ScreenCloud Integration for Digital Signage

Overview

Digital signage allows you to display intranet content on screens across your office using connected display devices. Instead of relying only on users to visit intranet sites, key updates and announcements can be shown in shared spaces such as common areas, meeting rooms, and office screens. This ensures important information stays visible and easy to consume.

This feature supports two primary audiences:

• Internal communication teams, who create and manage content.

• Employees, who consume that content through on-site display screens.

Digital signage extends the reach of existing site content without requiring additional actions from employees.

The integration is powered by ScreenCloud. Admins sign in to the ScreenCloud portal and select which Simpplr site content appears on specific screens. Once set up, selected posts are automatically displayed on the assigned devices.

The purpose of digital signage is to improve internal communication by increasing visibility and consistency of information across locations. It reduces reliance on manual sharing methods such as emails or printed notices, while ensuring updates are delivered where employees already are.

As a result, organizations see better engagement with important updates, more efficient communication workflows, and a reliable way to keep employees informed at scale.

Before you begin

Make sure you have:

• An active ScreenCloud admin account

• Access to your Simpplr admin credentials

• Your Simpplr Identity API details (API URL, Client ID, Client Secret)

Using the ScreenCloud Simpplr app

The ScreenCloud Simpplr app allows you to select one or more Simpplr Sites and display their content on digital screens. This ensures that the right content is shown to the right audiences across different locations.

Once you select the Sites, the app pulls content directly from those Sites and displays it on connected screens.

Content types supported

From each selected Site, the app can display the following types of content:

• Pages, including:

  • News pages

  • Knowledge pages

• Events

• Albums

How posts are displayed

• Every static post is displayed with a featured image.

• If a post does not include a featured image, or if the image is coming from a template, the Site’s image is displayed instead.

• Posts that contain embedded public videos will play the video content in the background, with text displayed on top.

Album posts

• For Album posts, the app displays up to four images at a time.

• The images are refreshed randomly each time, creating a dynamic and engaging viewing experience.

Connect the ScreenCloud studio to your account

Once your Site content is ready, you can begin connecting the ScreenCloud studio to your Simpplr account.

To complete the connection:

• Log in through the app.

• Allow the required permissions so ScreenCloud can access your Simpplr content.

Create your ScreenCloud connection in Simpplr

To enable the integration, you must first create a client application in Simpplr. This allows ScreenCloud to authenticate securely and communicate with your Simpplr environment.

1. Create and configure a client application 

1. To connect ScreenCloud with Simpplr, create and configure a client application in the Simpplr Admin console. This setup enables secure authentication using OAuth 2.0.

2. Add ScreenCloud details to the client application

1. Follow the steps in Simpplr’s Creating the Client Application article. When completing the Add Client Application form, enter the following details:

• Client Application Name:
  ScreenCloud

• Client Application ID:
  Generate a random UUID
  (You can generate any random UUID from a UUID generator.)

• Client application description:
  Example: “ScreenCloud integration for digital signage display.”

• Authorization Grant Type:
  Select Authorization Code.

• Client Redirect URL:
  Enter the ScreenCloud redirect URL that matches your region.

  US (for studio.us.screencloud.com):

  https://apps-api-connections-platform.us.screencloudapps.com/simpplr/auth/callback

  EU (for studio.eu.screencloud.com):

  https://apps-api-connections-platform.eu.screencloudapps.com/simpplr/auth/callback

• Support state parameter:
  Select the checkbox to enable this option.

3. Save the client application

After completing all required fields, click Save to create the client application.

4. Retrieve generated credentials

Once the application is saved, Simpplr automatically generates the following connection details:

• Client ID

• Client Secret

• OAuth Token URL

5. Store the credentials securely

Save the Client ID, Client Secret, and OAuth Token URL. You will need these details later to complete the ScreenCloud connection setup in your ScreenCloud account.

Set up your Simpplr app in ScreenCloud

Follow these steps to connect Simpplr with ScreenCloud and configure how Simpplr content is displayed on digital screens.

