How to add an event on sites, and a deep dive of each setting within events, including event timing, placement, registration, multi-day and recurring events.
How to Add an Event
- Login to your Tithely account and select Sites from the left menu. Or login to your site directly.
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Route Option: Quick Add Event
From any page on the site, click the Quick Add Menu ' + ' next to the Admin Menu top right of the website, and then click Event in the drop-down
Route Option: Add from the Events Page
On the events page (/events) on your website, click on the FAB (edit pencil) which can be found on the top left side of the page.
Select Add Event.
- Enter your Event Details.
Event Title and Subtitle
Enter your event title(s).
Location
Enter where your event is taking place.
Associate
The associate field allows you to associate an event with a ministry. If associated, the event will display on the corresponding ministry page.
Event Date(s)
Select your event date by clicking the date field.
If your event is a multi-day event, you can use the Add Date, 7 Days Later, or 30 Days Later to quickly add additional dates. NOTE: This method produces one year of events.
However, if your event runs weekly, check the box for Automatically generate weekly occurrences of this event. NOTE: This event will show Recurring Events (see screenshot below).
How to Find and Delete Recurring Events
Video explanation on how to find and delete recurring events on your Site: https://a.cl.ly/nOu4Y2Gk
Body
Include your event details here.
Images
The first photo you upload will act as the title image of the Event/News or Blog post. All additional images will appear as a slideshow on the corresponding page. To avoid issues with the iCal feed your Site produces, please exclude special characters and "spaces" from your uploaded image file.
Examples of good file names: IMG_SAMPLE.png or image-sample-12.jpg
Examples of bad file names: IMG SAMPLE.png or image#13sample@thepark.jpg
Video
Insert a Youtube, Vimeo, or Facebook URL to include a video on your event page.
File Downloads
Registration
If you have a registration link from Elvanto, or another system, you can include your link here.
In the Registration Button Label, enter what you'd like the button text to say.
Event Placement
Where on your website you'd like the event to be shown
You have the ability to control where each Event is displayed on your site by checking different boxes in the Placement section.
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Event Blocks will pre-populate that event.
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Event Page will showcase/highlight your event on the events page (left side with images)
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Event Page Sidebar will list your event only during the week the event is happening under "This Week's Events" on the event page.
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Calander will show your event on your website events calendar. The calendar view is a great way to see a monthly overview of all events.
Published
If your event is still being drafted and you don't want it live on the site yet, you can uncheck the Published check box (found right above the 'Save Event' button). When you're ready to share the event with everyone and make the event visible on the site, just recheck the 'Published' box and save your event.
To find unpublished events, Click on the Admin Menu > Content > Events.
User Permissions needed to access Sites
Account Owner, Admin, Limited Acess User with permissions granted for Sites, or Admin Permissions granted directly on the Tithely Site. If you have additional questions, please reference this article.