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Check what each feature switch does
See every switch in Settings → Content → Features, whether it starts on or off, and what visitors and staff lose while it’s off.
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Switches live in Studio → System → Settings → Content → Features. Each card shows an On or Off badge; flip the toggle, then select Save changes. The public menu and the Studio sidebar update straight away, and your apps follow without an update. For the walkthrough, see turning modules on and off.
Module switches
| Switch | Starts | While it’s off |
|---|---|---|
| Events | On | Events leave the public menu and homepage, event and watch pages stop opening, and Events and Events Calendar leave the Studio. Event Hub stays, so encoder push keeps working. |
| Schedule / Guide | On | The programme guide page, its Schedule menu link and its Studio pages are hidden. |
| Shows | On | Shows leave the public menu, the site and the Studio sidebar. Existing shows are kept. |
| On-Demand | On | The on-demand library leaves the public menu, the site and the Studio sidebar. Existing videos are kept. |
| Live Channels | On | The public channel line-up and its menu link are hidden. Feed Console stays fully available in the Studio. |
| Blog | On | Articles leave the public menu, the site and the Studio sidebar. Existing articles are kept. |
| Shop | On | Products, categories, cart and checkout are hidden from the site, along with the Shop section of the Studio. |
| Radio | On | Radio leaves the public menu and homepage, and its pages stop opening. Stations are kept. |
| Hero Artwork | On | The framed poster beside the homepage hero slider — above the text on phones — is hidden, leaving only the full-width background. |
Comments and sports pages
| Switch | Starts | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Blog comments | Off | On: readers can comment on articles. |
| Event comments | Off | On: viewers can comment on event watch pages. |
| Auto-approve comments | Off | Off: new comments wait in Library → Comments for a moderator. On: they’re published instantly. |
| Teams page | Off | On: a public Teams page and menu link listing your teams and their players. |
| Athletes page | Off | On: a public Athletes directory and menu link listing every athlete, filterable by age and position. |
Public view counts
| Switch | Starts | While it’s off |
|---|---|---|
| Event view counts | On | Visitors no longer see the view count on events, on your site or in your apps. |
| On-Demand view counts | On | Visitors no longer see the view count on on-demand videos. |
| TV show & episode view counts | On | Visitors no longer see the view count on shows and their episodes. |
| Blog view counts | On | Visitors no longer see the view count on articles. |
| Live TV view counts | On | Visitors no longer see the view count on live TV channels. |
| Reels view counts | On | The count is hidden everywhere reels appear. You can still hide the count on a single reel. |
Switches that live elsewhere
| Switch | Where | Starts | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| Is platform sport | Settings → Integrations → Platform | On | Off: team tagging, matchups, venues, live scores and the roster directory leave the Studio, along with the Teams page and Athletes page switches. Nothing is deleted. |
| Require sign-in to watch | Settings → Content → Viewer Access | Off | On: visitors need an account to watch or read anything, free items included. Browsing stays open and staff are never asked. |
| Without a subscription — Clip feature, Post reels | Settings → Content → Viewer Access | Off | On: every signed-in viewer gets that capability without a plan. Each shows only when its add-on is installed. |
| Dark mode and Light mode | Settings → Appearance → Theme | On | Turn one off and every visitor sees the other; the header toggle disappears. |
| Show watermark on the player | Settings → Appearance → Branding | Off | On: your logo is painted over every public player. |
| Each add-on | System → Plugins | — | Off: the add-on’s pages, menu links and permissions disappear, and its data is kept. |
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