Blocks and dynamic content
Add text, media, layout, and Basker data to signage slides
The slide builder groups blocks into Simple, Layout, and Data. Use simple blocks for fixed content, layout blocks to arrange other blocks, and data blocks for Basker information.
Simple blocks
| Block | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Text | Short fixed copy with editable typography. |
| Heading | Prominent fixed copy such as a title or call to action. |
| Image | An image from the media library, with cover or contain fitting. |
| Video | A media-library video with autoplay, loop, and muted controls. |
| Logo | The normal or inverted logo from Screen Settings. |
| Clock | A 12-hour or 24-hour clock, with optional seconds. |
| Icon | A glyph or directional arrow. |
| Iframe | An embeddable URL or copied iframe code, with optional scrolling. |
| Wayfinding | A grouped icon, direction arrow, and label that can be styled individually. |
Layout blocks
The Group block contains other blocks. Set its direction, distribution, alignment, gap, wrapping, background, and border to build a reusable cluster inside a zone.
Basker inserts Wayfinding as a ready-made group. You can still select and style its icon, arrow, and label separately.
Data blocks
| Block | Content it can show |
|---|---|
| Event | Event title, prefix, suffix, and date. |
| Event Instance | A specific occurrence, including its title, date, and time. |
| Venue | Venue name, address, and an optional direction indicator. |
| Season | Season title and date range. |
| Series | Series title and date range. |
| Field | A selected field from the content linked to the slide, zone, or data group. |
| Opening Hours | All opening hours or today's hours for a linked venue. |
Basker adds Event, Event Instance, Venue, Season, and Series as ready-made groups of individually selectable Field blocks. You can remove fields you do not need, add other Field blocks, and style each part separately. Field and Opening Hours are also available as individual blocks.
Link content at the right level
You can link dynamic content at several levels:
- Slide link: use one content item as the main source for the slide.
- Zone link: let a zone use different linked content than the slide.
- Data-group link: choose the source used by that data group.
A zone can inherit the slide's linked content or use its own. For example, this lets you show an event in one zone and its venue in another.
Zone links can inherit the slide link, use no linked content, or link to a venue, event, season, or series. Event Instance content comes from a linked event and can show one occurrence or all occurrences. Opening Hours requires a linked venue and can use a selected opening-hours group.
Templates use samples, slides use real content
When designing a template, choose sample content to see how real titles, images, and dates fit. The sample is only for the builder preview.
When you create a finished slide from the template, its Linked to fields ask for the actual content. Each choice saves immediately, and the public player uses those choices directly.
Check every dynamic slot
A template can link the slide, individual zones, and individual data groups separately. Open the finished slide. Make sure each linked-content field has the content you intend.
Content updates
The public player checks for updated Basker content each time it refreshes. If a linked event title, venue address, opening-hours value, or image changes, the slide updates automatically. You do not need to rebuild it.
The player checks for changes every 15 seconds. Allow a short delay after saving, then confirm the result with the channel preview.
Design for missing content
Preview a dynamic design with unusually long content and with optional fields missing. Builder placeholders help you judge the layout, but the live display does not show them as fallback text. When critical instructions must always remain visible, keep them in fixed text.