Events with participants are an important aspect of successful community engagement projects. District Engage has a dedicated section to create and manage events for your project.
Create an event
To create an event for your project:
While logged in, use the top-level menu to navigate to the Projects tab.
Select the relevant project; this opens your project overview page.
In the left-hand menu, under Content, click Events. This shows all the events for this project.
To add a new event, in the top right, click +Add event.
Editing events has the same functionality as editing your main project page. You can use the text editor to add rich text, and add blocks to add other kinds of content. For more information about the text editor, see WYSIWYG editor. For more information about content blocks, see Manage content blocks and groups.
Add a Title.
Add a Description. This is the detail of your event.
Use blocks (Add block) to add further content if required.
For long content enable “Show table of contents“ checkbox in the content settings
In the event settings, choose whether to enable the Allow RSVP option (enabled by default). When enabled, users can register their attendance for the event. When disabled, the event will display without an RSVP button.
If RSVP is enabled, set the maximum number of attendees (Max no of attendees) for the event.
Set a Start Date and End Date for the event by typing the dates into the fields, or click the calendar icon and pick a date from the calendar.
Once you've finished editing, click Save.
Edit an event
To edit an existing event:
Navigate to an existing project.
In the left-hand menu, under Content, click Events. This shows all the events that already exist for this project.
Click on the ellipsis button to show more options for an event. Click Edit.
Alternatively, click on the event you want to edit, then click the Edit tab.
When you're finished editing, click Done.
Unpublish an event
You can unpublish individual events from a project without affecting the other content. The event will be automatically removed from anywhere it's current displayed or linked to.
To unpublish an event:
Navigate to an existing project.
In the left-hand menu, under Content, click events. This shows all the events that already exist for this project.
Click on the event you want to unpublish.
At the top right of the screen, next to the Save button, are your publish options. Choose Unpublished from the dropdown menu.
Click Save.
Delete an event
You can delete an event from a project if it's no longer needed, or was created by mistake. This permanently removes the event and all its content and cannot be undone. Proceed with caution!
Note: you may not have delete permissions as part of your role. If you have any questions about your permissions, contact your District Engage administrator.
To delete an event:
Navigate to an existing project.
In the left-hand menu, under Content, click events. This shows all the events that already exist for this project.
Click on the ellipsis button to show more options for an event. Click Delete.
Alternatively, click on the event you want to edit, then click the Delete tab.
You'll be prompted with a warning to confirm the action. Click Yes, Delete this event.
Your event is now deleted.
