Setting up a Speaker Catalog is very similar to setting up a Session Catalog.
If you are familiar with one, you will feel at home with the other.
The Catalog Designer is the tool used for this setup.
The Catalog Designer opens in a new browser window.
The Catalog Designer looks and feels different from the rest of Certain Platform.
It may take some getting used to, but you will likely like it.
You can have multiple Speaker Catalogs in an event.
You can use Speaker Catalogs for both digital and in-person events.
Adding and Editing a Speaker Catalog
Adding a New Catalog
Go to Manage > Speakers and Sessions > Catalog List.
On the landing page, click Go to Catalog List.
At the top of the list, click Add a Catalog.
Enter a Catalog Name.
Select the Catalog Type: Speaker Catalog.
Copy Style and Header from – Available if there are any existing catalogs.
If you wish to, select another catalog to copy style and header from.
This helps maintain consistency across catalogs.
Save.
Your new catalog appears in the Catalog List.
Editing a Catalog
Best Practice: When editing a newly added catalog, click Save & Next to step through the setup pages.
Best Practice: When editing a saved catalog, you can select the pages and tabs to edit just those elements.
Note: At any stage you can click Preview to preview the catalog in a new browser window.
If adding a new catalog you've just added, proceed to Step 3.
If editing a configured catalog, go to Manage > Speakers and Sessions > Catalog List.
Click in the Actions column to edit the catalog.
The Certain Speaker Catalog Designer opens in a new browser window.
The first page is Define Layout.
The Define Layout page has two tabs: Page Elements and Theme.
You land on Page Elements, which is described below.
Define Layout > Page Elements shows a central illustration of page elements from top to bottom in this order: Header, Featured Units, Basic Unit, Footer.
Under Featured Units on the left, select one of the three illustrated options: Cards, List, or Single.
Under Basic Units on the right, select one of the two illustrated options: Cards or List.
Click Save & Next to proceed to the Theme tab.
Define Layout – Page Elements
The Design Elements page has one left panel named Page Elements.
The larger right panel is where you edit the selected element.
The default element is the header.
You can Save that element and select another one on the left.
You can step through all elements by clicking Save & Next.
Edit Header: Edit HTML below header.
Edit Tabs.
Edit Featured Speaker Layout: you choose a template and edit its elements.
Edit General Speaker Layout: you choose a template and edit its elements.
Edit HTML above footer.
Edit Footer.
Speaker Sessions: Select and configure the template used to display the Speaker and their Sessions.
Additional Settings: Insert scripts or CSS references into the DOM header and DOM footer.
After configuring the design elements, click Save & Next to proceed to the Data page.
Data
Data – Details panel.
Featured tab: Select up to 20 featured speakers, if the design includes displaying featured speakers.
General tab: Define Default Filters (e.g., by Speaker Type), Grouping (e.g., by Speaker Type), Sorting (e.g., by Speaker Last name), and Grouping Style (Font Color, Style, and Size for the top level of grouping).
Final step: Save & Preview.
See Also
Catalog List
Session Catalog
List of Speaker and Session Management documents, videos, and help topics
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See Also
Catalog List
Session Catalog
List of Speaker and Session Management documents, videos, and help topics