Aurora: Create an event
Community members can create events in Event boards they have permission to access.
Here's an example of an event creation page:
Here's an example of a published event on an Events board:
26 STEPS
1. On the community board, click Create an Event
2. The page to create an event opens.
Click + on the banner to add a banner.
This banner will appear on the published view of the event.
3. You can either upload from your device or search and upload an image from the internet.
4. You can now see the image that you uploaded.
Add a title for the event.
5. Enter text for the event
6. From the Event type dropdown menu, select the type of event.
As we are creating an In-Person event, we select In-Person
7. Click on the textbox labeled Start and enter a start date and time for this event
8. The calendar menu appears.
Choose a start date.
9. Choose a time and time zone
10. Click on the textbox labeled End.
11. The calendar menu appears
Choose a end date.
12. Choose a time and time zone
13. You can optionally specify the location for this In-person event.
You can opt to update this information even after publishing this event.
Start enter the address of the location and choose from the suggestions.
14. Optionally, click Display map on event page
15. A google map loads that shows the location of the address you added.
16. You can opt to add Guests for your event.
Click Add a member link to search and add a community member as a Featured Guest for this event.
17. A search box appears.
18. Enter a member name and choose from the suggestions.
19. The selected member is added as a Featured Guest.
20. To improve findability, you can tag this event. Click Add a Tag to add new tags.
21. Type the new tag
22. After you select the newly entered tag, you can see it listed under Tags section of the page
23. Scroll down and click Publish
24. The event is published.
25. To see how this event is listed in the board, click the board name on the breadcrumb.
26. You can see that the event under the Event board.
That's it! You're done!
Here's an interactive tutorial
Note: The default number of featured guests and its limit its 10. This value is configurable. To change this limit, Contact Khoros Support.
Related topics:
- About Events
- Creating an events node in community structure
- Events permissions and settings
- Event types
- Integrate Zoom with Community Events