These instructions assume familiarity with basic website functions such as adding images and text, please read the Getting Started sections before this to ensure complete understanding.
To browse to the event management page, locate the Event Espresso section in the dashboard and click Event Overview, this will bring you to a list of current and past events that have been created in the system.
From this screen we can: Add events, Edit existing events and Delete events.
To Add an event press the Add New Event button located to the right of the page title, there are also a few other blue add event buttons scattered about the page.
To Edit an event, click the title of the event in the list of events.
In the page that follows, provide details of the event as highlighted below:
More information on editing content for the description can be found here.
Other fields are edited by clicking in the input box or selecting with the drop-down.
If in doubt with any of the available fields or formatting, it is always best to look at a previous event to get an idea of how to properly fill out the fields. Some websites may have a particular layout for certain events. Please keep this in mind and correspond to this if need be.
Events must have registration dates (the current date must fall within the registration period) in order for them to display on the website.
Events can include multiple prices for example: Members and Non members can have different priced tickets.
If the website in question has a category system, make sure to select the category relevant to the event.
When complete, submit the event by clicking the ‘Submit new event’ in the top right area of the screen (Note: Internet Explorer users will need to press the submit button twice).
To delete an event simply hover over its “row” and click the red “delete” button when it appears.
