Event Directories on Site Pages

Overview

Event directories are a section on a page that hold sessions, workshops or other events. Directories can be organized in many ways and used to show a schedule of events, allowing individuals to sign up or register for them.

In this article:

1. Navigate to Pages
2. Add a new page or edit an existing page
3. Add an Event Directory section
4. Edit Directory settings
5. Choose event posts to display

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Step by Step Walkthrough

Step 1 - Navigate to Pages

From the dashboard, select "Site Pages", then "Pages" in the left-hand side navigation bar.

Step 2 - Add a new page or edit an existing page

To create an event directory, start by adding a new page by clicking "+Add New Page” or edit an existing page by clicking the  “Options” button.

Step 3 - Add an event directory section

Add an event directory section by clicking the  "+Add New Section" button and selecting "Event Directory".

Step 4 - Setup the event directory section

• Enter a section title and select to display that title on the page.
• Select if you want the events to appear in an accordion that can be opened and closed on the page, and if the accordion will be opened by default. (Individuals can close the accordion once they view the page.)

• Choose if events will display in a tile format (displays the thumbnail, title, booth or catalog, and post type)
  • Enter the number of rows
  • Enter the number of posts to be added per booth or catalog if events will be added automatically.  
• Choose if the events will display in a list format (displays thumbnail, title, time and date of event, booth, and preview of the description). 
  • Enter the number of posts to be added per booth or catalog if events will be added automatically.  

Step 5 - Choose the event posts

• For automatic post selection
  • Select "Automated"
  • Select the post types to be added (example: workshops, keynotes)
  • Select the catalogs or booths that the event posts will be taken from.
  • Select how the directory will be sorted by start date ascending or descending, or alphabetically.
  • Click "Save"

• For manual post selection:
  • Select "Manually'".
  • Click the "Select Events" button.
  • From the list of event posts, select the events to be added to the directory by clicking the checkbox in the far left column.
  • Click "Save" to bring them into the table.

• Reorder posts selected manually
  • Drag and drop posts using the icon in the 'Order' column on the far left to change the order manually.
  • Automatically reorder posts by selecting a table column and changing the order from that column.
    • For example, if events will appear in alphabetical order, click the 'Event' column to automatically reorder the sessions. Click it again to toggle it between ascending and descending order.
• Click 'Preview' in the bottom left to preview the directory.
• Click "Save"