New Event Form
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In order to create an event you need to prepare:
event date and venue
main image displayed on the front page
At least 1 category created
To create new event:
Go to Event's Dashboard
click on the red New Event button above the table
New event form will open.
In the Details panel type in:
Title - this will be displayed as content name
Teaser - a tagline of what an article is about
Author
Events require a title image to be displayed on your frontpage.
To add an image click on the file from library button. The Media Library panel will appear.
If you do not have files in media library you can also add images directly from your computer. To do this you need to:
Open library by pressing File from library
Press Add files
Press add files from disk or drag them directly onto the grey field.
A toast message will appear informing if the upload was successful.
Your file is now in the library. Press close to go back to the form.
Select the image. And press add selected button
If you have an image already uploaded go to step 6. Once the image is added, it will automatically crop in 4 variants:
Original
Desktop Hero Image
Mobile Hero Image
Thumbnail for article lists.
Image tools allow to crop images according to your liking. Just press the image you want to crop. Cropping panel will appear. On the right you will find photo specifications:
Dimention
Recommeded size
Selected area
Photo ratio
To crop simply reposition the highlighted blue field using marked dots.
Press save once the cropping is done or cancel to abort changes.
If you cannot find the image use one of the browsing options:
To search field. Type in at least 2 characters to strart searching.
To sort your files and folders by date or by name use the sorting field.
To navigate between folders use breadcrumb navigation. To go back to the required folder just click on its name or click on the home icon to go back to the main directory.
Tags allow for grouping content based on common attributes to facilitate searching for all related content as well as search engine optimization.
Click on the tag field and a dropdown with all available tags will appear.
Just click the check field to add the tag.
In the additional options panel you can also customize the url according to your preference. If you leave this field empty the url will generate automatically.
Select the field featured article to add this article to the promoted list visible on the front page and display it in the hero section.
Categories segregate the content into different branches depending on your organisation structure or activity.
Click on the category field - a dropdown will open with all available categories listed. To select one simply click on the name of the category.
Select on which devices you would like your article to be visible:
Web - desktop
Mobile and TV
Gallery
To add a gallery, click on the gallery tile in the features panel. The gallery panel will appear automatically.
Choose the files you want to display from the library.
Choose the layout of images to be displayed on the front page.
Options presented are:
Grid
List
Iframe
To add an iframe, click on the iframe action field. The component will appear automatically. Paste the HTML code, and you can also preview how the embedded document will look on the page.
Use the Iframe component when you want to embed external content, images, graphics, or other websites onto the page.
Multimedia
To add multimedia, choose a file from the library (see the multimedia library article for how to select a file - LINK). Complete the fields for the photo’s author, description, and the URL to which the user should be redirected upon clicking the displayed file.
Use this component when you want to include a document, article, or other content while presenting the link in a way other than text.
Quote
To add a quote, fill in the quote content field. The quote will be displayed within the selected content.
Quiz
To add a quiz, select the quiz from the dropdown field showing created quizzes. For more information on quizzes, see the quiz article.
Survey
To add a survey, select the survey from the field with available created surveys. For more information on surveys, see the survey article
Paragraph
To add a paragraph, enter the content in the text editor field. Available tools allow you to format and edit, add embellishments, links, quotes, and tables.
Social Media
To add social media content, choose the social media platform from which you want the post to be visible. You can only select one platform; if you want to add more, you need to add another social media component. Then, add the URL and, if necessary, add a comment to the post.
Video
To add a video, select a video file from the library. To learn how to select a file from the library, see the article
Publication options allow you to decide if and when the event will be visible on your website.
To preview how the event will look like on your website, go to the top of the form and click the red preview button.
To save draft select the save draft button located below status
note
To publish now select the now option
Then press on the publish now button.
To schedule publication:
Select the plan option
select the date
Click on the schedule publication button
To unpublish an event select save as a draft button when an event is already published.
To check the publication status see the status field above save draft button. Status field will display:
Draft status - the event will not be visible
Published status - when the event is visible to visitors. Date and time of publication will also be visible.
Scheduled for publication - when you have selected plan option the future date of the publication will be displayed next to the status.
After the event is published you can now further manage and edit the event see the Events Dashboard article.
To remove the tag, click the button.
Move the components by holding down the icon and dragging them to a desired position.
Delete the components by clicking on the bin icon.
