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Create an event

Planning something for the community? An event takes four steps: create it, add the date and time, invite people, then publish it.

Always work in your own location. Choose it from the selector at the top left of the portal before you start. Each location manages its own records, so nothing should be added under Global.

The Events page

Open Events

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    Events

    In the side menu, open Community and click Events.

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    Add

    Click Add at the top right.

The top of the Add Event form

Describe the event

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    Title

    Enter the Title. Type it in English in the first box. The second box is for the Arabic version.

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    Description

    Write the Description the same way, in English and then Arabic.

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    Further down

    Scroll for Attachments, Tags, URL, Image, Phone Number and Organizer.

The bottom of the Add Event form

RSVP, audience and location

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    Category

    Pick a Category.

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    RSVP

    Want people to reply? Tick RSVP and set RSVP Before.

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    Registration

    Using an outside sign-up page? Tick Registration Link and paste the full URL, including http:// or https://.

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    Location

    Enter the Location Name, and add Location Direction if it helps people find it.

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    Invite

    Choose All Users, or Specific Users and Groups. With All Users, you can't change the audience after saving.

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    Save

    Click Save. Your event is created as Pending, so nobody can see it yet.

The Add Occurrence form

Add the date and time

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    Open the event

    In the Events list, click the arrow at the end of your event's row.

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    Add

    On the Location and Timing tab, click Add.

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    Times

    Enter the Start Time and End Time.

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    Default location

    Keep Default location ticked to use the location you already entered.

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    Save

    Check it over, then click Save.

The Audience tab on an event

Invite people

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    Audience

    Chose Specific Users and Groups? Click the Audience tab. If you chose All Users, skip this.

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    Add

    Click Add, choose the Users or Groups, and click Save.

The status menu showing Publish

Publish it

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    Status

    At the top of the event, click Pending.

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    Publish

    Click Publish.

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    If it won't publish

    The portal stops you until the event has a date and time, and its invited users.

A published event

Check it's live

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    Published

    The status changes to Published and Published On shows the date.

The Add Category form on Events

Optional: add a category

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    Categories

    To sort your events, click the Categories tab on Events, then Add. Enter the name in English and Arabic and click Save. Do this before you create the event.

Your event is live

Remember: it stays Pending and hidden until you publish it.