Creating Content

Details on how to create content in the Sodyo Content Management System (CMS)

Content Creation

Content Types

There are several types of Content available in the CMS System, as follows:

• Sodyo Ads - one or more optimized landing pages that include one or more actions to be executed upon scanning of a Sodyo code. The types of Sodyo Ads available are as follows:

  • Fact Page

  • Product Promotion Page

  • Event Promotion Page

  • A freeform Sodyo Ad for you to create your own content items as needed

• Immediate Action - An immediate action content bypasses the Sodyo Ad and simply performs a single action upon the scan of a Sodyo code.

• Polls -

• Coupons -

Content - Supported actions

The Sodyo CMS supports various types of actions that can be used when creating content.

Content - Supported actions table

Action	Description	Icon	Applicability	Additional Information
Upload Background	Upload a background image as part of a Sodyo Ad		Sodyo Ad	N/A
Internal Link	Navigate to another page in a Sodyo Ad		Sodyo Ad	Page Name
Event	Add a calendar event		Sodyo Ad Immediate Action	Title, Address, Date, Type, Time
URL	Navigate to a URL		Sodyo Ad Immediate Action	URL, Email or Deep-link
Call	Call a phone number		Sodyo Ad Immediate Action	Phone Number
Contact	Add a Contact		Sodyo Ad Immediate Action	First Name, Last Name, Phone, Email, URL, Company
Navigate	Navigate to an address		Sodyo Ad Immediate Action	Address
Close	Close the Sodyo Ad		Sodyo Ad	Color
Data	Provides raw data via the Sodyo SDK to the hosting application	N/A	Immediate Action	Data

Content - Creating Content Items

Step 1: Navigate to https://cms.sodyo.com and sign in. The Sodyo CMS main window is displayed.

Step 2: Click the content module in the navigation menu. The content module is displayed.

Content module

Step 3: Click the "Create New" content button at the top right of the screen. The content type dialog is displayed. NOTE TO RON: Needs to be updated

Create new content dialog

Step 4: Select the content type:

1. Sodyo Ad

2. Immediate Action

3. etc

Examples:

• An Immediate Action content item with a data action type, will provide the defined data to the hosting application via the Sodyo SDK when the Sodyo tag is scanned.

• An Immediate Action content item with a URL action type, will navigate the user to the defined URL when the Sodyo tag is scanned.

• A Sodyo Ad content item will display an optimized landing page when the Sodyo tag is scanned. The landing page can contain many actions within it.

Creating a Sodyo Ad

FreeForm Ad

Step 1: The content editing screen is displayed per the selected content type:

Sodyo Ad Editor Window

Immediate Action Editor Window

Step 2: Enter name & description for the content item.

Step 3: For a Sodyo Ad content item:

Step 3 applies to a Sodyo Ad Freeform landing page. For immediate actions that do not include a Sodyo landing page, skip to Create an Immediate Action section below.

Sodyo Ad Editor

Step 3-1: Click the button. The background selection dialog will open, allowing the user to browse and select the graphic file that will serve as the background for your landing page. Click open.

Background selection dialog

Step 3-2: The image cropping utility is displayed.

Image cropping dialog

Step 3-3: Set the crop area as needed. Click crop. The selected image is uploaded as the background for your Sodyo Ad.

Sodyo Ad with background

Step 3-4: Open the actions drawer. Select the action you would like to add. The action area appears on the Sodyo Ad background.

Action Editor

Step 3-5. Using the action editor, position and resize the action area as needed.

Step 3-6: Double click the action area and fill in the information for the selected action type. Click change to accept or close to discard.

Action Details

Step 3-7. Add additional actions as needed.

Step 3-8. Set the close button location and color by dragging the close button to the desired location. Double click the close button to set its color.

Close button color picker

Step 3-9: It is possible to add additional pages to the Sodyo Ad (optional). To do this, click the button on top of the editor. The new page name dialog is displayed.

Page name dialog

Step 3-10: Name your new page. Click change to accept or close to discard.

Step 3-11: The new page is displayed on the editor. Set the background and actions for the new page. You can rename or delete your page using the and buttons. You may switch to editing of a different page using the page selection box and choosing the name of the page you would like to edit.

Page Manager

Step 3-12: If you have created multiple landing pages, define the navigation between the pages using the internal link action. Position and resize the internal link action area. Double click and select the page to navigate to.

Step 3-13: When done editing your Sodyo Ad, click the save button to keep the content or cancel to discard and return to the main content screen.

Creating an Immediate Action Item

Step 1: For an Immediate Action content item:

Step 2: Select the action type.

Immediate Action - Action type

Step 3: Fill in the additional information per the selected action

Immediate Action - Action Details

Step 4: Click the save button to keep the content or cancel to discard and return to the main content screen.