myPortal: Community Events

Summary

Communities can have specific Events created for them in the portal.  This article will outline the process of creating an Event for a Community. Users must have the appropriate Community permissions to create a Community Event.

How-To

Task: Create an event for a specific Community

Instructions

Create a Community Event

Step 1 - Navigate to the specific Community.

Step 2 - Click on Create Event in the upper right-hand corner.

Step 3 - Complete the Event Details (Cover Image, Name of event, Date & Time, Event Details, Event Privacy, Event Tickets, and Track Attendance).

Filled out Create Event prompt
 

Event Privacy

Step 1 - Allowing the Event to be shared publicly gives Community Members the ability to share a link for the Community Event outside of the Community. The Community Event link can be shared on other platforms and viewed by people without needing to log in.

Step 2 - Event creators can also enable the option to hide the list of attendees for attendee privacy.

 

Event Tickets

Step 1 - If attendees need tickets, enable Event Tickets and provide the URL of where tickets can be purchased.

Event tickets settings
 

Track Attendance

Step 1 - If attendance will be tracked, enable Track Attendance and enter necessary information.

Track Attendance settings

Step 2 - Click Create Event in the lower right-hand corner when finished.

Create Event button

 

Outcome

You can now create events for a specific Community.

 

Further Readings

myPortalCommunity

myPortal: Community - Adding Members

myPortalCommunity - Editing a Community

 

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