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Content Type - Event

What is the Event Content Type in Drupal?

The Event content type is designed to create and manage event-related content that integrates seamlessly with the preloaded Events Page available on all our websites. This centralized page automatically aggregates and displays all events in one place, ensuring your audience can easily find information about upcoming activities.

The Events Page uses predefined filters and sorting, pulling data directly from the Event content type, and presenting it in a user-friendly format such as lists or calendars.

How to Use the Event Content Type

Step 1: Adding a new Event

  • Navigate to Content → Add content type.
  • Select Event.
  • Configure the following settings:
    • Title field: Use this for the event name.
    • Body Field (WYSISWYG): Use this for the event description or details.
    • Moderation States: Enable "Published" if events should be visible immediately on the Events Page.

 

Step 2: Adding Event Details

  1. When in the editing interface, select Event Summary
  2. Add to the following fields (Optional):
    1. Event Organizer: Add an organizer associated with the event.
    2. Organizer Email: Add an Email address associated with the Event Organizer
    3. Location: Add an address for your event (This will display as a location on a map)
  3. When in the editing interface, select Display
    1. Here you can add a calendar widget that the user can select to add the event to their personal calendar
      1. To display the widget to the user, select 'Show add to calendar widget'

 

Step 3: Displaying Events on the Events Page

  1. The Events Page is preconfigured to aggregate all published Event content.

    • Events are automatically displayed in chronological order, with upcoming events appearing first.