From the Events dashboard, administrators can create or edit the details associated with any events that your organization may be holding. As well, administrators can delete events as needed. 

Create an Event

To create an event:

1. Click + Add Event
2. Title - enter a name for the event
3. Body - enter a description of the event and any other relevant details you wish the patrons to see when viewing it on your Stacks site
4. Recur Type - select the most appropriate recurrence type for the event; depending on your selection, additional fields will appear below
   1. Consecutive Event
      1. Create Events Between - enter the appropriate dates
      2. First and Final Event Starts At - enter the appropriate times
      3. Event Duration (number field) - specify the duration of the event
      4. Event Duration (drop-down field) - specify the time type (second(s), minute(s), or hour(s))
      5. Event Buffer (number field) - specify the buffer time of the event
      6. Event Buffer (drop-down field) - specify the time type (second(s), minute(s), or hour(s))
   2. Daily Event
      1. Create Events Between - enter the appropriate dates
      2. Event Start Time - enter the appropriate start time for the event
      3. Event length, select from
         
         1. Set Duration, then choose the duration; OR
         2. Set End Time, then choose the end time
   3. Weekly Event
      1. Create Events Between - enter the appropriate dates
      2. Event Start Time - enter the appropriate start time for the event
      3. Event length, select from
         
         1. Set Duration, then choose the duration; OR
         2. Set End Time, then choose the end time
      4. Day(s) of the Week - select the day(s) of the week the event will occur
   4. Monthly Event
      1. Create Events Between - enter the appropriate dates
      2. Event Start Time - enter the appropriate start time for the event
      3. Event length, select from
         
         1. Set Duration, then choose the duration; OR
         2. Set End Time, then choose the end time
      4. Event Recurrence Schedule - select from
         1. Recur on a Day of the Week, then select the most appropriate Day Occurrence and Day(s) of the week; OR
         2. Recur on a Day of the Month, then select the day(s) of the month
   5. Custom/Single Event
      1. Start and End date - enter the appropriate dates and times
5. Excluded Dates
   1. If applicable, enter a date where the event would fall on, but needs to be excluded. For example, the date might fall on a holiday or a day where the event cannot be run, it will be excluded for the identified date
   2. Click Add another item to open another set of date fields, and repeat as needed for additional excluded dates
6. Included Dates
   1. If applicable, enter a date where only if the conditions are met for specific day(s)
   2. Click Add another item to open another set of date fields, and repeat as needed for additional included dates
7. External Signup
   1. Expand this section and check External Signup to allow for external signups for the event
8. Event Registration
   1. Enable Registration - check this box to enable registration for the event and to specify the capacity for the event, and if applicable allow for a waitlist
   2. Restrict registration to once per email address? - check this box to limit registrations to only 1 per email address
   3. Which roles can register for this series? - check the box beside the role(s) that can register for the event
      1. Leave all boxes blank to allow anyone to register for the event
   4. Registration Type
      1. Select whether registrations can be made only for individual instances or for the entire series of events
   5. Registration Dates
      1. Select whether registration is open or can only be made within a specified period
         1. Note: if Open Registration is selected, people can register up until the start time of the event
   6. Total Number of Spaces - enter a numerical value for the number of people that can attend the event
   7. Enable Waiting List - check this box to enable a waitlist for people who register after an event's registration has reached its total number of spaces
   8. Enable Registration Reminders - check this box to enable registration reminders
9. Contact Info
   1. Name - enter the name of the contact person
   2. Phone - enter the phone number of the contact person
   3. Email - enter the email address of the contact person
   4. Click Add Contact, to open another set of the above mentioned fields to add the details for an additional contact, repeat as needed
   5. Click Remove, in the top right corner of each contact to remove that contact from the event listing
10. Event File
    1. Click Upload/Select File to browse your computer to upload any files that may be relevant to the event
11. Event Image
    1. Click Upload/Select File to browse your computer to upload an image to display with the event details
12. Event Category
    1. Click into the field to search for and select the appropriate category for the event, this will allow your users to filter events by category, which can be helpful if you have many events
       1. Note: the Event Category, Event Topic, and Event Type values come from the Filter Vocabularies, if the appropriate category does not exist, you can save the event, then go to the filter vocabularies to update the list, then come back and edit the event to update this field
    2. Click Add another item to add another applicable event category value, repeat as needed
13. Event Topic
    1. Click into the field to search for and select the appropriate topic for the event, this will allow your users to filter events by topic, which can be helpful if you have many events
       1. Note: these values come from the Filter Vocabularies
14. Event Type
    1. Click into the field to search for and select the appropriate type for the event, this will allow your users to filter events by type, which can be helpful if you have many events
       1. Note: these values come from the Filter Vocabularies
15. Location
    1. Click into the field to search for and select the appropriate location for the event
       1. Note: these come from the locations created in the Location and Hours area of the Dashboard 
16. Click Save to save and complete the creation of the event

Event Settings

On the Event Settings tile of the Events Management area of the Dashboard, administrators can configure the default display of events on the '/events' page in either a calendar or as a list.

1. Click the appropriate radio button beside the default option you wish to see
   1. Users/patrons of your site will still have the option to toggle their view between either the list or calendar view