Events 

The Events content type is helpful for entities to promote public gatherings and office closures. Additionally, all State of Vermont websites come with the Full Events Calendar feature. This feature allows site visitors to view all the Events created as an aggregated list or a monthly layout.

Please Note: You must be logged in to the State of Vermont website that you are editing to follow the instructions below. 

• Create an Event
• Add a New Event Type
• Add a New Event Location
• Display an Event
• Access an Existing Event
• Add the Full Events Calendar
• Example Event
• Example Full Events Calendar
• Example Events Block

Create an Event  

1. Content
   

   Select 'Content' on the top navigation.

2. +Add Content
   

   Select '+Add Content'.

3. Event
   

   Select the 'Event' option.

4. Title
   

   Enter the 'Title' that will appear at the top of the event page and in search results. This will also be used to generate the URL. By example, a title of 'Example Event' would have a URL that ends with '/example-event'.

5. Body
   

   Enter the event description in the 'Body' field.

6. Optional: Type
   

   Specify the event 'Type'. By default, the options are Seminar and Workshop. To add more options, follow the Instructions to Add a New Event Type.

7. Optional: Location
   

   Specify the 'Location' for the event. To add more options, follow the instructions to Add a New Event Location.

8. Optional: Event Date
   

   Specify the 'Event Date' and time. NEED TO ADD DETAILS ONCE I HEAR BACK FROM TYLER.

9. Optional: Menu Link
   

   In the 'Menu settings', check the 'Menu Link' box to have the event listed in the navigation menu.

10. Optional: Menu Link Title
    

    Once 'Provide a menu link' is selected, the 'Menu link title' will appear. Enter the page name as you would like it to appear in the navigation menu.

11. Optional: Description
    

    Use the 'Description' field to supply additional context for the menu link. A description is not required if you have provided a descriptive menu link title.

12. Optional: Parent Link
    

    Use the 'Parent Link' to specify where the link will appear in the menu.

13. Optional: Weight
    

    Use the 'Weight' to specify where the link appears amongst the other links in the menu. This can be modified on the menu page. Providing this information here rather than manually adding a link in the menu has the added benefit of generating a layered URL. For example, if you set the event to be under the 'This is a test' page with a url of '/this-is-a-test', and your event name is 'example event', your event will automatically generate a URL of '/this-is-a-test/example-event'.

14. Optional: URL Alias
    

    Once 'URL Alias' is deselected, the event URL can be entered manually. If you edit an event with a generated URL, a redirect will automatically be created from the old URL to the new one, so you don’t need to worry about links in your content, user bookmarks, or external links to the page.

15. Save
    

    Select 'Save'.

Add a New Event Type  

1. Structure
   

   Select 'Structure' on the top navigation.

2. Taxonomy
   

   Select 'Taxonomy'.

3. Event Types
   

   Select 'List terms' to the right of 'Event Types'.

4. +Add term
   

   Select '+Add term'.

5. Name
   

   Provide a 'Name'.

6. Save
   

   Select 'Save'.

Add a New Event Location  

1. Structure
   

   Select 'Structure' on the top navigation.

2. Taxonomy
   

   Select 'Taxonomy'.

3. Event Locations
   

   Select 'List terms' to the right of 'Event Locations'.

4. +Add term
   

   Select '+Add term'.

5. Name
   

   Provide a 'Name'.

6. Save
   

   Select 'Save'.

Display an Event   

1. Structure
   

   Select 'Structure' on the top navigation.

2. Block layout
   

   Select 'Block layout'.

3. Region
   Navigate to the template region you want to place the event block in. By example, 'Second Sidebar'.
4. Place block
   

   Select 'Place block'.

5. Block Events
   

   Locate the 'Block Events' block.

6. Place Block
   

   Select 'Place Block' to the right of 'Block Events'.

7. Display title
   

   In the 'Configure block' window, indicate if you would like to 'Display title' of the block. It is checked to 'Display title' by default.

8. Number of Events
   

   In the 'Configure block' window, indicate how many events you would like to display in the block in the 'Items per block'.

9. Pages
   

   In the 'Configure block' window, enter the 'Pages' the 'Block Events' should appear on.

10. Save block
    

    Select 'Save block'.

11. Content
    

    Select 'Content' on the top navigation.

12. Locate Page
    

    Locate the page you chose to place the 'Block Events' on.

13. View
    

    Click on the page title to view the page. Confirm that the 'Block Events' appears in the 'Second Sidebar' region.

Access an Existing Event   

1. Content
   

   Select 'Content' on the top navigation.

2. Title
   

   Enter the page 'Title' in the search field to locate the event you would like to edit.

3. Edit
   

   Once the event you would like to edit appears in the list, select 'Edit' on the right side of the listing.

Add the Full Events Calendar  

1. Structure
   

   Select 'Structure' on the top navigation. 

2. Menus
   

   Select 'Menus'.

3. Edit menu
   

   Select 'Edit menu' to the left of the menu you would like to add the Full Events Calendar to. By example the 'Main menu'. This will bring you to the editing window where you can add, edit, delete, or rearrange menu items.

4. +Add link
   

   Select '+Add link' button.

5. Menu link title
   

   Enter the 'Menu link title' that will appear in the list of menu links. By example, 'Calendar of Events'.

6. Link
   

   Enter '/calendar' in the 'Link' field.

7. Enabled
   

   Be sure that 'Enabled'  is checked. If you’d like the item temporarily hidden in the menu but still available in the future, uncheck 'Enabled'.

8. Optional: Description
   

   Add a 'Description'. This is the text that will appear when hovering over the link. A proper menu link title is usually sufficient.

9. Optional: Show as expanded
   

   Select 'Show as expanded' if would like any links that appear below this link to appear at all times.

10. Optional: Parent link
    

    Use the 'Parent Link' to specify where the link will appear in the menu. This can also be done by dragging and dropping menu links in the previous screen that shows the entire menu.

11. Optional: Weight
    

    Use the 'Weight' to specify where the link appears amongst the other links in the menu. This can be modified on the menu page. Providing this information here rather than manually adding a link in the menu has the added benefit of generating a layered URL. For example, if you set the event to be under the 'This is a test' page with a url of '/this-is-a-test', and your event name is 'example event', your event will automatically generate a URL of '/this-is-a-test/example-event'.

12. Save
    

    Select 'Save'. This will bring you back to the editing window where you can add, edit, delete, or rearrange menu items.

13. Back to site
    

    Select 'Back to site'.

14. View
    

    Confirm that the link you added above for 'Calendar of Events' appears as intended in the menu that you selected. Select the link to navigate to the events listing for your site. Confirm that both the 'List' and 'Month' view options are displayed.

Example Event  

Click the link below for an example event created using the Event content type.

• Example Event

Example Full Events Calendar  

All SOV websites come with the Full Events Calendar. This feature allows site visitors to view all the events created as an aggregated list or a monthly layout. Click the link below to view the Full Events Calendar.

• View the Full Events Calendar

Example Events Widget  

All SOV websites have a widget that features recently posted events. This widget also includes a link to the Full Events Calendar.