Step 1: Locate the Simpplr app in ScreenCloud

While logged in to your ScreenCloud account:

1. Go to the Apps page.

2. Under All Apps, search for Simpplr.

Step 2: Start the app setup

1. From the search results, select the Simpplr app.

2. Click Get to begin setting up the app.

Step 3: Begin connecting your Simpplr account

1. In the setup flow, click Connect a Simpplr account to start the connection process.

Step 4: Enter Simpplr connection details

1. Provide the following information:

   • Simpplr Identity API URL

   • Client ID

   • Client Secret

   • Connection name (used to identify this app connection)

2. Click Add Connection to complete this step.

Important: API URL format

When entering the Identity API URL, use only:

https://platform.dev.simpplr.xyz

Do not use the full URL:

https://platform.dev.simpplr.xyz/v1/identity/oauth/token

Using the full URL will prevent the connection from working correctly.

Step 5: Authorize ScreenCloud access

1. Log in to your Simpplr account when prompted.

2. Click Allow to grant ScreenCloud permission to connect to Simpplr.

This authorization allows ScreenCloud to retrieve and display Simpplr content.

Step 6: Select Simpplr sites

1. After the connection is established, select one or more Simpplr sites whose content you want to display on screens.

2. Click Confirm Selection to continue.

Step 7: Understand site selection limitations

After saving your site selection:

• You cannot modify the selected sites.

• If you need to change your selection later, you must re-create the app instance from the beginning.

This limitation applies even if the app is already in use.

Step 8: Manage posts displayed on screens

1. Open the Manage Posts tab.

2. Review the list of posts available from the selected Simpplr sites.

3. To hide a post from appearing on screens:

   • Click the Showing button.

   • Change the status to Hidden.

You can update post visibility at any time.

If posts are not visible

If available posts do not appear immediately:

1. Click Save & Close.

2. Reopen the app instance.

Step 9: Configure display settings

Use the available settings to control how content appears on screen. Open the Style Packs, Settings, or Add author, QRs and more sections to view each option.

Style Packs

• Style options: Random, Basic, Circular, Angular, Cards, Arrows

• Dark Mode: Displays light text on a dark background

• Do not crop images: Preserves the full image size without cropping

Applying a Style Pack updates all posts in the app instance and adopts the selected Channel theme.

Settings

• Hide old posts: Configure how long posts remain visible (maximum: 365 days)

• Custom post duration: Control how long each post appears
  Options: Slow, Default, Fast, or a custom duration in seconds

• Resume posts: When scheduled in a Playlist or Channel, the app resumes from the post immediately after the last one shown

• Limit video post duration:

  • Enabled: Set a maximum video playback length (in seconds)

  • Disabled: Videos play fully before advancing to the next post

Add author, QRs and more

• App logo: Show or hide the app logo or Channel theme logo

• QR to original post: Scanning opens the original Simpplr post
  (Requires account access and login if not already signed in)

• Author: Show or hide the post author

• Video captions: Enable or disable captions

Style example

View your app configuration in Landscape or Portrait orientation to see how it will display on screen.

Step 10: Preview and save the app

1. Click Preview to review how Simpplr content will appear on ScreenCloud screens.

2. Enter a name for your app.

3. Click Save & Close to complete the setup.

Display Simpplr content on digital signage screens

Your ScreenCloud Simpplr app is now set up and actively displaying content.

Next, decide how your Simpplr content should appear on ScreenCloud screens. You can:

• Add it to a Channel, where it rotates on a schedule alongside other apps.

• Include it in a Playlist, where it loops in a defined order with other media.

• Cast the app directly to a screen, allowing it to take over the full display.

These options give you control over whether Simpplr content is shown as the primary focus on a screen or displayed alongside other updates and media.

Simpplr app limitations and layout compatibility

• Template images:
  Images applied through templates are automatically replaced by the Site image. To ensure a specific image appears, upload or add the image directly to the post.

• Album image limits:
  Only the 10 most recent images from an album are eligible for display.
  Up to four images are shown at a time, and a new randomized set is displayed each time the post appears on screen.

Channel and zone layout support

The Simpplr app supports the following ScreenCloud layouts:

• Main Zone: Supported

• Ticker Tape: Supported (title only)

• Side Bar: Supported

• Theme: Supported