How Do I Add or Update the Current Program Element (Previously On-Air Now) in SoCast?

Follow these instructions to add or update the Current Program element (formerly On-Air Now) on your website.

Who Is This Article For?

• All users with access to pages, blogs, contests, and sidebars
• Applicable to all themes

Tips

• If you syndicate a page or blog that includes the Current Program (formerly On-Air Now) widget, it will display the syndicated website’s song information, not the information for the website where it is being displayed.

Notes

• Starting April 16, 2021, the "On-Air Now" widget was updated with new settings and renamed to "Current Program."

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Widget Name: This is the name of the widget shown in the Drag-and-Drop Editor. It will not be displayed on the website.
2. Display Title: Choose whether to show the title by selecting "Yes" or "No" from the dropdown menu.
3. Program Description Length: Select how many characters to display in the program description. Use 0 (zero) to hide the description. The maximum is 320 characters.
4. Display "On-Air Now" Label: Choose whether to display the "On-Air Now" label. You can hide this label to use a custom header text style instead.
5. Display Program Time: Choose whether to display the program time. When using the "Compact Display," "Image Overlay," or "Compact Image Overlay" layouts, selecting "Yes" displays the time without the program description. For all other layouts, both the time and description are displayed when "Yes" is selected.
6. Display Listen Live Button: Choose whether to display the Listen Live button.
7. Layout: Select your preferred layout. These layouts are similar to the Blog List Layouts.
8. Extra Class Name: Add a class name if you want to style this content element differently using your CSS file.
9. Click Save to apply your changes.