Components are a great way to re-use content you have already added to your site elsewhere.  The Events Component lets you pull through events from existing calendars on your website.  

Pre-requisite - You will need to ensure there is an existing calendar on your site which contains events in the future.

Inserting the Event (List) Component

This component allows you to output a list of events from a calendar on your website.  You can choose how many items to display, as well as the date range you with to include events from. 

1. Select Components in the Edit tab:
   
2. Select  Website Content > Events (list). 
3. The Add Component window opens:
   
   • To display a title above your component, check Include Title, and enter the title text.
   • Select Browse to choose your Source calendar. A tree view of your site will open, listing items where calendars exist. Use the tree to choose the calendar you want to show dates from, then select Select.
   • Enter the maximum number of events to display from your calendar by entering a number in Limit.
   • Optionally, to only show events within a specific date range, set the From and To Date Range (otherwise leave them blank). 
4. Select OK.

Inserting the Event (Single) Component

This component allows you to output a single event that has been added to any calendar category on your site.  

1. Select Components in the Edit tab:
   
2. Select Website Content > Events (single). 
3. The Add Component window opens:
   
   • To display a title above your component, check Include Title, and enter the title text.
   • Select Browse. The Select an Event window opens:
     
     • Locate the event that you want to add:
       • Select the calendar category to search.
       • You can then enter any of the following to refine the search
         • Filter Tags (if you have this option on your website)
         • Date Range
         • Search (enter all or part of the event title)
     • Select the event to display from Select an Event.
4. Select OK.

Saving Your Changes

Select Save on the Edit tab and choose the desired save option:

1. Save & Publish
   • If you see this option, you can save and publish your item immediately to make it live on the website.
   • If you have purchased our School News Mobile App, Administrators or Publishers can select the option to send a notification to subscribed app users.  
2. Save Draft
   • This will allow you to save your item without publishing it, and return to continue editing via Drafts on the Home tab
3. Send for Approval
   • This option enables you to send an item to be reviewed and approved by either an Administrator or Publisher.  Once approved this item will be made live on the site.  

Updated 03 September 2025 07:35