This article introduces the different parts of the Playlist Setup page to help you find your way around the Wowza Video user interface. 

Review or edit playlists that allow you to group videos into a list that plays in sequence in a player. You can review or edit:

• Manual playlists where you added and arranged the videos exactly as you wanted them.
• Dynamic playlists where the videos in the list, and their order, were updated automatically and continuously based on a set of rules you specified.

• Manual  – A manually-created playlist.
  • ID  – The playlist id.
  • Name – A short, descriptive identifier for the playlist that differentiates it from other playlists (maximum 255 characters). 
  • Description – A description of the playlist.
  • ​Add Videos – Add more videos you want to be in the playlist or move videos off of the playlist. All available videos display in a list and you can search for, then drag and drop each video to the Playlist box or vice versa. You can drag and drop videos in the Playlist box to reorder them.
  • Preview – A visual of the playlist videos and their order. 
• Dynamic  – A playlist set by rules for the creation and order of the videos in the playlist.
  • ID  – The playlist id.
  • Name – A short, descriptive identifier for the playlist that differentiates it from other playlists (maximum 255 characters). 
  • Description – A description of the playlist.
  • Include Videos by Category X – Rule you can set to include all videos in the playlist by a specific category and subcategories of the category. 
    • ​Include Videos From Category  –  Allows you to select a video category from a list of all of your categories that you want to include in the playlist. All videos included in that category will be included in your playlist.
      • Include Videos From Subcategories – When checked, all videos with subcategories in the category you selected will be included in the playlist.
  • Include Videos by Tags – Rule you can set to include any or all videos in the playlist by specific tags.
    • Include Videos With Any/All of the Following Tags  –  When checked, all videos with either Any or All of the tags you add will be included in the playlist. 
  • Exclude Videos by Tags – Rule you can set to exclude any or all videos in the playlist by specific tags.
    • Exclude Videos With Any/All of the Following Tags  –  When checked, all videos with either Any or All of the tags you add will be excluded from the playlist. 
  • Sort Videos By X – Rule you can set to sort videos in the playlist by the following:
    • Title (A-Z)
    • Title (Z-A)
    • Most Recently Published
    • Most Viewed (Last 7 Days)
  • Include a Maximum of X Videos  – Sets the maximum number of videos that can be in the playlist.The number can be from 1-99.
  • Preview –  Displays a preview of your playlist based on the rules you set.