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How to use content hubs in Vimeo OTT

This feature is available with all Vimeo OTT plans. 

Content hubs are a powerful way to organize and display your content on your Vimeo OTT site. Instead of having a single Browse page, you can create multiple, distinct browse pages called Hubs to showcase your video library in tailored ways. You can create up to six separate hubs for your site, grouping content by age, genre, or other themes for both TV and movies. This article summarises how to create, organise, and manage your hubs.

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Supported Platforms

  • Available on: Web and apps v.9.2 and higher.
  • Until all your apps are updated to v9.2, only the Browse hub will appear. To ensure all viewers have access, keep all content within the Browse hub.
  • Once all apps are on v9.2, you can display distinct content in each Hub.

Activating content hubs

  1. In the Content dropdown of your admin sidebar, select Hubs.
  2. Click on Activate hubs to activate the feature.
    A screenshot of the Vimeo OTT dashboard showing the empty "Hubs" page with a prompt to "Activate hubs" to help organize content.

What happens upon activation?

  • A new Browse hub is automatically created.
  • All existing categories are automatically added to the Browse hub to keep content visible.
  • Previously, the category order in the Categories tab determined the browse page layout.
  • Now the visibility and organization are managed inside hubs.

Creating and managing your hubs

To create a new hub:

  1. On the Hubs page, click + New hub.
    A popup window on the Vimeo OTT dashboard titled "Create new hub." The user is in the process of creating a new hub and has typed "Hub 2" into the required "Title" field. Below the title field is an option to "Upload" an image.
  2. Enter a name for the hub (maximum 12 characters).
  3. Upload a thumbnail (1:1 aspect ratio).
  4. Click Add Category to select categories for the hub.
    A modal window on the Vimeo OTT dashboard titled "Select Items." The user is selecting categories to add, with "Featured" and "Category 2" currently checked. A search bar is at the top, and "Cancel" and "Add" buttons are at the bottom.
  5. To feature a category, click the “…” menu and select Feature this category. A pin icon appears next to the category.
  6. Set the hub’s status to Publish to make it visible. Leave as Private to hide it.

To reorder hubs:

  1. On your main hubs list page, you will see all of your hubs.
  2. You can drag and drop the hubs to reorder how they display to the viewer.An image of the Vimeo OTT dashboard's "Hubs" page. The page now lists two hubs: "Browse" with 4 items and "Hub 2" with 2 items. Both hubs are marked as "Published."

Hub settings

Within each hub, you can click on Settings to configure the following:

  • Custom URL: Customize the direct URL for the hub.
  • Thumbnail: Upload a thumbnail image for your hub. This image is used in the Splash Screen navigation option and should have a one-to-one aspect ratio. The recommended image size is 800 x 800.
  • Publish/Unpublish: Control the visibility of the hub on your site. 

Hub navigation options

Two ways to display hubs to viewers:

  1. Top Nav – Adds each published hub to your top navigation bar.
  2. Splash Screen – Displays a landing page with thumbnails for each hub.
    • Viewers can click a hub thumbnail to enter it.
    • Clicking Exit Hub returns them to the splash screen to choose another hub.

Important changes to categories

  • The Categories page now lists all categories in your account.
  • Category display order is now managed within hubs, not in the Categories tab.
  • When creating a new category:
    • You can add it directly to one or more hubs.
    • Or, leave it out of hubs and add it later.

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