Conditional play is a feature that allows you to set rules for when content within a layout is eligible to be displayed. You can set specific conditions based on: 

Conditional play can be set on pages, zones and playlist items, giving you complete control of what content is to be shown and when. You can also add multiple conditional play rules to an item giving even further control. 

The rules are based on the device that the layout is being displayed on, so the time, date and location settings need to be accurately set on every device registered to your account. When registering a device, if it does not automatically geolocate, you can manually add a device location - this is important as this is the location that will be used for the weather conditions, wind, geo-fencing and temperature rules.

Used for content within a layout that you want to display during certain times of the day. Select 'Times' as the rule type then simply choose your start and end times. Set items to show on an overnight schedule, by applying the days rule too.

Used for content within a layout that you want to display during a specific date range. When adding a start and end date, the start will be 00:00 on the specified day and the end will be 23:59 on the specified day. For example, 1st December to 19th December will begin at midnight on the 1st and end at 23:59 on the 19th. Select 'Dates' as the rule type and then choose your start and end dates.

Used for content within a layout that you want to display on specific day(s) of the week. Select 'Days' as the rule type, then select the day(s). If you have content playing overnight, you will need to select the 'Include next day if has overnight time rule' option otherwise the item will only show up until midnight.

Used for content within a layout that you want to display during certain weather conditions. Select 'Weather condition' as the rule type and choose your condition.

Used for content within a layout that you want to display while the weather is between a certain temperature range (either celsius or fahrenheit). Select 'Temperature' as the rule type, then choose unit of degrees and specify your low and high temperatures.

Used for content within a layout that you want to show when the wind is between two units of speed (either MPH or KPH). Select 'Wind' as the rule type, choose the unit of speed and specify your wind speeds.

Geo-fencing conditional play allows you to specify a radius of a location for when content is valid to play. If a device is located within that area, the content is valid to play. Select 'Geo-fencing' as the rule type, then specify the location and the radius (Miles or Km).

Target content by device name(s) or platforms. With rules to specify 'Is' or 'Is Not' allowing to include or exclude devices.
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To target by Device Name, select 'Devices' as the rule type, then where = 'Device Name'.
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In the Query section choose 'Is' to target selected devices only or 'Is Not' to exclude target devices. Then click 'Select Devices' to select the relevant devices

To target by Device Platform, select 'Devices' as the rule type then where = 'Platform'.

In the Query section choose 'Is' to target selected platforms only or 'Is Not' to exclude selected platforms. Then use the checkboxes to select the target platforms.
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Used for content within a layout that you want to display depending on the connectivity status of your device. Select 'Connectivity' as the rule type then choose the status (online or offline).

You can schedule items to show/ hide depending on whether there is/ is not a meeting in progress. You will need to add the room booking plugin, with room booking system, into a zone on the page - conditions are taken from this room booking system. Then add the room booking conditional play to the content you want to schedule.

You can add multiple types of conditions to any item (page, zone or playlist item). The more conditions you set the more specific you are about when you want that item to display. For example if you had a 'Its cold this morning, come in and purchase a coffee' message you could set 'Times' and 'Temperature' conditions to only display that message during the morning whilst the weather is between two specific temperatures.

Note: All conditions that have been set must be met for the content to show.

To read more about how to use conditional play in layouts for Pages, Zones and Playlist items, see these articles:

Further Reading: To learn more about the layout builder / content creation, read these articles:

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