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Signage Content

Everything a signage player shows comes from one of two content types: an HTML Template or a UI Layout. You author content once and assign it to any number of players.

Content types​

HTML Templates​

HTML Templates are self-contained, designed pages — ideal for welcome screens, promotional content, notices and branded displays. Centro supports several template styles:

Template styleTypical use
EmailRich, designed pages built with Centro's template editor.
StaticA single fixed HTML page.
DashboardInformation/status-style pages.
CarouselA set of pages that rotate on the screen automatically.

Templates can include location-aware details — placeholders that Centro fills in with live information from the room the player is placed in — so the same template can be reused across many rooms and still show the right content for each.

UI Layouts​

UI Layouts are the same configurable layouts used elsewhere in Centro. Choose a UI Layout when you want a signage screen to present Centro-driven interface content rather than a designed HTML page.

Assigning content to a player​

Content reaches a screen when you assign it to the player together with a Location. You can do this while adding a player, or at any time afterwards from the player's page.

  1. Open Signage Players and select a player.
  2. On the Associations tab, assign:
    • a Location (the room the screen belongs to), and
    • an HTML Template or a UI Layout (the content to show).
  3. Save. The screen picks up the change live — no need to touch the device.
Change content anytime

Re-assigning a different template or layout updates the screen on its own. You can also update the underlying template's design and every player showing it reflects the change.

Which should I use?​

  • Reach for an HTML Template for designed, branded, or rotating promotional content — this is the most common choice for signage.
  • Reach for a UI Layout when the screen should present configurable Centro interface content.

➡️ Next: Player Status Monitoring, or jump to the hands-on BrightSign setup guide.