Control Panel>Website>Website Modules>Events
This guide will walk you through the creation of a simple event that does not require payment to register.
To create a new event from the Events module, click on the Add button on the Event Manager page and select the Event option. You will then be taken to the Basic Info page where you can begin working on your new event.
There are ____ general steps to creating a new event:
1. Basic Info
The Basic Info determines the general layout of your event.
- Select the Single Activity option
- Give your event a Title
- Assign your event to a Category
- Enter the Start and Finish Date/Time of your event
- Notes: if your event only takes place on one day, you may leave the finish date blank
- Specify what additional information is needed. For the simplest event that still allows for online registration, select only the "Registration, fees, attendance..." and "Who can register..." options.
- Note: some additional information options will be greyed out. These are either not optional or are enable/disabled elsewhere.
- Check the "This panel is complete" box and Save your settings.
After saving your Basic Info, you will arrive on the event management page. Along the left hand side you will see the additional information panels you selected.
2. Registration Settings
- Select the Registration & Fees panel and click the pencil icon to begin editing.
- Set Registration to Required
- Set Avoid Duplicate Registrations to Yes
- Select "No fee will be charged..." under Fees/Payments
- For Maximum Guests, we recommend setting this to between 1 and 5 additional guests per registration.
- For Non-Member Settings, set the Email Address fields to Show and Require, and the rest of the fields to Show (i.e Optional).
- Check the "This panel is complete" box and Save your settings.
3. Who Can Register
- Select the Who Can Register panel and click the pencil icon to begin editing.
- For Registrant Type, set it to a group that is permitted to register for the event.
- [Optional] Enter a display name for this registrant type.
- Click Add to add this option to the event.
- Repeat this process for any additional Registrant types for your event.
- Note: remember to add guest Registrant Type options if registrants are allowed to add guests to their registration. Those types include: Everyone, Non-Member Guest (another non-member), and the three Member Guest options.
- Check the "This panel is complete" box and Save your settings.
The event should now be fully functional. We recommend that you click the Back to Event button in the upper left to test the registration by signing up yourself.