Administrator Guide
This section is the deep documentation for SignPresenter administrators — building custom templates, publishing public feeds, running the affiliate program, and using the system-wide admin dashboard. Everything here requires the admin or creator role.
How to know if this section applies to you
Open Settings in SignPresenter and look at the left sidebar. The presence of these items tells you what role you have:
| Sidebar item visible | Role you have |
|---|---|
| Templates | admin |
| Admin | admin |
| Feed Admin | creator (or admin) |
| Affiliate | enrolled in the affiliate program |
| Billing + Feeds | owner |
If you don't see Templates, Feed Admin, Admin, or Affiliate, this section doesn't apply to your account. The regular user documentation covers everything you can do.
If you need a role you don't have, the account owner or an existing admin can grant it from the user permissions screen — see Inviting Users for the role grid.
What's in here
Custom Templates
The HTML blueprint behind every message. SignPresenter ships ~30 built-in templates (Simple Image, Video with Audio, Designer, Weather, Calendar variants, Three Zone, etc.), and admins can author their own for branded layouts, custom data sources, or template-driven message families.
- Custom Templates overview — the catalog page
- Editing a custom template — the editor walkthrough
- Template anatomy — what gets rendered on a screen and how
- Variables and questions — the
{keyName}system that connects messages to templates - Lifecycle hooks —
startAd(),togglePause(),fastForward(),rewind() - Overlay templates — marquees, logos, clocks rendered on top of messages
- Template cookbook — worked examples you can copy and adapt
Public Feeds
Curated content channels you publish for other accounts to subscribe to. Feeds support billing, trials, subscriber questions, and external data sources.
- Feed Admin overview — the feeds you've published
- Editing a feed — the feed editor
- Distribution modes — Playlist vs Library — how subscribers consume feed content
- Subscriber questions — per-subscriber customization
- Pricing, trials, and billing — monthly fees, per-screen fees, trial periods
- External data sources — RSS feeds and external JSON playlists
- Provider integrations — Orange, Spyence, ITeachChurch
Admin Dashboard
System-wide tools for SignPresenter staff — revenue, account management, user search, and support tickets.
Affiliate Program
Earn revenue by referring new accounts or by publishing feeds.
- Affiliate overview
- Affiliate setup — getting your account enrolled
- Commission check detail — anatomy of a payout
Where to start
If you're new to SignPresenter administration, read in this order:
- Custom Templates → Anatomy — to understand what a template is
- Variables and questions — the data flow
- Public feeds → Distribution modes — how publishing works
- Pricing, trials, and billing — the commercial side
After that, dip into specific articles as you need them.
Need help?
Admin features are advanced — if you hit something that doesn't fit the docs, email [email protected] or open a support ticket from inside the app. We watch admin tickets closely.