What layer order should I use?

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Version 4.2.0

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Good afternoon,

I have created a layout that consists of multiple playlists. One playlist contains a dataset that is displayed on a background photo. I want the other playlist to be displayed full screen, in which a number of websites are shown. Then the playlist with the dataset should appear again.

In short, I have the following layers:

  • A text widget: “Upcoming events”
  • A background image
  • A playlist with upcoming events
  • A playlist with websites in rotation

At the moment I have (just to try if it worked) given them all the same layer number, but then only the playlist with the websites is displayed. I have also tried another combination, but then the playlist with the events was displayed in combination with the playlist with the websites. It felt like I was close to the solution, but not quite.

What order should I keep with regard to the layers?

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Hi winterbaas,

You should think of layers in the v4 layout editor as a stack of paper. Layer 0 is the piece of paper on the very bottom. Layer 1 is the piece of paper on top of layer 0, and so on. Placing all your layout’s elements on one layer will result in your elements overlapping.

You can probably do this by making one playlist that contains both the dataset, followed by the websites you want to show. You can then add this single playlist to the layout and schedule it.

Option #2 is to create 2 separate layouts. Layout #1 will be the playlist with the dataset displayed on the background image, and layout #2 will be the playlist in which a number of websites are shown. If necessary, you can add your upcoming events text widget to both layouts. You can then choose to add both layouts to a single campaign and schedule this on the display, or add both layouts in the display’s schedule and assign them a Display Order value of 1 and 2 respectively.