Event Calendar is Higher Logic's core module for Events. It doesn't offer full event registration and management capabilities like Event Manager, but it's ideal for spreading the word about upcoming events from your organization. And, if your account is integrated with an AMS/CRM database, you can advertise events from your AMS/CRM across your Higher Logic site.

NOTE: Event Manager is a separate, optional Higher Logic module that provides more robust event registration and management options. See Event Manager Overview to learn more.

Access and manage calendars

Super Admins and Community Admins can access and manage Event Calendar as described in this section.

Site-wide Event Calendar

Super Admins can view and manage Event Calendar for all events in all communities across their Higher Logic site.

• Access the Admin interface and navigate to Events > List.

Community-specific Event Calendar

Community Admins can view and manage Event Calendar for all events in just the community(ies) in which they are Community Admins.

• Access the community Home page and click Settings > Manage Events.

Add an Event

In addition to the locations mentioned above, Admins can create events on the Upcoming Events and Manage Events pages. By default, these pages are located in the Events menu on your main Navigation.

• Click Add an Event and reference the table in Event Calendar to configure the event.

Use widgets to display events

You can display events on any page of your site. There are two widgets in the CMS that Site Admins and Super Admins can add to a page and then configure.

• The All Events List widget, in the Widget > Event category. This widget is included on the Upcoming Events page and defaults to listing all of your account's events, but the widget can be added to other pages in lieu of or in addition to this page.

• The Upcoming Events List widget, in the Widget > Feeds category. You can add this widget to any page and specify how many events to display (and other parameters, such as date and location) to, for example, feature a short list of upcoming events.

TIP: The articles in the Manage Site Navigation & Content section detail how to use the CMS to create and edit pages and Content Items (one of which is a widget).

Event types

When an Event is created, it can be assigned a type. Event Types are a great way to categorize events because when events are grouped:

• Admins can create type-specific events and
• Users can filter events listings in order to more easily find events that interest them.

To manage your Event Types:

1. Access the Admin Interface.
2. Navigate to Events > Types.

The Event Types page lists the Higher Logic out-of-the-box Event Types, as well as any that have been created in your account. You can:

• Click Add to create and configure an Event Type.
• Click Edit to customize any (out-of-the-box or account-specific) Event Type.
• Click an Event Type's dropdown and select Delete to remove the type.

Related articles

Check out Event Calendar to learn how to:

• Add an Event
• Display your Events
• Create & manage Event Types
• Download Events to your personal calendar
• Search and filter events