Plugins
Flipboard Plugin

Flipboard

Show short messages with a retro flip-board animation that grabs attention.

About

Show short messages with a retro flip-board animation: the letters scramble and flip into place, like an old airport board. Great for welcomes, offers, announcements, directions, queue messages and events. Several messages rotate by themselves. Works in landscape playlists.

Video: Flipboard

Get Started

Everything here starts in the editor: go to Playlists, open your playlist and choose the slide. When you’re done, click Publish.

Add a flip-board message

  • Click Plugins and choose Flipboard
  • Type one or more messages. They show in capitals

Show several messages

  • Add more messages, and set the interval: how long each stays on screen

They rotate by themselves.

Turn off the flip sound

  • Click the Flipboard and turn off the sound option

Sound is on by default.

Ideas for using it

Announcements and alerts, greetings and welcome messages, promotions and offers, directions, queue messages and event information.

Options

Click the plugin on the slide to see these in the settings on the right.

Option What it does
Messages One or more lines of text, shown in capitals
Interval How long each message stays
Sound The flip sound. On by default

FAQ

Can I show several messages?

Yes. They rotate; the interval sets how long each stays.

Why is the text in capitals?

Flipboard shows every message in capitals, like a real flip board.

Does it play sound?

Yes, by default. Turn off the sound option if you don’t want it.

Can I use it in a portrait playlist?

No. It only works in landscape playlists.

Which players can show it?

Players with Chromium 87 or newer. Older ones, and older Tizen TVs, show a message to update the browser.

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