Events

Fields

The following fields are used in Events:

Fields marked * are compulsory.

Field Action Option / Content
Title * Enter Required event title
Short Description Enter Optional short description
Main Content * Enter Required main content
Speaker Enter Optional speaker
Speaker URL Enter Optional speaker URL 1
Start Date * Select Select required start date
Start Time Select Select optional start time
Finish Date Select Select optional finish date
Finish Time Select Select optional finish time
Host Enter Optional host
Host URL Enter Optional host URL 1
Venue * Enter Required venue information
Venue URL Enter Optional venue URL 1
Contact Enter Optional contact information
Booking URL Enter Optional booking URL 1
Image Select / Upload Optional event image

1 Full http(s)://www.mysite.com link required

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Note: It is currently up to the user to ensure that the necessary content is added to produce a meaningful Event as fields are purposefully not required to promote a higher degree of flexibility.

  • Select Events
  • Select Add New
  • Enter content as required by the fields

Note that content is typically entered either via text area or standard WordPress WYSIWYG editor (URL required for Speaker URL, Host URL, Venue URL and Booking URL).

Start Date / Finish Date and Start Time / Finish Time information is entered using a dropdown calendar or dropdown time selector respectively.

Event image can be selected / uploaded using the standard WordPress image selection tools.

Text area

Events Example Text Area

WYSIWYG Editor

Events Example WYSIWYG Editor

Start Date / Finish Date

Events Start Date / Finish Date

Start Time / Finish Time

Event Start Time / Finish Time

  • Save Draft / Publish / Update your Event to commit the changes

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Events Display

An archive page displays all Events. The URL is typically: https://research.abdn.ac.uk/my-site/events/

The following example shows an Events archive containing two events:

Events Archive

Note that an image had been added to the first Event, but not to the second, hence the inclusion of and lack of an associated image respectively.

Click any of the Events displayed in the archive to view the individual Event.

The URL for an individual Event would typically be of the format: https://research.abdn.ac.uk/my-site/events/my-event/

The exact display will depend on the content added to the various Event fields.

The following example shows an individual Event:

Individual Event

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