMS V2UI only as seen in the graphics below. See Edit a Channel for layout options in the Theming UI.
Grid View (default view)In Grid View, click the three dots on the lower right side of a media item to display additional options.
Detailed View
Collapsed View
allChannelsPageDisplay - Select the minimal role that can view the All Channels Page:
- Anonymous role
- Viewer role
- Private only role
- Admin role
- Unmoderated admin role
- Specific users / groups
myChannelsPageDisplay - Select the minimal role that can view the My Channels Page:
- Viewer role
- Private only role
- Admin role
- Unmoderated admin role
- Specific users / groups
3. Click Save.
