Events #4
The Events Template needs to use 1 page inside of the Pages Module (CONTENT > Pages) to work. Simply assign the Events Template to a page in the TEMPLATE field inside of the page editor for your events to show up on your website.
Managing Events
To make changes, navigate to CONTENT > EVENTS
Detailed event help can be found at http://help.ekklesia360.com/module/events/
- Events: This is a list of all the events with some basic information. Events can be organized by Event, Start Date, and Status.
- Calendar: This is a calendar view of all of your events. This view is where you can edit specific occurrences (for example: cancel youth group for one night).
- RSVPS: This gives you a list of all the RSVPS for your events and can be organized by name, event, email, guests, or RSVP date. A member of the Ekklesia 360 team will need to enable this for you if you wish to use the RSVP functionality.
- Discounts: Only used if RSVP is enabled
- Categories: As an event is created, it can be put into any category. This is useful to organize events and can be managed on this page. It also makes it easier for the site user to find the event they are looking for.
- Coordinators: This lists the event coordinators and how many events they are coordinating. You can also link a Coordinator to the person's corresponding Member profile if you wish to do so.
- Edit Selected Events: This allows you to edit or delete any selected event. This is a way to edit/delete events in bulk.
- Add A New Event: Allows you to add a new event.
All event images should be a 16:9 ratio (1,024px by 576px is the recommended size).
Viewing Events
Once your events are created and organized, the congregation can view your events by visiting the events page (normally found in your site's navigation). The default view for the Events page is to display the Events List. The events will be listed in order of date and the user can click through to see coming months. The user may sort the events using the categories drop down or search for a particular event.
The last event view is the Full Calendar. This is a good way to get an overview of the month for the church and members can click on an event to get more details.
Event Details Page
When an event is clicked on from any of the views, it will show all the information available for the event. If a field within the event editor is not filled out, it will simply not show anything, rather than leaving an obvious blank space. The Event Details page will also show buttons to RSVP (if applicable) and a button add the event to their personal calendar.