Example of Events Calendar month view option

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Overview

In Q1 of 2024 the Web Platform development team has dedicated effort to release various new features for users. One of the new features now available is the Event Calendar component.  This new component showcases your events in a calendar view on your page.


New Features

The Event Calendar component is used to display your upcoming events on your page. Visitors can navigate your calendar by scrolling through months with the arrow keys or highlight the current day by clicking the "today" button.  Visitors can also choose how they view your events by toggling between a calendar or list view. Clicking the name of the Event will take visitors to the event listing itself for more details.

 Example of an Event Calendar Component in Month View:

Example of Events Calendar month view option
In the example above, we used the JEDI tag to display this group's events. 

 

Example of an Event Calendar Component in list view: 

Example of events calendar component in list view
In the example above, we used the JEDI tag to display this group's events. 

Instructions

Configuring the Event Calendar Component:

  • Click Edit content.
  • Click the plus icon where you want to place the component.
  • Select Event Calendar from the menu.
Event Calendar in Component List
  • Add a custom Title for your Event Calendar. (required)
  • Optional: Filter the events displayed in the view.  In the Filter events by field, start by typing an event type, category, topic, or tag. Select the term.
Configuring the Title and Filter for the Event Calendar component in the Web Platform
  • Optional: Add a link to the event calendar component. Start typing the title of a piece of content to select it. You can also enter an internal path such as /node/add or an external URL such as http://example.com.
  • Add Link Text for the URL. 
Configuring the URL and Link text for the Event Calendar component in the Web Platform
  • Expand Layout Options.
  • In the Spacer section, you can select the amount of additional space you would like below the component. Note: By default, there is no space below a component.
  • Click Save 
  • Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save.

 

Note: Only use one Event calendar component per page to avoid error. 


Resources

For additional details on this new component, and all others available, please visit the Layout Paragraphs Page in our Web platform knowledge base.