How to Create and Manage Automatic Featured Content Section

Introduction

Adding Automatic Featured Section

How to Edit the Featured Section

Re-order Featured Section

How to Delete Featured Section

Introduction

The Automatic Featured Content Section allows you to automatically showcase specific content on your platform’s homepage or other sections based on predefined criteria. Instead of manually adding content, the system dynamically populates the featured section according to the selected criteria — such as Recently Watched, Recently added, Recently Published, etc.

For example, if you select Recently Watched, a featured section will automatically be created, and the contents your users have recently watched will be displayed in that section. This helps keep your platform engaging and up to date without requiring manual updates.

Adding Automatic Featured Section

Adding the Criteria Recently Watched

Navigate to “Content Management” -->” Featured Sections” in the CMS.
Click on “Add New”.
Type the “Section Name” (e.g., Recently Watched, Recently Viewed, Recently Seen, etc.).
Select the “Section Type”(i.e., “Automatic”)
In “Criteria”, select the criteria based on which the content will be displayed in the featured section.
Select “Recently Watched”. If you select “Recently Watched”, the recently watched content(s) by the end-user will be displayed automatically.
Select the “Content-Type” (i.e., “Video”, Audio”)
In “Category”, select the content category(s). The content in that category will be displayed in the featured section. You can select multiple content categories.
Type the “Content Limit” to show the number of contents you want to show in the featured section. The minimum you can select is 1, and the maximum is 400.
Click on “Save” to save the featured section. Repeat the process to add multiple automatic feature sections.
Once the featured section is added, it will be displayed automatically on the homepage of your website.

*Note:

'Recently Watched' will show the contents that the end-users have recently watched. (Ordered by last viewed)
The content will be considered watched if the end-user has started watching it but has not completed it.
For the Nested Content (Web Series/TV Series), the parent poster/name will be shown (only 1 episode of what was last watched will be shown in the featured section, and it will be resumed when clicked)

Adding Criteria Recently Published

The "Recently Published" featured section is an automatically featured section that highlights the content on the homepage, organized in descending order of published date and time. This dynamic feature ensures end-users can effortlessly access the latest content as soon as it is published. This is useful when you have already scheduled a few contents to be published at a future date. When the content is published, it will be displayed in the featured section automatically in descending order.

Navigate to “Content Management” -->” Featured Sections” in the CMS.
Click on “Add Section”.
Type the “Section Name” (e.g., Recently Published)
Select the “Section Type” (i.e., “Automatic”)
In “Criteria”, select the criteria based on which the content will be displayed in the featured section.
Select “Recently Published” from the drop-down menu. If you select “Recently Published”, the recently published content(s) in the Content Library will be displayed automatically.
Select the “Content-Type” (i.e., “Video”, “Audio”, or “Document”)
In “Category”, select the content category(s). The content in that category will be displayed in the featured section. You can choose multiple content categories.
Type the “Content Limit” to show the number of contents you want to show in the featured section. The minimum you can select is 1, and the maximum is 400.
Click on “Save” to save the featured section. Repeat the process to add multiple automatic feature sections.
Once the featured section is added, it will be displayed automatically on the homepage of your website.

Adding Criteria Recently Assigned

The “Private Playlist(s)” already assigned by the admin to the end-users will be automatically added to this criterion. The featured section will show only the playlist(s) assigned to the specific end-users (Private Playlist) on the front end. The default ordering will be in descending order of the assigned date and time.

Note: The “Recently Assigned” criteria will be visible in the “Automatic Featured Section” drop-down menu when the “Private Playlist” feature is enabled in the CMS.

Navigate to “Content Management” -->” Featured Sections” in the CMS.
Click on “Add Section”.
Type the “Section Name” (e.g., Recently Assigned.)
Select the “Section Type” (i.e., “Automatic”)
In “Criteria”, select the criteria based on which the content will be displayed in the featured section.
Select “Recently Assigned”. If you select “Recently Assigned”, the recently assigned “Private Playlist(s)” to the end-users will be displayed automatically.
Select the “Content-Type” (i.e., “Video”, “Audio”)
In “Category”, select the content category(s). The content in that category will be displayed in the featured section. You can select multiple content
Type the “Content Limit” to show the number of contents you want to show in the featured section. The minimum you can select is 1, and the maximum is 400.
Click on “Save” to save the featured section. Repeat the process to add multiple automatic feature sections.
Once the featured section is added, it will be displayed automatically on the homepage of your website.
When the end-users log in, they can view the playlist(s) assigned to them under this featured section.

Adding the Criteria Recently Added

Navigate to “Content Management” -->” Featured Sections” in the CMS.
Click on “Add Section”.
Type the “Section Name” (i.e., Recently Added)
Select the “Section Type”(i.e., “Automatic”)
In “Criteria”, select the criteria based on which the content will be displayed in the featured section.
Select “Recently Added”. If you select “Recently Added”, the recently added content(s) in the Content Library will be displayed automatically.
Select the “Content-Type” (i.e., “Video”, Audio”)
In “Category”, select the content category(s). The content in that category will be displayed in the featured section. You can select multiple content categories.
Type the “Content Limit” to show the number of content you want to show in the featured section. The minimum you can select is 1, and the maximum is 400.
In "Poster to Be Used", select the level for the nested content (TV Series, Web Series, etc.). For example, if you select "Level 0", then the "Show" or "Parent" poster will be displayed, and if you select "Level 1", then the "Season" poster will be displayed.
Click on “Save” to save the featured section. Repeat the process to add multiple automatic feature sections.
Once the featured section is added, it will be displayed automatically on the homepage of your website.

Adding the Criteria Alie Recommended

The AI-Recommended Featured Section automatically displays content recommendations generated by Muvi’s AI engine – Alie. This section uses machine learning algorithms to analyze user behavior, preferences, and viewing patterns to suggest personalized content for each user.

When this section is enabled, Alie dynamically updates the featured content for every user, ensuring that the most relevant and engaging titles are showcased. This helps improve user engagement, retention, and overall content discoverability on your platform.

Example:
If a user frequently watches action movies, Alie will automatically recommend similar action titles in the “Alie Recommended” featured section.

Navigate to “Content Management” -->” Featured Sections” in the CMS.
Click on “Add Section”.
Type the “Section Name” (e.g., Recommended Movies.)
Select the “Section Type” (i.e., “Automatic”)
In “Criteria”, select the criteria based on which the content will be displayed in the featured section.
Select “Alie Recommended”.
Type the “Content Limit” to show the number of contents you want to show in the featured section. The minimum you can select is 1, and the maximum is 400.
Click on “Save” to save the featured section. Repeat the process to add multiple automatic feature sections.
Once the featured section is added, it will be displayed automatically on the homepage of your website.
It will show the recommended contents to your end-users

Note: You must activate Alie in the “Content Settings” to enable this feature.

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