Networking bubble settings (Virtual event)

The home page/settings

To find the option to manage the networking features within the admin panel:

1. In the Admin Panel, hover over settings.

2. Select 'Virtual event settings'.

3. Click on 'Networking bubble' from the left-hand menu.

Managing your matchmaking settings

Navigate to the Networking bubble settings homepage. Manage matchmaking settings by adjusting the following locations:

Title	Explanation
Enable matchmaking module	Enable or disable the matchmaking module in the admin panel.
Matchmaking tags	Add or delete tags which form the basis of the matchmaking system.
Align matchmaking tags with company and session tags	When enabled and you make a new matchmaking tag, automatically an associated company tag and session tag will be made. Note: when the matchmaking tag will be changed/removed, the associated session and company tag will also be changed/removed. When changing/removing the company or session tag, the other tags will not be changed or removed.
Enable send push message when someone favourites you	When enabled, users receive a notification once someone favourites them
Enable chat for matchmaking sessions	Enable or disable whether a chat box for text messages should appear on the right hand side in the networking carrousel.
Disable cross matching between exhibitors or attendees	When enabled, exhibitors will not be matched with other exhibitors and attendees will not be matched with other attendees.
Enable chat for one on one and group sessions	When enabled, a chat will appear on the right hand side in the one on one and group call sessions
Show matching tags in a one on one session	When enabled, the matchmaking tags of the person you are matched with will be visible in the networking sessions
At which date and time should round one start?	Select the date and time for the first matching round.
How many matches should round one have?	Select how many matches each user should have in the first round.
At which date and time should round two start?	Select the date and time for the second matching round.
How many matches should round two have?	Select how many matches each user should have in the second round.
At which date and time should round three start?	Select the date and time for the third matching round.
How many matches should round three have?	Select how many matches each user should have in the third round.
Enable users from the same company to match with each other	Enable or disable whether users of the same company could be matched with each other.
Enable advance network carrousel	The advanced network carrousel matches users based on matchmaking tags during the network carrousel.
Number of seconds for each round in the carrousel	Select the duration of the network carrousel in seconds (between 25 and 1800 seconds).
During the whole event users will only be matched with a person once during the network carrousel	Enable or disable whether users can be matched or not with a person once during the whole event in the network carrousel. This option is disabled by default.
Enable the Networking module	Enable the setting for networking options to be able to make connections with other users.

Reminder: Don't forget to save your changes!

Managing your appointments

Navigate to the Networking bubble settings homepage. Manage appointments settings by adjusting the following settings:

Title	Explanation
Enable Appointments on the event. (Professional Module)	Enable or disable the appointments module in the admin panel.
Should attendees be able to subscribe to multiple timeslots at a time?	Enable or disable whether attendees can select multiple timeslots for an appointment.
What is the size of one block in the overview?	Select the standard time of an appointment block in the appointments overview.
Should attendees be able to subscribe to timeslots and workshops at the same time?	Enable or disable whether attendees can subscribe to an appointment timeslot while a workshop is also planned for the same timeslot.
Enable show of personal appointments in general program	When enabled, personal appointments will be displayed in the general program of the user.
Enable usages of free tables, if specific reserved tables are full	When enabled, users can select a random free timeslot for a table, if specific tables linked to for example a company, are fully booked.
Enable that attendees can request appointments with companies	Enable or disable whether attendees can request appointments with companies.
Enable that attendees can request appointments with attendees	Enable or disable whether attendees can request appointments with other attendees.
Only show companies who have a private table	Enable or disable to only show the appointments slots of companies who have private tables setup.
Enable chat for appointments	Enable or disable whether a chat box for text messages should appear on the right hand side in appointments.
Enable appointments request button on user/company profiles	Enable or disable the button on profile pages of users and companies to request appointments.

Reminder: Don't forget to save your changes!

Managing your networking tables

Navigate to the Networking tables home page. Manage networking tables settings by adjusting the following settings:

Title	Explanation
Send push message to virtual network tables before they start	When enabled, a push message before the networking table starts will be send to the users who signed up to join the table.
Allow networking table owners to change their table details	When enabled, networking table owners may change the details of the table in the virtual event platform.
Allow participant to create their own table via the map	When enabled, participants can create additional networking tables during the event. This ability can be limited to users with a specific tag. Admins will always be able to create new tables in the platform when this setting is enabled.
Enable chat for networking tables	Enable or disable whether a chat box for text messages should appear on the right hand side at networking tables.
Select the style of the chair	Pick a colour for the chair around the virtual networking table.
Select the style of the table	Pick a colour for the networking table.

Reminder: Don't forget to save your changes!