General settings (Virtual event)

The home page/settings

To find the option to manage general settings within the admin panel:

1. In the Admin Panel, hover over settings.

2. Select 'Virtual event settings'.

3. Click on 'General' from the left-hand menu.

Managing your general settings

Manage general settings by adjusting the following settings:

Enable mobile usage of the virtual event	If enabled, the virtual platform can also be accessed from mobile phones. The users logging in on the phone will receive a pop-up, that for the optimal experience, we recommend using laptops/desktop PCs on a screen resolution of at least 1024px wide.
Enable virtual event hybrid tags	Enabling this feature will display a hybrid tag (online/in-person/unknown) for each user.
Enable registration bouncer per event day	Provide attendees platform access for (a) specific day(s). Attendees with a certain tag will only be allowed to enter the platform when granted permission to do so.
Allow Google to index the page	The setting is turned on by default, therefore, the virtual event platform is searchable on Google. This setting can be disabled if you want Google not to index the website.
Allow Google Chrome to ask the user for automatic translations	When enabled, Google Chrome may suggest automatic translations in the platform. Pop-up to translate the page will not be automatic if the website is already displayed in German or Dutch.
Enable user specific timezone instead of event default timezone	The current timezone will be visible in the top right of the virtual event. Choose whether users can change to their own timezone instead of the event's default.
How many seconds before a session start?	Displays a countdown in programme items between 0 and 1800 seconds.
Enable login with LinkedIn	Select to allow users to login to the virtual platform with their LinkedIn account. The same mail address has to be imported in the admin panel as the one used for their LinkedIn account.
Add location tab to the popup for the co2 calculator	Enable whether attendees should be asked to fill in their location (for the CO2-caluclator) when they log in for the first time.
Should it be possible to match people based on their names?	The setting links the inserted information of the user to their LinkedIn account details based on their email or full name.
Enable this to remove the QR codes from the virtual event environment	QR-codes displayed at, for example, program items will be removed when this settings is enabled.
Interactive map	The interactive map can be accessed from the top bar of the virtual event platform. The map will show the attendance at each location. See below for more information.
Platform accessibility	Select the state of the platform.
Select the language	Select the language of the platform. Only one language can be selected for the virtual platform.
Select the timezone	Select the standard timezone used for the virtual platform.
Time format	Choose whether to time format should be shown in 24 hour or 12 hour clock

Reminder: Don't forget to save your changes!

Interactive map

The interactive map displays an overview of the attendance in each session and the movements from one location to another:

• View the profile of users by clicking on their avatar.

• Sessions and different areas of the platform can be accessed from the map by clicking on the room.