The Channels database stores all of your “Channels” – which is a catch-all term for any place where you’re publishing lots of content that you want to plan and track in Creator’s Companion.
Channels can include YouTube channels, blogs, podcasts, social media profiles, email newsletters, etc. They can also be used to track and group lessons in an online course, chapters in a book, songs in an abum, and more! Creator’s Companion comes set up for course-planning by default, but you can easily add database templates and Channel Types for books, albums, etc.
At its core, the Channels database allows you to create “groups” for projects in the Content database. This makes it extremely flexible – each Channel is a container.
Below, you’ll find a reference guide for all database templates and properties in the Channels database. Properties are in alphabetical order.
Database Templates
Channel
content
Course
content
Properties
Archived
Type: Checkbox
Check this box if this Channel is not currently active, and if you don’t want to see it on the dashboard.
You can still find it in the Archived views within the Channels & Courses page.
Channel Link
Type: Url
The link to this channel – e.g. the YouTube channel URL, blog URL, etc.
Content
Type: Relation
Content projects that have been, or will be, published on this channel.
This Relation property connects to the Channel Relation property in the Content database.
Favorite
Type: Checkbox
If you have a lot of Channels, you can mark your most frequently-used as Favorites.
This will allow you to add a “Favorite is Checked” filter to Channel views where you only want to see a smaller number (this filter is not set by default, but you can add it.)
Name
Type: Title
The name of this Channel.
A Channel is any property where you distribute content. This can include YouTube channels, blogs, podcasts, Instagram accounts, etc.
Type
Type: Multi Select
The type/medium for this channel – e.g. Video, Blog, Newsletter, Course, etc.
You can set multiple types – e.g. a podcast may have Podcast and Video.
Unlock the Channels database to add new options.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Video | Long-form video is this Channel’s primary medium. |
| Short-Form | Short-form video (YouTube Shorts, Reels, TikToks) is this Channel’s primary medium. |
| Podcast | Audio podcasts are this Channel’s primary medium. |
| Blog | Written blogs post are this Channel’s primary medium. |
| Newsletter | Email newsletters are this Channel’s primary medium. |
| Course | This “channel” is a course with a specific, planned set of lessons. |