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Purpose
The Event page lets you create special pages for events. Users can attend or learn about these events on your website. It functions as a central hub for all event-related information.
When to Use
This content type is great for sharing details about any upcoming or past event. Here are some examples:
- Upcoming Conferences: Promote upcoming conferences, workshops, or seminars.
- Meetings: Share details about board meetings, training sessions, or other gatherings.
- Webinars: Provide information about upcoming webinars and registration links.
- Past Events: Offer recaps of past events, including presentations, recordings, or summaries.
Elements of an Event Page
- Event Details:
- Title: Clearly identify the event.
- Start Date: Indicate the event start time and date.
- Optional End Date Specify the event end time if applicable.
- To avoid an error when saving your event, leave both the end date and time fields blank. You can also select the "All day" check box if you do not want the end date to appear.
- Description: Provide a detailed description of the event, including its purpose, agenda, and highlights.
- Additional Information:
- Registration links: Include links for users to register for the event.
- Attachments: Attach relevant files like agendas, presentations, or speaker bios.
- Event Recap (for Past Events): Offer summaries or recordings of past events.
- Categorization: Organize events into categories (e.g., "Conferences", "Meetings") for easier browsing and filtering.
- Display Options: Choose between:
- Embedded Google Calendar: Display events alongside your existing Google calendar.
- Event Page Collection: Create individual event pages with detailed information.
Log in to your site
You can login to your site from login.iowa.gov.
Each person on your agency team has a specific user role for the website. These roles set permissions. They control who can edit, review, and publish content. You can ask for a role change or remove a role. Just submit a ServiceNow support ticket if you need help.
Navigate to the Content tab
To add pages to your website, click the Content button. Make sure you're logged in for access to that tab.
You can sort your created pages using the filter button. To edit them, just select the edit button on the Content List page.
Example of Content List page:
Create a new Event Page
Navigate to Content then Add Content and select the Event tab to create your event.
The event is typically a calendared event such as a board meeting, public meeting, outreach event, or committee business. If your agency finds you need specific Categories of meetings (such as those mentioned), consider creating a new "category" inside the Event Type Taxonomy term (for agency managers).
The Event has standard information such as Start Date and Time, optional End Date and Time, and event details.
Other information will be able to be attached such as virtual login details, registration details such as through an external RSVP link, and more details.
Editing, publishing, and scheduling content
Authors will have the ability to edit content based on different privileges.
Here is a table that demonstrates what each author type or content managers can do:
| Who can ... | Writer | Editor | Publisher | Agency Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create this content | X | X | X | X |
| Edit own content | X | X | X | X |
| Edit anyone's content | X | X | X | |
| Publish this content | X | X | ||
| Unpublish this content | X | X | ||
| Delete own content | ||||
| Delete anyone's content | ||||
| Schedule this content | X | X |
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