Difference between revisions of "Website Calendar Event Guidelines"
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To add a new event: | To add a new event: | ||
| − | #Create a new event category if necessary. | + | #Create a new event category, if necessary. |
| − | ##Log into Joomla Administration [http://christchurchchislehurst.com/new/administrator/index.php here]. | + | ##Log into Joomla Administration [http://christchurchchislehurst.com/new/administrator/index.php here] |
| − | ###TBC | + | ##Select '''Components>JEvents>Category Manager''' |
| + | ##Select 'New' (orange plus sign in the top right corner) and complete the requested information, choosing an appropriate 'parent' whenever possible | ||
| + | ##Select 'Save and Close' to return to the JEvents '''Category Manager '''menu; then select 'Control Panel' in the upper left corner to return to the JEvents top menu | ||
| + | #If the event is standard in nature and a new event category is unlikely to be necessary, then to create events, whether recurring, periodic, or one-off: | ||
| + | ##Log into Joomla Administration [http://christchurchchislehurst.com/new/administrator/index.php here] | ||
| + | ##Select '''Components>JEvents>Manage Events''' | ||
| + | ##Select 'New' (orange plus sign in the top right corner) | ||
| + | ##There are two tabs: Common and Calendar. In the 'Common' tab, name the event and select your name as the Creator. Choose the appropriate Category and include a short Description or a link to a description already included in the website (using the Link button.) In the Location and Contact sections..... [TBC] | ||
| + | ##In the Calendar tab, unless it's an All-day or Unspecified time event, enter the start and end dates and the start and end times. If its a recurring event, specify the type and internval | ||
== Updating an Existing Event == | == Updating an Existing Event == | ||
Revision as of 18:40, 7 September 2011
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Activity or Course Events
Activities or courses consist of a series of actual sessions, called events. Once the initial page has been created, the Website Team would like you to add, update and delete events. If you feel uncomfortable with this idea, the Website Team can update the event information for you based on your instructions.
Adding a New Event
To add a new event:
- Create a new event category, if necessary.
- Log into Joomla Administration here
- Select Components>JEvents>Category Manager
- Select 'New' (orange plus sign in the top right corner) and complete the requested information, choosing an appropriate 'parent' whenever possible
- Select 'Save and Close' to return to the JEvents Category Manager menu; then select 'Control Panel' in the upper left corner to return to the JEvents top menu
- If the event is standard in nature and a new event category is unlikely to be necessary, then to create events, whether recurring, periodic, or one-off:
- Log into Joomla Administration here
- Select Components>JEvents>Manage Events
- Select 'New' (orange plus sign in the top right corner)
- There are two tabs: Common and Calendar. In the 'Common' tab, name the event and select your name as the Creator. Choose the appropriate Category and include a short Description or a link to a description already included in the website (using the Link button.) In the Location and Contact sections..... [TBC]
- In the Calendar tab, unless it's an All-day or Unspecified time event, enter the start and end dates and the start and end times. If its a recurring event, specify the type and internval
Updating an Existing Event
To update an existing event:
- TBC
Deleting an Existing Event
To delete an existing event:
- TBC
