How Do I Add Cancellation Listings to a Ticker in SoCast?

Permissions Required:

• Manage Local Listings & Cancellation Listings Settings
• Manage Tickers

If you do not have these permissions, please contact your Company Admin.

The Ticker tool is an effective way to capture your website visitors' attention. It can be customized to highlight special text, important blog posts, news articles, cancellations, and more.

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Navigate to Website > Content Elements > Tickers.
2. To create a new ticker, click Add New.
3. Enter a name for your ticker.

Custom Text Content

1. Configure the custom text content for this ticker. All custom text items will appear before any other type of content in the ticker.
2. Enter one text item per line. To include a URL, use a double colon :: as a separator. For example:
   This is a line of text :: https://www.url.com

Blog Content

1. This section is optional. Fill it in only if you want to include blog content in the same ticker as your cancellations.

Cancellation Listings Content

1. Cancellation Listings Custom Text: Provide a brief description for the corresponding page link (e.g., "10 Active Closures in Effect"). You can insert the ‘Total Active Cancellation Listings’ macro to display the total number of cancellation listings that match the selected categories and statuses.
2. Page Link: Select or manage a page containing the desired cancellation listings widget. This link will direct users to the page where all cancellation listings are displayed.
3. Cancellation Listing Categories: Choose one or more categories to be included in the ‘Total Active Cancellation Listings’ count when using the macro in the custom text field.
4. Cancellation Listing Status: Add or manage one or more statuses to be included in the ‘Total Active Cancellation Listings’ count when the macro is used in the custom text field.

Appearance

1. Background Color: Use the color picker to choose a background color for the ticker.
2. Text Color: Use the color picker to choose a color for your ticker text.
3. Ticker Text Size: Choose a size for your ticker text.
4. Ticker Label Text: Optionally display a label that describes the ticker content. Leave blank to hide the label.
5. Ticker Label Position: Set the position of the ticker label relative to the ticker content.

Final Steps

Once you have finished creating your ticker, click the Save button.

After saving, add the ticker to the desired page using the Ticker Widget.

For more information on using the Ticker Widget, see: https://cs.socastdigital.com/portal/en/kb/articles/ticker-element