Event
Create an Event page
How to use
- Add a Title for the Event
- Select category(s) for the Event Category
- Optionally add Subject(s) for the Subject, separating multiple values with a pipe | e.g., Accounting|Art. This is only used for a filter in Site Search.
- Select a suitable image from the Media Library for the Image
Recommend image is at least 1420px 965px. The image can be any size or aspect ratio, and will be cropped and resized to the various different images used for events automatically by a service called PXL. Find out how PXL crop and resize works. - Add the Start Date of the Event and End Date of the Event including the time using the date pickers
- Optionally add a Location
- Add a Summary of the Event, this is displayed in the masthead on the Event page, used in Event Listings and for the meta description for SEO
- Optionally add the full URL including https:// for the Book Your Place URL, this displays a 'Book your place' CTA in the masthead
- Use the Show Share Options element to toggle whether options to share the page on social media channels are shown, this option is checked by default
- Add a Description, containing the full details of the Event. See General Text examples for content options.
- To optionally add a Video:
- Paste the URL for a YouTube or Vimeo video e.g., https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUlJWogLJYE or https://vimeo.com/678127987 in the Video URL element
- If using a YouTube video leave the Video Image element blank and the default thumbnail from YouTube will be used.
Select a suitable image from the Media Library for the Video Image to overwrite the default YouTube thumbnail or add always for Vimeo videos.
Recommend image is at least 2160px x 1136px. The image can be any size or aspect ratio, and will be cropped and resized to 2160px x 1136px automatically by a service called PXL. Find out how PXL crop and resize works. - Add a Video Callout, this is text that displays next to the play button over the Video Image
- Optionally add a Video Transcript, this is a transcript of spoken words which is a requirement for accessibility. When populated the transcript displays in the modal below the video in an accordion
- Optionally add up to 2 speakers for the Event. For each speaker:
- Select a suitable image from the Media Library for the Speaker - Image.
Recommend image is at least 900px x 900px. The image can be any size or aspect ratio, and will be cropped and resized to 900px x 900px automatically by a service called PXL. Find out how PXL crop and resize works. - Add a Speaker - Name
- Add a Speaker - Title
- Add a Speaker - Description
- Select a suitable image from the Media Library for the Speaker - Image.
Additional Content
After adding your Event content item additional content can be added using any content type listed in the Creating Content section of the Content Types page. Ensure the Event is the first content item in the section.
Metadata
The following elements have been automatically mapped to metadata:
| Element | Metadata |
|---|---|
| Title | og:title, twitter:title |
| Summary | description, og:description, twitter:description |
| Image | og:image, twitter:image |
Content Type Details
ID: 459
Name: Event
Description: Adds an event content
Minimum user level: Contributor
Content Type Elements Details
| Name | Description | Size | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | The Name Element | 80 Characters | Plain Text | Yes |
| Title | This is the event title | 150 Characters | Plain Text | Yes |
| Event Category | Select from the list | N/A | Multi-select List (List: Events Categories) | Yes |
| Subject | Add a subject(s). If adding multiple subjects use a pipe | to separate | 80 Characters | Plain Text | No |
| Subject New | Select subject(s) | N/A | Multi-select List (List: Events Subject) | No |
| Image | Upload Image from the media library. | N/A | Media | Yes |
| Start Date of the Event | Start Date and Time of the Event | N/A | Date | No |
| End Date of the Event | End Date and Time of the Event | N/A | Date | No |
| Location | Add the location | 120 Characters | Plain Text | No |
| Summary | A brief description of the event | 100 Characters | Plain Text | Yes |
| Book Your Place URL | The URL for the 'Book Your Place' button | 250 Characters | Plain Text | No |
| Show Share Options | Check to show the share to social media options | N/A | Check Box (List: Yes - Checked) | No |
| Description | The full description of the event | 30000 Characters | HTML | No |
| Video URL | An optional featured video, add the full embed URL of a YouTube or Vimeo video, see component library library for guidance | 250 Characters | Plain Text | No |
| Video Image | Image for the video placeholder, if adding a YouTube video you can leave blank to use the YouTube thumbnail | N/A | Media | No |
| Video Callout | A callout message about the video | 150 Characters | Plain Text | No |
| Video Transcript | Add a transcript of the video for accessibility | 10000 Characters | HTML | No |
| Speaker 1 - Image | Image of the speaker profile | N/A | Media | No |
| Speaker 1 - Name | Name of the speaker profile | 50 Characters | Plain Text | No |
| Speaker 1 - Title | Title of the speaker profile | 50 Characters | Plain Text | No |
| Speaker 1 - Description | Description of the speaker profile | 550 Characters | Plain Text | No |
| Speaker 2 - Image | Image of the speaker profile | N/A | Media | No |
| Speaker 2 - Name | Name of the speaker profile | 50 Characters | Plain Text | No |
| Speaker 2 - Title | Title of the speaker profile | 50 Characters | Plain Text | No |
| Speaker 2 - Description | Description of the speaker profile | 550 Characters | Plain Text | No |
| Speaker 3 - Image | Image of the speaker profile | N/A | Media | No |
| Speaker 3 - Title | Title of the speaker profile | 50 Characters | Plain Text | No |
| Speaker 3 - Description | Description of the speaker profile | 550 Characters | Plain Text | No |
Example
See Event page design.