Custom Manifest Attributes

Additional optional settings are available to customize the UI of your channel. The file, custom_attributes.json in the source folder contains these settings:

• TITLE - The title of your channel.
• FEED_URL - The URL of your feed file.
• REQUIRE_SUBSCRIPTIONS - Enable this to support channel subscriptions.
• USE_RAF - Enable this to run ads on your channel. (see AD_SERVER below).
• WEB_API_KEY - Your Web API key.
• AD_SERVER - The URL of your ad server.
• BACKGROUND_COLOR - The background color of your channel. Cannot be used with BACKGROUND_IMAGE.
• BACKGROUND_IMAGE - The background image of your channel. Cannot be used with BACKGROUND_COLOR.
• USE_THUMBNAIL_BACKGROUND - Sets the background of the channel to the thumbnail image of the currently focused item in the grid. Set the value to true to enable. Comment out, or, set the value to false to disable.
• HIDE_GRID_THUMBNAIL - Show or hide the upper right Grid thumbnail. Set the value to true to hide the thumbnail. Comment out, or, set the value to true to show the thumbnail.
• OVERHANG - Show an overhang image at the top of your channel.
• OVERHANG_CLOCK - Show or hide the 'overhang' clock. Set the value to true to show the clock. Comment out, or, set the value to false to hide. If you elect to display an Overhang image, the default for this attribute is to display the clock.
• CONTINUE_WATCHING - Add a new first row to the Grid that shows all content that can be resumed. Set the value to true to show the row. Comment out, or, set the value to false to hide.
• CONTENT_VOTING - Adds a new button to the Details screen that allows the viewer to cast a 'vote' (Like/Dislike) for video content. Set the value to true to show the button. Comment out, or, set the value to false to hide. Please see How to: Support Content Voting for more info.
• WATCHED_INDICATOR - Display a green bar to show content that has been completed.
• SHOW_DETAILS_THUMBNAIL - Shows the content thumbnail image on the Details page. Set the value to true to show the thumbnail. Comment out, or, set the value to false to hide.
• ENABLE_ROKU_VOICE - Enable to use the remote for voice commands.
• FAST_FORWARD - The number of seconds to fast forward when using voice command.
• REWIND_BACK - The number of seconds to rewind back when using voice command.

To enable any of these optional settings, use the Wizard to generate your manifest file, or, uncomment the setting in the manifest and re-zip your channel package.