Overview
The Event Series feature lets you group and share related events, such as orientation sessions or speaker series, in a unified collection. You'll find a dedicated series main page that lists all of your event series, each with its own dedicated page that lists the individual events within that series.
This guide covers those pages and creating, editing, and removing events from a series.
Event Series Main (Listing) Page
This page is a dedicated space within your Events Site, showcasing a list of your public event series.
Use the collapsible sections below to learn more about the “Event Series” main page, including how to access it, how series are automatically added to the list, and the customization options available to you.
Access
Access
The URL for your event series listing page is your Events Site URL with /series appended. For example: events.fire.edu/series.
This page is not automatically added to your event site’s navigation menu. This allows you to decide where or if it should be displayed. In the screenshot below, we’ve added “Series” to the header navigation by creating a new menu item pointing to the /series URL.
Learn how to add menu items in our Event Site + Settings article.
Series List
Series List
When you create a new public event series, it is automatically added to your Event Series page. The listing on this page is generated automatically based on your published event series with the privacy setting set to “public.”
Each series links to its dedicated series page, where the events within that series are listed. Details about the dedicated series page are covered later in this article.
Configurations
Configurations
Introduction Text: The only unique setting to the "Event Series" page is the introduction text, which appears below the header and above the series list. You can enable and customize this text in Event Settings.
Footer: Since the "Event Series" page is an extension of your main Events Site, it inherits the same footer as all other event pages within the site. To configure the footer, navigate to Event Settings. Note: Changes made to the footer will apply across your entire Events Site.
Navigation Menu: Like the footer, the navigation menu applies to all pages within the Events Site and is managed in Event Settings.
Add a menu item in your navigation that directs visitors to your Event Series page (/series), ensuring they can easily access it from anywhere within your Events Site.
Individual Series Page
When you create an event series, a dedicated page is automatically generated. If the series is set to “public,” this page will be accessible from the Event Series Main Page (explained in the previous section) and will have its own unique URL for you to share.
On this page, key details about the series are displayed in the header. If the series includes multiple types of events with varying locations or availability, you may see “Varies” or "Various" for those fields.
Below the series details, all upcoming events in the series are listed. Clicking on an event will open its dedicated page, where visitors can review event-specific information, including registration options if enabled.
Creating an Event Series
Before creating a series, we recommend creating your individual events first, as any event created in the Events module can be added to a series.
However, you can add events to a series at any point. If you prefer, start by creating one or two events to get started and build your series as you go.
Steps to Create a Series
Navigate to Engagement > Events > Event Series.
Click on the plus sign button in the bottom right corner of the page.
Configure the settings for your new series:
Event Series Name: Give your series a descriptive name to include on your Event Series Main Page and your Event Series Page.
Privacy:
Public: Anyone can find it on your Events Series Main Page.
Private: Accessible via URL; hidden from the Event Series Main Page.
Description: Enter an informative description for your event series. This will appear on the Individual Series Page.
When you're finished, click Create Event Series, and the event series editor will open.
Click Add Photo in the circle within the header to add a photo for the series.
If you're pleased with the series' configurations, you can now add events. This process is explained in the following section.
Adding, Editing, or Removing Events within a Series
Adding an Event
Adding an Event
Navigate to Engagement > Events > Event Series.
Click on either the name of your Event Series or the pencil icon to open the series editor.
Click the Events tab from the left-hand menu.
Click the + Add Event button.
Select which event(s) you want to add to the series.
The search and filter features can help you quickly narrow the list.
You can select more than one event by holding down
shiftwhile clicking the events, holding downcontrolwhile clicking the events or holding downcommandwhile clicking the events (Mac).The selected events will be highlighted in blue, and a count will be provided in parentheses next to the Add Events button.
Click the Add Events button. The events will be added to the series.
Visit the event series page to preview the event(s).
If all of the events have not yet been created, repeat this process once they have been created to add them to the series.
Editing an Event
Editing an Event
Option 1: Because a series is a collection of events, you can edit an event from the All Events page (Engagement > Events > All Events) just like any other event.
Option 2: You can edit the event from the Event Series editor.
Navigate to Engagement > Events > Event Series.
Click on either the name of your Event Series or the pencil icon to open the series editor.
Click the Events tab from the left-hand menu.
Locate the event from the list and click the pencil icon.
Both methods open the same event editor.
Removing an Event
Removing an Event
Navigate to Engagement > Events > Event Series.
Click on either the name of your Event Series or the pencil icon to open the series editor.
Click the Events tab from the left-hand menu.
Locate the event from the list and click the trash can icon.
This action removes the event from the series but does not delete it.
The Events Module is included with the Element Engage package.