Common Layout with Different Media?

[DanBW]

Unfortunately, modifying multiple layouts can be time consuming. If all of the layouts need to have unique media playlists from each other, you will need to modify those individually.

The Xibo CMS API can also be used to automate updating your layouts. Without knowing your understanding of application development and how often you will need to implement changes to the layouts, this may or may not be a suitable solution. I have included links to the introduction and documentation in case this is a viable solution:

API Introduction with Postman

Introduction This guide is applicable for CMS 1.8 and later versions and assumes that you already have a working CMS. Players need to be version 1.8.0-rc1 or later and XMR also needs to be configured. As a first step, you will need to decide what application you will want to use to connect to the API. In this guide we will use Postman as an example application. The API documentation can be found in the Developer manual under the Integration section. CMS Application No matter what applicatio…

https://xibo.org.uk/manual/api/

Version 2 of the layout editor is currently in development, and addresses some of the issues you are raising, including fully implemented playlists and sub playlists, as well as the ability to use playlists across multiple layouts. We do not have a set release date at this point, but will update our blog as soon as soon as we do.

Many Thanks.