Events

How to

• Create a Calendar & Event

  Create a Calendar

  1. Click the Content navigation menu item and then select Events
     
  2. Click the Create a calendar button
     
  3. Add the calendar title and color. Refer to the web color guide for UTMB brand colors. Click the Create button when finished.
     

  Create an Event

  1. Click the Content navigation menu item and then select Events
     
  2. Click the Create an event button. You can click the < All calendars link to change the calendar first, if you have multiple calendars.
     
  3. Type the event title.
     
  4. Click in the content area. You have the option to use the formatting toolbar and/or edit the HTML by selecting the </> option on the far right of the toolbar. Type and format the content.
     
  5. Add a summary
     
  6. Type or select the Event start and Event end date and time. If it is an all-day event, you can check the All day box.
     
  7. Add categories and tags
     This allows you to filter what is displayed on a page. You can add multiple categories and tags.
     
  • Adding Categories
    1. Click the plus symbol under the Categories section.
    2. Begin typing a category name to choose a predefined category, select create a category, or select show all categories to select from the category list 
       
  • Adding Tags
    1. Click the plus symbol under the Tags section.
    2. Begin typing a tag name to create a new tag or select a predefined tag. You can also select Show all tags to search through the predefined tags.
       
  8. Add location information
     • Street
     • City
     • Country
     • State
     • How to find us
     • Venue
     • Postal Code
     
     
  9. Add contact information
     • Email
     • Website
     • Contact name
     • Cell phone
     • Phone
     
     
  10. Add an image
      • Under the Related media section click the plus symbol. Select or upload an image.
      
      
  11. Click the Publish button

How to

• Add Events widget to a page

  Within the edit view of a page, you can add the Events widget and display events on a page.

  1. On the right side menu, click the Content tab, click the Content drop-down menu and find the Events widget. Click, hold and drag the Events widget onto the desired part of the page, and then release the events widget
     
• Selecting which Events to display

  Within the edit view of a page, you can select which event(s) to display.

  1. After you have added the event widget to a page, click the Edit button on the widget
     
  2. Under the Content tab, select which events to display
     • All Events: This is the default setting. This will display all events. 
     • Events by date:
       • upcoming events
       • current events
       • past events
     • Selected events: you can select one or more events to display
       
  3. Narrow selection further
     • Calendar: If you have multiple, you can select one or more calendars
     • All published events: This is the default setting. This will display all published events.
     • Selection of events: you can add filters by specific calendars, categories, and/or tags. You must add categories and/or tags to the events before you can add the filter to the events widget
       
  4. Click the Save button when finished.
• Set the events paging & limit the number of items to display

  Within the edit view of a page, you can set the paging and limit the number of items that display.

  1. After you have added the events widget to a page, click the Edit button on the widget
     
  2. Under the List settings tab, select the paging and limit settings.
     • Use paging: This is the default setting with up to 20 items per page displaying. You can edit the number of items displayed.
     • Use Limit: You can limit the number of items displayed.
     • No limit and paging: Shows all published items at once. This setting is not recommended.
       
• Sort events that are displayed on a page

  Within the edit view of a page, you can sort events.

  1. After you have added the events widget to a page, click the Edit button on the widget
     
  2. Under the List settings tab, sort events with these settings:
     • Last published on top: Sorts the latest events that have been published in descending order by date.
     • Last modified on top: Sorts the latest events that have been edited and saved in descending order by date.
     • By Title (A-Z): Sorts by the title field of the event.
     • By Title (Z-A): Sorts by the title field of the event.
     • By Start date (oldest on top): This is the default setting. 
     • As set manually: Sorts by the order of the events in the events list. You can manually reorder events.
     • As set in advanced mode: Do not use this setting
       
• Add CSS classes to an events widget

  Within the edit view of a page, you can customize the style of events with pre-written CSS Classes.

  1. After you have added the events widget to a page, click the Edit button on the widget
     
  2. Under the List settings tab, you can add pre-written CSS classes:
     • Insert CSS classes in the CSS classes field under the More Options section. Multiple CSS classes can be added but must be separated by a space. View the events classes and examples.
       
• Customize how the event details display

  Within the edit view of a page, you can customize how the selected event details display and select the page that it opens in. You must create a separate page with the events widget on it first.

  1. After you have added the Events widget to a page, click the Edit button on the widget
     
  2. Under the Single item settings tab, select the page that the event details open in.
     • Auto-generated page: This is the default setting and will open the event details on the same page. This setting is not recommended.
     • Selected existing page: Select the page with the events widget on it.