DISCO Catalogs feature guide

With DISCO Catalogs, you can publish your content in a simple, searchable, easy-to-use way.

At a glance

Catalogs are included in our Discovery Suite add-on.

Before you jump into the article, we'd like to suggest you check out our School of DISCO Discovery Suite Course. There's a lot of great content in there, but in particular, we recommend the following videos to help establish a baseline on Catalogs:

• Introduction to DISCO Catalogs
• Preparing to build a DISCO Catalog
• DISCO Catalog build overview

Creating a Catalog

You can have multiple Catalogs in your DISCO. To create a Catalog:

1. On the left sidebar of your DISCO, under Discovery Suite, select Catalogs.
2. From the Catalogs page, click the Create new catalog button in the top-right.
   
3. Add a Name for your Catalog and click the Save button.
   

   📎 Note: This Name is for your internal reference. You can change the name that appears on the Catalog (view the Design section of this article for more info).

4. Directly after creating your Catalog, you'll be taken to Catalog Settings page with the Content section open.

Adding content to your Catalog

Catalogs pull content from Channels and Folders in your DISCO.

1. From the Catalog Settings page, under Content, select Published content.
   
2.  Check the box(es) next to the desired Channel(s) and Folder(s) to add the content from them to your Catalog.
3. Click the Update content button.
   

   📎 Note: This won’t publish the Playlists in those Channels and Folders – the Playlists you want to feature on your Catalog can be selected separately.

Managing Tracks, Playlists, and Albums in your Catalog

After adding content, you can add Featured tracks, Featured playlists, and Featured albums to the home page of your Catalog.

Adding Featured Tracks

1. From the Catalog Settings page, under Content, select Featured tracks.
   
2. You'll see a list of all the Tracks contained in the Channel or Folder you selected. Check the box(es) next to the Track(s) you'd like to feature.
   
3. These will be added to the Featured tracks tab. You can open the Change order drop-down to change the order in which they'll appear on the home page if you like.
   

Adding Featured Playlists and Albums

1. From the Catalog Settings page, under Content, select Featured playlists or Featured albums.
   
2. From the Published playlists or Published albums tab, click the + plus to Publish new playlist or Publish new album.
   

   📎 Note: Playlists and Albums from the Channels or Folders you selected won't be displayed here; instead, you'll choose the Playlists and Albums you want to appear in your Catalog.

3. Use the search box or browse the page to find your Playlist(s) or Album(s). To add a Playlist or Album, hover over it and check the box.
   
4. Click the Publish playlist or Publish album button.
5. Hover over the Playlist or Album, open the ellipses menu (^…), and select Add to featured playlists or Add to featured albums.
   
6. These will be added to the Featured playlists or Featured albums tab and will have a FEATURED label.
   

Removing Featured Tracks, Playlists, and Albums

1. From the Catalog Settings page, under Content, select Featured tracks, Featured playlists, or Featured albums.
2. Select the Featured tracks, Featured playlists, or Featured albums tab.
3. For Tracks: Uncheck the box(es) next to the Track(s) to Remove from featured.
   For Playlists and Albums: Hover over the Playlist(s) or Album(s), open the ellipses menu (^…), and select Remove from featured playlists or Remove from featured albums.
   
4. The Track(s), Playlist(s), and Album(s) will still exist in your Catalog, they'll just no longer be featured on the home page.

Removing Playlists and Albums from your Catalog

1. From the Catalog Settings page, under Content, select Featured playlists or Featured albums.
2. Select the Published playlists or Published albums tab.
3. Hover over the Playlist(s) or Album(s), open the ellipses menu (^…), and select Unpublish this playlist or Unpublish this album.
   

Removing Tracks from your Catalog

To remove individual Tracks from your Catalog, you can either:

• remove them from the Playlist(s) they're contained in
• remove them from the Channel(s) or Folder(s) they're contained in
• unpublish the Playlist(s) they're contained in

Editing Playlist and Album designs

1. From the Catalog Settings page, under Content, select Featured playlists or Featured albums.
2. Select the Published playlists or Published albums tab.
3. Hover over the Playlist(s), open the ellipses menu (^…), and select Edit playlist or Edit album.
   
