Adding an Event

1. Check if there is an unpublished Event in the system from last year

This can save you a lot of time - simply publish the unpublished event after updating the information for the current year.

  • Manage / Content / Published Status / Unpublished
Publishing an event

After updating the page for this year's event, click the published checkbox to make it live.

published-save

2. If there is no unpublished Event, then Add a new page for the new event

  • Manage / Content / Add Content / Info / Navigation Page - Or in Shortcuts click Add Nav or Info page.
  • Enter a Title for your event - try to get this correct the first time, as this will be the page's URL as well as the title.
  • Navigation Image - Create a 2:1 ratio image, Click Navigation Image, Select Files, Select Files (or drop), Select Entries, Use Selected
  • Add an alt text for the image (short description)
  • Display Main Nav Image is usually the option you'll want for these pages.
  • Page information is useful if you want text on the right of the main photo. Leave this blank if you don't want that text.
  • Gallery - This is rarely used in this section. Skip.
  • Further Info - This is the main body of the page. You'll usually want to select the dropdown arrow, then Add Text Block
  • You'll likely want to add another block that is a map for your event
  • Be sure your event is actionable, with a date, time, and location. Do you visitors have all the information they need to attend the event?
  • Related pages - commonly pages that support your event - often in the get involved section.
  • MENU SETTINGS on the right side 
    • Provide a menu link - checked
    • Menu link title - only if it should be different than the page title
    • Parent item - --News & Events
  • Save
Setting page parent