The "Events" tab of the News & Events module allows you to create customized entries advertising events that may be of interest to your site's users, as well as access a complete database of previously created events.
Creating Events:
In order to create an event entry to be displayed on your website, simply click on the "Add New" icon in the upper right-hand corner of the table.
In the form that appears, fill out the provided fields as follows:
Release Date: In this field, you can use the drop-down menus to specify the date and time at which you would like the event entry to appear as having been created (by default, this field will be set to the current date and time).
Header and Footer: In these two fields, you can select particular headers and footers (the options for which are determined in the module's
"Setup") that you would like to be used in the display of the event's entry on your website.
Sections: In this field, you can classify the event by selecting a particular section to include it in (the available sections can be customized and set in the module's
"Setup").
Publish Date and Archive Date: Should you wish, you can use these fields to specify an exact duration for the event to be advertised on your website. Simply use the drop-down menus to select the dates on which you would like the event's entry to be published and removed (sent to the archive). Otherwise, you can select "Unlimited," so that the event will be advertised on your website for an unlimited amount of time.
Start Date/Time and End Date/Time: These fields can be used to specify the exact time and duration of the event. Simply use the drop-down menus to select the dates and times at which the event will begin and end.
Image: This field allows you to include an image in the display of your event entry. By clicking on the appropriate option, you can either upload it from your hard-drive (using the "Browse" button), upload it from the server , or enter a URL where the image can be found.
External Link: This field allows you to include a link to an external page that could provide users with more information about the event in question.
Title: With this field, you can create an original, descriptive title (for each of the languages that your site supports), which will appear in the section of your website that displays upcoming events and at the top of the actual event entry.
Booth # and Location: These fields allow you to specify the details of the event's exact location, so that users can find it as easily as possible.
Preview Paragraph: With this field, you can create a short summary of the event (for each of the languages that your site supports), which will act as a sort of teaser in the section of your website that displays upcoming events for users to see before selecting to read the entire entry.
Main Content: With this field, you can compose the actual body of the event's entry (for each of the languages that your site supports), with full access to and the ability to switch between your choice of the site's innovative content editors.
Once you have completed the form to your liking, just click "Save" at the bottom of the window, and the event will be added to the system.
Example:
Modifying/Removing Events:
In order to modify one of these event entries, simply click on the "Edit" icon located in the desired entry's row of the table.
You will then be able to alter the information entered upon the event's creation as desired.
Once you have modified the information, just click "Save," and the event will be updated to reflect the changes made.
Should you wish to remove the event entry completely, click on the "Remove" icon in its row of the table, and it will promptly be deleted from the system.
