This article is about the Proxi admin app at app.proxi.co. Boards are in beta.
A source is a feed into the board. Connect a calendar and its upcoming events show up as cards and stay current on their own. Connect a map and each place becomes a card. You never copy anything; the board reads from the calendar or map each time it loads.
Adding a Source
Open the board and click Sources, then Add a Source.
Under What to show, pick Upcoming events from a calendar or Places from a map, then choose the calendar or map. A calendar has to be published to show up here.
For a calendar, set How far ahead (days) and At most how many events. Soonest events come first. For a map, set At most; places come in the order the map shows them.
Click Add Source.
The Sources list shows each one with a switch (On the board) and a count of how many live cards it's contributing right now. Switch one off to pause it without removing it.
What a Sourced Card Looks Like
An event card shows the event's name, date, and picture, and opens the event's page. A repeating event shows its next date. If an event is cancelled, its card comes off the board.
A place card shows the place's name, a short description, and its first photo. If the place is linked to one of your listings, the listing's photo and description fill in. Opening it shows the same card visitors see on the map.
Calendar cards take the board's Event filter tag when there is one, so visitors can filter to just events.
Hiding and Pinning Sourced Cards
Sourced cards appear in the Cards list marked From a source. You can't edit one there (edit the event or the place instead), but the row menu lets you Hide from the board or Pin to the top. Hidden cards stay hidden even as the source refreshes; the Sources section shows how many are hidden with a quick way to show them all again.
Good to Know
How many sources a board can have depends on your subscription level. Cards from a source never count toward the board's card limit.
To feature one event rather than the whole calendar, add a One Event card under Cards instead.
A calendar that's gated to members stays behind its door; its events don't show on a board.
Sourced cards refresh every couple of minutes. A change to an event or a place shows on the board shortly after you save it.