Create or Schedule a QCLF Live Broadcast

An authorized signed-in member creates a Live Broadcast from the normal QCLF Topic composer. The Broadcast remains one durable Topic while QCLF adds a broadcast live-session row for its scheduled/live lifecycle and chat.

Start Now and Schedule are separate Category actions. QCLF rechecks the selected mode server-side rather than trusting the visible form.

Create the Broadcast

  1. Open a Category where Live Broadcast is available and select New Topic.
  2. Choose Live Broadcast.
  3. Enter the Topic title and opening permanent Message.
  4. Choose Start Now or Schedule, according to your Category permissions.
  5. Choose a duration. The current UI offers 30, 60, 90, 120, 180, or 240 minutes; the server accepts 5–720 minutes.
  6. For Schedule, enter a future local date/time. QCLF interprets it in your current Joomla/user timezone and stores UTC.
  7. Create the Topic, then open it from a second account/device to verify the lobby/live viewer path.

Start Now State

Start Now stores the current UTC time as scheduled/actual start, calculates the scheduled/effective end from the duration, and creates the Broadcast session directly in live state. Host media is still a separate explicit Host Live start; creating the Broadcast does not automatically turn on camera or microphone.

Scheduled State

Schedule requires a future time. The Topic/session starts in scheduled state with the calculated UTC end. The page shows a lobby and transitions automatically when due; the exact Topic Host can also use the shared Start control while the session is still Scheduled/Lobby.

What QCLF Creates

  • The creator becomes the Topic/session Host.
  • The Topic keeps its permanent identity and opening Message.
  • A Broadcast live-session row stores lifecycle timing and creation timezone.
  • QCLF automatically enables the creator’s live-notification subscription for the Topic.

Community Discussion

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