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An event on the website will show up in the list of news and along with relevant content. Events can be filtered by audience (Kids, Teens, Adults) on the main events list, and audience-specific events will appear at the bottom of the Kids and Teens pages, respectively.
Sample event content
The following are examples of event content:
Adding an event
To add an article to your site you must be logged in. Navigate using the black admin menu bar at the top of any page to Content > Add content > Article (at node/add/event).
Fields on event content
The Title field is the only required field for articles. The title will be displayed at the top of the page when it is viewed and will have semantic markup as Heading Level 1, which is important for search engines and screen readers.
The Branch field is for those libraries that have multiple branches. Select the branch the event will take place.
The Date and Time field is for the actual date and time of the event. Event listings will display upcoming events only, so when a date has passed, the event will be archived. Events also display in chronological order, with the next event showing first.
The Location will display the event map on the event page.
The Main Image field is where you can add an image for the event.
The Description field is where the information about the event will go. Many different formatting options are available, including adding images into the body content.
Please note that inserting an image of an event flyer instead of adding text into the description field will prevent the event from showing up in search results properly and it will make the event description inaccessible to screen readers.
The Registration field consists of a URL field to paste in the url for the registration and Link text field to customize the text for the link.
The Audience field allow event content to be categorized for Adults, Teens, and Kids. Events marked for Teens and/or Kids will appear at the bottom of the landing pages for those sections of the website.
Remember to save!
Any content you create is temporary until you press the Save button at the bottom of the create content form.
You may also want to add content to the navigation menu or configure different publishing options before you save.
