Stages group scheduled sessions into tracks or rooms and can provide a continuous broadcast experience. The on-demand session editor omits stage assignment. Stages are optional: leave sessions unassigned for a simple schedule. The public Schedule can group linked sessions by stage where that layout is enabled; assigning a stage does not force every schedule view into a stage grid.
Create or edit a stage
Go to Content & Schedule > Stages. Choose Add Stage, or open Actions > Manage Stage for an existing stage.
In Details, enter the title, required description and URL slug. Under Visibility, choose any Restrict to Tickets? requirements and whether to Exclude from Main Navigation?.
Use Media for a holding image, intro video, custom chat script or custom HTML around the broadcast. Intro videos are public before and after registration.
Save the stage. Each stage has a public page; changing its slug preserves a redirect from the previous slug.
Link sessions to the stage
Go to Content & Schedule > Sessions and open Actions > Manage Session.
In Details > Organisation, select the Stage, then save. This groups the session but does not change its broadcast type.
Review the stage’s active dates and broadcast setup. Stage pages list their active linked sessions by date.
Choose the broadcast for each date
Back in Stages, open Actions > Stage Dates and choose Broadcast Settings for the date. Each date has its own Details, Broadcast, Replay and Media settings.
To organise sessions without a shared player, choose No broadcast for the stage date and keep each session’s own broadcast setup.
For one continuous stream or video, choose Live broadcast or Pre-recorded on the stage date and configure its provider. Sessions that should use it need Stage broadcast as their own Broadcast Type.
Automatic Talk Playlist plays each linked session’s own broadcast at its scheduled time on the stage page. Each session must have its own broadcast setup, rather than Stage broadcast. Avoid overlapping session times and resolve any conflict warning before going live.
An External URL destination is also available for a stage date. Choose the delivery option that matches your attendee experience, then save and preview the relevant stage date.
Navigation and schedule text
Exclude from Main Navigation? hides the stage’s navigation link; it does not delete the page or replace ticket access checks. For built-in schedule wording, including empty-slot messages in layouts that show them, use Website > Content Translations. See manual translations.
Video walkthroughs
These supplementary walkthroughs show the stage concepts. Use the current menu paths and per-date settings above when the video interface differs: