Once logged into your Apollos Admin account, click on the Feeds icon on the left side of the screen.

This will take you to the feeds page. You will see a card for every feed you have created. You have the option to access existing feeds by clicking on that card or you can create a new feed by clicking on the “Create “Feed” card.

Once you are in a feed, you’ll see that it is divided up and ordered by Feed Sections. You can click and drag the left side of any Feed Section to reorder it. You have the option to click into any existing feed section by clicking on the card, which allows you to adjust it. You can also create a new Feed Section by either using a pre-existing template or building one from scratch.

The next section will cover how to create or adjust a Feed Section by using a Template. We’ll then walk through how to create a Feed Section from scratch.

In order to create a new feed from a pre-existing template, click the “Use a Template” button at the bottom the the Feeds screen.

You will then see a list of different templates separated by category. You can click on the different categories on the left to explore templates for each one. We’ll explore each category of templates below.

For You - This template sets up a content section designed to target specific personas of users in the app. You’ll have the option to select a type of Featured Content from content categories that will be featured for all users in the Featured Content category. If you want more target content, you can select the same type of content in the “Personal Segmented Content” category, then set up that category to match with user tags once the feed is created.

Watch Next - This template sets up a content section that displays specific media content. You can select the primary content to display at the top of the feed in the Featured Media Content Box. In the Additional Categories of Media Content box, you can select any other media you want to populate below the primary category in the same feed. Once you click create, you’ll be able to set up how this content is displayed in this feed.

Explore - This template sets up a content section in which users can navigate through any type of content. It can be media, articles, etc. Select the category to be features, hit Create, then set up how you want this displayed in the feed.

Give Online - This template simply sets up a card which shares your giving information. You have the options to include a link to your giving site, a text to give phone number, a link for other ways to give, as well as content about giving.

Quick Links - This template allows you to set up a quick set of static links, which can pull up in the app or in your default browser.

Upcoming Events - This template requires an integration with your events calendar. Click the “Integration Workflows” to set this up. Once live, this section will pull the events from your calendar. If you want them segmented by campus, you can toggle the Campus Segmentation on before hitting create.

The Integrations category allows you to pull in content from third party sources for display in your content feed.

Studio C - The Studio C integration allows you to pull in content from Studio C: badges, targeted content, etc. You’ll need to set up the integration by clicking the “Studio C Integration” button and following those steps. Once completed, hit create. You can then go in and set up how you want it to display in the content feed.

Simple: Merlin Embed - The Simple integration allows you to embed in-app giving through Simple. You’ll need to set up the integration by clicking the “Simple Integration” button and following those steps. Once completed, hit create. You can then go in and set up how you want it to display in the content feed.

The personalization section allows you to use templates that display personalized content to the user, based on how they (or the content) are tagged.

At Your Campus - This template allows you to display specific content that is tagged with their campus, ensuring it is relevant. You’ll need to follow the steps outlined here to set up the custom campus tags either in your ChMS or in Apollos Admin. You’ll then be able to narrow the content down based on specific filters for those campuses.

Milestones - This template operates somewhat similar to badges. It allows you to set up a series of cards, in which users can track their completion across key engagement milestones, such as baptism, volunteering, joining a group, etc. You’ll need to follow the steps outlined here to set up these milestones and the appropriate tags in your ChMS and/or Apollos Admin.

Popular - This template allows you to tag content as popular, then display it in a specific feed for everyone to see. You’ll have the option to filter by tags before creating.

Prayer Bar - This template sets up the prayer bar, in which the user can swipe through prayer requests. It is sorted according to people you know.

Recommended - This template allows you to set up a content feed with targeted content that’s recommended for this specific user. You’ll need to follow the steps outlined here to set up the dataviews/tags in either your ChMS or Apollos Admin. You’ll then be able to select the categories you want included here before creating the content section.

This category allows you to use templates composed of media for the user to see in the content feed.

Continue Watching - This template automatically sets up a feed of media content items the user has begun to watch, but hasn’t finished. You have the option to filter by tags prior to creating.

Media List - This template sets up a feed of your latest published media. You have the option to filter by content tags and segment by campus before creating.

This Weekend - This template allows you to set up a section that displays the latest sermon, sermon notes, and the group guide for that week, all in one area. You can select the primary weekend content (usually the sermon) to display prominently at the top of this section. You can then choose the other weekend content to display below it.

Upcoming Livestreams - This template allows you to set up a livestream schedule with your third party streaming service. You can display the upcoming schedule, as well as allow the user to watch live when streaming. This requires you to follow the steps outlined to set up the integration here with your streaming service.

Content Tags - This allows you to set up a list of tags as buttons for users to use as filters. It will then filter the content below based on which tags they’ve clicked.

Horizontal Content Cards - This template allows you to create a basic carousel of content cards. You can title the carousel and select the tags for the content you want featured. You also have the option to segment the content by campus.

Large Content Cards - This template allows you to create a feed of large content cards, each displayed on top of the other. You can title the carousel and select the tags for the content you want featured. You also have the option to segment the content by campus.

Static Links List - This template allows you to set up a quick set of static links, which can pull up in the app or in your default browser. You can title the set of links, then set each of them up before creating the section.

You also have the option to create your own customized Feed Sections inside any Feed. To do so, click the “Add empty section” button. You’ll then be able to customize the type of content you want to show and where to pull it from.

In order to add the type of content, you’ll first want to expand the Content section, then click on the “Add Content’ button.

This allows you to pull content from any category and/or tag. You just have to plug in the appropriate tags/categories for these items in Admin. You can set the limit to how many content items you want this to pull from this category, as well as toggle on Campus Personalization.

This style is similar to the Content List, but is designed to be more targeted towards specific users. This allows you to pull content from any category and/or tag. You just have to plug in the appropriate tags/categories for these items in Admin. You can set the limit to how many content items you want this to pull from this category, as well as toggle on Campus Personalization.

This style is somewhat similar to the Content List, but it adds the ability to show user completion in the app (like badging) once they have engaged with the content. (Example: Will show completed after they have opened and scrolled through the content). You have the ability to only filter by category here. You can also set the limits on how many content items to pull in this category.

Milestones are similar to Content Completion. However, they add the ability to show the status as complete based on updates to the user’s profile. (Example: User attends New Member class and it’s notated in Rock. The Milestone for this class then shows as Complete). You have the ability to only filter by category here. You can also set the limits on how many content items to pull in this category.

The Series in Progress allows you to set up a series of content items that the user will be interacting with. The user can then see a track of their progress as they work through the content items.

This content type will pull up all content items that the user has recently opened, beginning with the most recent. You have the ability to only filter by category here. You can also set the limits on how many content items to pull in this category.

The next section of content types to choose from cover Media, Events, and Topics/Categories:

This category is designed to pull in content items with a live stream. You have the ability to only filter by category here. You can also set the limits on how many content items to pull in this category.

This content type will pull up all media content items that the user has started but not finished, beginning with the most recent. There are no filters on this category.

This content type pulls in events set up in admin. It can also pull events from an outside ChMS if it is synced to admin. You have the ability to only filter by tags here. You can also set the limits on how many content items to pull in this category.

This allows the user to add a list of tags to the feed. The user can scroll through the tags and the applicable content paired on this feed will be filtered when they click on it. You have the ability to only filter by tags here. Selecting no tags will cause them all to display. You can also set the limits on how many content items to pull in this category.

This category adds a prayer list to the feed. It is most commonly setup as a carousel, with the first icon allowing the user to add their own prayer. The rest of the icons represent prayers that others have submitted. Clicking into them allows you to pray for that person. You have the ability to set limits on the amount of prayers shown, as well as the number of days since the request was submitted.

This content type allows you to add either one static link to an external URL, or a list of several static links to external URLs. For each link, you’ll need to plug in the title and URL of the website it should be directed towards. You’ll also need to choose either an icon or upload an image to display beside the title. When clicking on the button, they will be taken to this link. When opening up “Additional Settings,” you have the ability to do each of the following:

This content type allows you to create a webview directly on the feed of the app. You’ll need to plug in the URL it should point at, as well as its height in pixels.

This integration pulls in the Studio C badges and places them directly on the feed.

This integration allows you to set up a space in which all appropriate messages and communications from the Studio C tool are delivered directly onto the feed.

The Horizontal Card List displays the chosen content items as a carousel of cards that the user can swipe left or right through.

The Action Bar creates a bar with three icons and titles. Each of the 3 icons can be chosen from the Apollos Admin tool. Each of the 3 icons can be linked internally or externally.

The Action List creates a list of the content items with a title at the top. If there are more content items than chosen to display, a “View More” button will be present at the bottom. Each of the content items is displayed with a small picture on the left and the title/summary on the right.

The Action Table is similar to the Action List. However, it is displayed in more of a table format with no “View More” option. Each of the content items is displayed with a small picture on the left and the title/summary on the right.

The Chip List displays each content items as a list of horizontal small chips that the user can swipe through right or left. This is ideal when using the Tags content type.

The Hero List is similar to the Action List, but features the most recent content item as a full-sized card at the top. This is ideal for content like sermons, in which the most recent sermon is displayed for the current week.

This is similar to the Horizontal Card List. The difference is that this displays media content items, such as videos. The content items are displayed as cards on a horizontal carousel.

This layout is used for displaying prayer requests on a carousel of circles. The first circle will allow the user to input a prayer request. They can then swipe left and right to view other prayers. This is ideal for use with the Community Prayer content type.

This layout displays each content item as a full-sized card and can be accessed as the user scrolls down through the feed.

This layout displays the content items as a list of badges. This is ideal for use with the Studio C Badges integration.

This layout pairs with the Webview content type and allows the user to share the content as a live webview in the feed.

The third and last section to complete for new Feed Sections is the Display. The user will be asked to set up a Subtitle and Title, which will be displayed in the card. If the user wishes to have a “View More” button present, they can toggle this option on, which will also allow them to change the text on the button itself.

Once the Feed Section is set up, the user should save it by clicking the “Save Changes” button. They also have the option to cancel what’s been changed or delete the feed section altogether.

Feed Sections can be reordered by clicking on the 6 dots on the left side, then dragging them to a new position.

In order to set the entire feed live, the user will need to go into the Apps tab in Apollos Admin and select a tab to point towards this Feed.