What is Mixpanel?

Mixpanel is a tool used by companies to track and analyze user behavior on their website or mobile app. It allows businesses to monitor specific user actions, such as clicks, views, and purchases, and to use this data to make informed decisions about product development, marketing, and user experience. Essentially, Mixpanel helps companies understand what their users are doing, and how they can improve their product or service by making analytics-backed decisions to better meet their users’ needs.

Setting up a digital sign

To set up a digital sign, users will need a screen, a digital signage player, and digital signage software. The screen can be any TV or monitor that accepts HDMI input. Ideally, the screen has a 16:9 aspect ratio and can display content in at least 1080p Full HD resolution.

A digital signage player is a small, physical device that connects to the digital signage screen via an HDMI cord. The digital signage player renders content to the digital sign screen, similar to how a DVD player renders a movie to a home TV.

Users will also need digital signage software. Digital signage software allows users to edit the content that displays on their digital signs from anywhere with an internet connection. Users can add, remove, or reorder, images, videos, and public URLs from the comfort of their PCs.

You can learn more about setting up your first digital sign here.

Adding your public Mixpanel dashboard URL to your digital sign

Once you have your digital sign up and running, the next step is to add your public Mixpanel dashboard URL as content on your digital signage software account. Of course, the steps vary depending on what digital signage software you are using. To learn how to add your public Mixpanel dashboard URL to your online Screenly account, please follow the steps below:

The first thing you need to do is to get the public share URL for the board you would like to display from your Mixpanel account. To do so, log in to your Mixpanel account and open the board you would like to display on your digital sign. When building out your dashboards, you should keep the target resolution in mind. Most TVs are running 1920x1080px, so this is probably the resolution for which you want to optimize.

After opening the dashboard, click on “Share” at the top right of the dashboard to open the dashboard sharing settings pop-up modal.

From the pop-up modal, toggle the “Make Board Public” option on and click on “Copy URL” from the bottom left of the pop-up modal to copy the dashboard URL to your clipboard. If you are having any trouble getting your Mixpanel public dashboard, read Mixpanel’s article on public dashboards here.

Now, you can add this dashboard URL as content to your Screenly account. To do so, you’ll have to log in to your online Screenly account.

After logging in to your Screenly account, click on the “New” button on the top right of your screen. Then, click on the “Content” tab in the dropdown menu.

Next, click the URL tab in the popup modal and paste the public URL into the “Enter URL link” input field. Be sure to click “Finish” on the bottom right after you successfully add the URL.

With the above steps completed, you can now add this asset to a playlist. To add your content to a playlist, click the “Playlist” tab from the left-hand menu. If you wish to add a new playlist, click the “+ New Playlist” button on the top right of the new screen that loads. To edit the new playlist or a previously existing playlist, click on the name of the playlist you wish to edit from the list of playlists.

Within the playlist, click the “+” icon in the Content section. From there, you will see a popup that will allow you to add the Mixpanel dashboard to the playlist from your content collection.

In the new “Add Content to Playlist” popup, find your Mixpanel dashboard content and click the “+” button next to the file. Then, click the “Done” button below.

You will then see your Mixpanel dashboard in the playlist’s content section. Next to the chart content listing, change the listing’s duration to the amount of time you want the chart to display on your screen. Be sure to click “Save” on the bottom right.

To assign the playlist containing the Mixpanel dashboard content to a screen, click on the “Plays On” input field in the “Edit Playlist” section.

A dropdown menu will appear containing all your screens and group labels. Select the screen(s) or group(s) of screens you would like the playlist to show on. Make sure to click “Save” at the bottom of the dropdown after selecting the screen(s) or group(s) of screens you want.

That’s it! Your public Mixpanel dashboard will start displaying on your digital signs in minutes. If you having any trouble adding content to your Screenly account, watch our video guide here.

Getting started with Screenly

Screenly offers an integrated hardware and software solution for digital signs that allows companies to launch their first digital signs with ease. To get started with Screenly, sign up for a 14-day free trial of our digital signage software. You can also learn more about our digital signage player, the Screenly Player, here.

If you have any trouble displaying your public Mixpanel dashboards with Screenly, do not hesitate to reach out to Screenly Support.