4. In the Playlist design or Album options window, choose a design view for your Playlist (which will update the Playlist cover):
   • Default - This is a cover generated by DISCO using various artwork from the Playlist.
   • Choose a color - This allows you to choose a single color for the cover using a color picker.
   • Choose an image - This allows you to upload a custom cover image for the Playlist. The recommended size is 1500 x 750 px.
     

     📎 Note: Albums have one additional option: You can select a Release date.

5. Click the Confirm button.

Managing Artists in your Catalog

Adding Featured Artists

1. From the Catalog Settings page, under Content, select Featured artists.
2. From the All artists tab, you'll see a list of all the Artists from the Tracks contained in the Channel or Folder you selected.
3. Hover over the artist thumbnail, and check the box that appears to Feature this artist.
   
4. They will be added to the Featured artists tab and will have a FEATURED label.

Editing Artists

1. From the Catalog Settings page, under Content, select Featured artists.
2. From the All artists tab, you'll see a list of all the Artists from the Tracks contained in the Channel or Folder you selected.
3. Hover over the artist thumbnail, and click the pencil to Edit artist.
   
4. Here you can:
   • Edit the Artist Profile.
   • Manage Featured Tracks and their order on the Catalog home page:
     
   • Manage Linked artists.

Removing Featured Artists

1. From the Catalog Settings page, under Content, select Featured artists.
2. Select the Featured artists tab.
3. Hover over the artist thumbnail, and uncheck the box that appears to Remove from featured.
   

Designing your Catalog

1. From the Catalog Settings page, under Design, select Catalog design.
   
2. Here you can add:
   • a banner image - optimal dimensions 2400 x 1000 px
   • a logo - dimensions 320 x 320 px
   • a description - a short description for your Catalog home page
   • a theme color - accent color for your Catalog home page
3. You can also update your Catalog title by clicking the edit pencil:
   
4. Click the Save button.

Example Catalog:

Adding Contact Details to your Catalog

1. From the Catalog Settings page, under Content, select Contact page.
   
2. You can add information about you or your company in the About section.
3. You can also add your Contact details and Company website.
4. Click the Save button.
   

Publishing, viewing, and sharing your Catalog

Publishing your Catalog

There are two ways to do this:

Method 1:

1. On the left sidebar of your DISCO, under Discovery Suite, select Catalogs.
2. From the Catalogs page, set the STATUS toggle for the desired Catalog to ON.
   

Method 2:

1. On the left sidebar of your DISCO, under Discovery Suite, select Catalogs.
2. From the Catalogs page, open the Actions menu (^…) to the right of the desired Catalog and select Manage.
   
3. From the Catalog Settings page, in the top-right corner, set the UNPUBLISHED toggle to ON.It should now show as LIVE.
   

Viewing your Catalog

Sharing your Catalog

At the top section of your Catalog, you'll see an option to Copy URL for your Catalog: 

If you share this link, recipients can log in if you've invited them, or they can request access via the Catalog. Refer to this section of this article for more information on managing Catalog access requests.

Managing access to your Catalog

Your Catalog must be published (with the status set to LIVE) to manage access.

General access settings

1. From the Catalog Settings page, under Clients & Promotion, select Access & Promotion.
   
2. Under Access settings, choose an option:
   • View without login - Anyone can browse your Catalog and stream Tracks, but a DISCO login is required to download Tracks, save Tracks to DISCO, and create Playlists.
   • Log in required to view - A DISCO login is required to browse your Catalog.
3. Click the Update Catalog settings button.

Access for supervisors

1. From the Catalog Settings page, under Clients & Promotion, select Access & Promotion.
   
2. Under Allow supervisors to access my Catalog, choose an option:
   • Private - Only clients you've invited and approved can view your Catalog.
   • Limited access - Supervisors can find and browse your Catalog from their Discover Music feed.
   • Easy access - Supervisors can find, browse, and download content from your Catalog from their Discover Music feed and their MultiDISCO Search results. Recommended for making your Catalog more discoverable by music supervisors.
3. Click the Update Catalog settings button.

Access for clients

Check out this article for information on inviting clients to your Catalog.

Primary Catalogs

Check out this article for more information on Primary Catalogs.