Events Templates - Event

Tyler Rominger
32 steps
4 minutes

Ministrydesigns-Sitebuilder

Event template allows you to configure the appearance of every event. Event Template acts as a draft, so every time you create a new Event, it follows the structure and style you've set in the Event Template, replicating the layout for every event By default, Event Template has the following widgets: **Events Post Name, Start Date, Events Post Category, Events Post Content, Add To Calendar button, Events Post Tags, Events Recent Posts**

You can add the following widgets to the Events Template: Search, Recent Posts, Category List, Tag List, **Post Name**, Events Calendar, **Author**, **Published On**, Start Date, End Date, Location, **Add To Calendar, Comments,** **Post Category, Post Tags**

Post Name

Post Name widget will display the post name on the website preview. You can only change the Text style for the Post Name. Additionally, you can change Spacing, Devices & Alignment and Visible On which are common features in most widgets in the website builder. Please refer to [this guide](https://scribehow.com/shared/Common_features_in_admin_panel__9WkgM_zKQ6Opjwg7zx-O8g) for more information on these features.

Author

Author widget reflects your profile name in your events post on live preview. You can only change the Text Style for the Author widget

Published On

Published On widget reflects the date of your post on live preview. You can only change the Text Style

Start Date

Start Date widget reflects the start date of the event. You can only select the [Text Style](https://scribehow.com/shared/Design__Text_Style_overview__mhqFhmcPS2mAFzXtRQoPDw) for the Start Date. The real data will be displayed on live preview

End Date

End Date widget reflects the end date of the event. You can select a Text Style and a checkbox to hide the end date for single full day events

Location

Location widget reflects the location you specified for the event after [creating it](https://scribehow.com/shared/Events__Creating_Events__GX8HxhMUTWS2EXHRzZtQ2w) Specify a Text Style for the location and choose whether it should be displayed as a regular text or a text with a link to a map

Add To Calendar

The **Add to Calendar** button lets visitors add events to **Google Calendar**. You can customize: - **Button Preset** – select predefined designs for quick styling. Presets can be customized in the [Design section](https://scribehow.com/shared/Design__Widgets_Presets__FcxVPsBfRfiGksBkTbOULA). - **Button Size** – Small, Medium, or Large. - **Button Text** – Rename the button label.

Comments

The Comments widget allows you to display comments for your Events if you have Disqus comments plugin enabled. It can be enabled in **Events Settings - General**

Post Category

Post Category widget reflects the assigned category the post has on live preview. The Text Style can be changed in the Design tab

Post Content

Post Content is a system widget, it can not be deleted. It will display content you put inside every post. Real data will be displayed when a website is viewed You can add [Spacing](https://scribehow.com/shared/Common_features_in_admin_panel__9WkgM_zKQ6Opjwg7zx-O8g) around the Post Content

Post Tags

Post Tags widget reflects the assigned tags the post has on live preview. Specify the Title for the Post Tags and choose the Vertical Alignment (bottom, middle or top)

The rest of the features here - Spacing, Devices, Alignment, Visible On are common features in most widgets in the website builder. Please refer to [this guide](https://scribehow.com/shared/Common_features_in_admin_panel__9WkgM_zKQ6Opjwg7zx-O8g) for more information on these features.

Switch to Design tab

Select a Preset for the Post Tags widget from the dropdown. Presets are predefined designs that allow users to quickly apply a specific style or layout to a widget. You can customize presets style in the [Design section](https://scribehow.com/shared/Design__Widgets_Presets__FcxVPsBfRfiGksBkTbOULA) Additionally, select a Text Style for the Post Tags Title

Click "Save" to confirm the changes

Recent Posts

Recent Posts is a widget that shows most recent Events posts. Select the Recent Posts widget to edit the Settings described further

It should also be noted, that Recent Posts widget can be used in the Pages section, in case you want to show your recent Events posts on regular pages

Click "Change Layout" to select a different grid layout for the Recent Posts widget Note that based on layout you select it will have a few different features, for example the default layout doesn't have Vertical Alignment, Post Image Position and Content Padding

Select the required layout and click "Apply"

Select from the dropdown if you need Recent Posts to only show posts that have **taxonomies** applied to them

Specify the Posts Amount for the Recent Posts. The max amount you can set is 20

Specify the Title and Button Label for Events Recent Posts

Select Vertical Alignment for the Recent Posts images. It can be top, middle, bottom

Specify Post Image Position. It can be left or right

Specify spacing for Title and Content. Spacing is a [common feature](https://scribehow.com/shared/Common_features_in_admin_panel__9WkgM_zKQ6Opjwg7zx-O8g) in most widgets

Select what content should be displayed in Recent Posts in **Content Settings**. The following options are available: **Image, Display Date, Author, Short Description, Button** **Display Date** - show Published On date or show Start Date, End Date, or both Start Date and End Date

Specify the Sorting type. The following options are available: **Published, Event Start, Timeline** **Published** - will sort recent Events posts by [their published date](https://scribehow.com/shared/Events__Creating_Events__GX8HxhMUTWS2EXHRzZtQ2w); **Event Start** - will sort recent Events posts by [their Start Date](https://scribehow.com/shared/Events__Creating_Events__GX8HxhMUTWS2EXHRzZtQ2w); **Timeline** - Timeline sorting displays upcoming events first, in order of their start date, and only after it the past events will be displayed;

Specify Content Spacing around Recent Posts elements. You can specify spacing for the following: **Event Name, Image, Published On, Author, Short Description, Button**

The remaining Spacing and Visible On features here are common features in most widgets in the website builder. Please refer to [this guide](https://scribehow.com/shared/Common_features_in_admin_panel__9WkgM_zKQ6Opjwg7zx-O8g) for their description

Right-click "Design"

This is where you can customize the checkboxes you enabled in **Content Settings** and the texts like Title Style, Post Name and so on Set Alignment for different devices, change Text Style, add Spacing, select Preset, change Background color etc

Click "Save" to confirm the changes

Events Templates - Event

Tyler Rominger
32 steps
4 minutes

Ministrydesigns-Sitebuilder

Post Name

Author

Author widget reflects your profile name in your events post on live preview. You can only change the Text Style for the Author widget

Published On

Published On widget reflects the date of your post on live preview. You can only change the Text Style

Start Date

End Date

End Date widget reflects the end date of the event. You can select a Text Style and a checkbox to hide the end date for single full day events

Location

Add To Calendar

Comments

The Comments widget allows you to display comments for your Events if you have Disqus comments plugin enabled. It can be enabled in **Events Settings - General**

Post Category

Post Category widget reflects the assigned category the post has on live preview. The Text Style can be changed in the Design tab

Post Content

Post Tags

Post Tags widget reflects the assigned tags the post has on live preview. Specify the Title for the Post Tags and choose the Vertical Alignment (bottom, middle or top)

Switch to Design tab

Click "Save" to confirm the changes