Setting up your platform

Turn modules on and off

Switch whole modules — events, shows, the shop, radio, comments and more — on or off, and know exactly what each switch hides.

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Use feature switches when you launch with part of the platform, rest a module out of season, or run a platform that isn’t about sport. An administrator changes them. A switch hides; it never deletes. Turn a module back on and everything you created is still there.

What “off” means

When a module is off, its link leaves your site’s menu, its public pages stop opening, its homepage content drops out and its pages leave the Studio sidebar. Your apps follow the same switches without an update.

Change a switch

  1. 1
    Open Features

    Go to Studio → System → Settings → Content → Features. Each card names the module, says what it controls and shows an On or Off badge.

  2. 2
    Flip the switches

    Click the toggle on each card you want to change.

  3. 3
    Save

    Click Save changes. The Studio sidebar and your public menu update straight away.

The Studio
Studio → System → Settings → Content → Features, with the Shop card switched off and its badge reading Off

The switches

SwitchStartsWhen it’s off
EventsOnEvents leave the menu and homepage, and event pages stop opening. Events and Events Calendar leave the Studio; Event Hub stays.
Schedule / GuideOnThe programme guide page and its Schedule link are hidden.
ShowsOnShows leave the menu, the site and the Studio. Existing shows are kept.
On-DemandOnThe on-demand library leaves the menu, the site and the Studio. Existing videos are kept.
Live ChannelsOnThe public channel line-up is hidden. Feed Console and Playout stay fully available in the Studio.
BlogOnArticles leave the menu, the site and the Studio. Existing articles are kept.
ShopOnThe store, cart and checkout are hidden, along with the Shop section of the Studio.
RadioOnRadio leaves the menu and homepage. Stations are kept.
Hero ArtworkOnThe framed poster beside the homepage hero is hidden, leaving the full-width background.
Blog commentsOffReaders can’t comment on articles.
Event commentsOffViewers can’t comment on event watch pages.
Auto-approve commentsOffNew comments wait for a moderator before they appear.
Teams pageOffThe public Teams page and its menu link are hidden.
Athletes pageOffThe public Athletes directory and its menu link are hidden.
View counts — events, on-demand, shows, blog, live TV, reelsOnVisitors no longer see the view count for that content type. Counting continues and your analytics are unaffected.

Sports or not

One more switch lives in Studio → System → Settings → Integrations → Platform: Is platform sport. It starts on. Turn it off for a platform that isn’t about teams and fixtures, and team tagging, matchups, venues, live scores and the roster taxonomy leave the Studio, along with the Teams page and Athletes page switches. Nothing is deleted — switching it back restores every field with its values.

Site-wide access switches

Studio → System → Settings → Content → Viewer Access holds switches that change who can watch, rather than what exists. They start off.

  • Require sign-in to watch — visitors need an account to watch or read anything, including free items. Listings and pages stay open to browse, and staff are never asked.
  • Without a subscription — gives every signed-in viewer a plan capability, such as the Clip feature or posting reels, without buying a plan. These options appear only when the matching add-on is installed.
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