Event Templates are micro-templates that set what information about your events gets pulled through to your events pages, and where this information is displayed using Tokens. Event Templates support images and CSS, so you can ensure your events pages match the look and feel of your organisation, club night, or other regular events.
The default Event Template field is automatically selected when you create your event but you can apply a different Event Template per event. This makes it easy to change the look and feel of each event, ensuring the most important pieces of information are displayed where you want them to be for each event you run.
You can configure Event Brands to use a specific Event Template to change the look and feel of your events pages based on the Brand selected.
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You can access this feature from your MSL website. Only Content Editors with access to Events Admin can access the Event Templates window.
For further information, see Events Overview and Event Brands.
Event Templates
This table lists and explains the Event Templates fields.
| Field Name | Definition |
|---|---|
| Only show active templates | This checkbox is selected by default. Deselect it to show deactivated Templates. |
Name | This is the name of the Event Template. Each template must have a unique name. Click the Event Template Name linkfield in the Event Templates window to open the Edit Event Template window. |
| (Is) Active | This indicates whether the Event Template is active or has been deactivated. Only active Event Templates can be assigned to events. The options are:
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| Default (Template) | If an Event does not specify an Event Template, the Default Template will be used. There can only be one Default Event Template. |
| Current | This indicates the number of current Events that are set to use the Event Template. This field is displayed only in the Event Templates window. |
| All | This indicates the number of all Events set to use the Event Template. This field is displayed only in the Event Templates window. |
Deactivate ( ) | Click to deactivate this Event Template. It will no longer be available to select. |
Reactivate ( ) | Click to reactivate this Event Template. |
| HTML | Enter HTML code, including Event Template Tokens, in this field to create the Event Template and specify how information is displayed on your Event page. This field is displayed only in the Edit Template window. |
| Template Tokens | This dropdown lists tokens (placeholders) that can be used in the Event Template. The token text will be replaced by content specific to each event. This field is displayed only in the Edit Template window. For further information, see Event Template Tokens. |
| CSS | Enter CSS styles for CSS specific to this Event Template. This field is displayed only in the Edit Template window. |
Event Template Tokens
The {tickets} or {ticketsdropdown} token must be added to the Event Template if you want to sell tickets through your MSL website.The {online_meeting_url} and {online_meeting_joining_info} tokens must be added to the Event Template to display the content added to an event's Meeting URL and Joining Info fields on the event page.This table lists and explains the Event Template tokens.
| Token Name | Definition |
|---|---|
| event_id | This enters the Event's ID number. For further information, see How to Locate an Event ID Number. |
| event_name | This enters the name of the Event. |
| logo | This enters the image or logo uploaded for the event, if any. The image type can be specified e.g. {logo defaultimage="organisation"} or {logo defaultimage="sitedefault"} The image’s height, width, resizetype and fillcolour can also be specified e.g. {logo height="123" width="123"} Resizetype and fillcolour are optional. |
| date | This enters the start and end date for the event. The format is fixed. |
| time | This enters the start and end time for the event. The format is fixed. |
| datetime | This enters the start and end date and time for the event. The format is fixed. |
| start_date | This enters the start date of the event. The format can be specified e.g. {start_date format="dd MMM yyyy"}. For further information, see Standard date and time format strings, and Custom date and time format strings. |
| start_time | This enters the start time of the event. The format can be specified e.g. {start_time format="H:mm:ss"} For further information, see Standard date and time format strings, and Custom date and time format strings. |
| end_date | This enters the end date of the event. The format can be specified e.g. {end_date format="dd MMM yyyy"} For further information, see Standard date and time format strings, and Custom date and time format strings. |
| end_time | This enters the end time of the event. The format can be specified e.g. {end_time format="H:mm:ss"} For further information, see Standard date and time format strings, and Custom date and time format strings. |
| organisation_name | This enters the name of the organisation running the event. |
| organisation_other_name | This enters the display name of the organisation running the event. |
| organisation_url | This enters the URL of the organisation running the event. |
short_description | This enters the content from the event’s Tagline / Short Description field. |
| location | This enters the event’s location. |
| long_description | This enters the content from the event’s Description field. |
| tickets | This enters a list of the available Primary tickets, giving purchasers the option to pick a number of tickets (between 1-20) from the dropdown menu and add them to their basket. The format can be specified {tickets ShopName="" BuyButtonText="" NotLoggedInMessage="" TicketAddedNotificationMessage="" RedirectOnAdd="True/False"}. |
ticketsdropdown | This pulls through a list of the available Primary tickets in a dropdown menu, giving the user the option to add 1 ticket to their basket at a time. This is ideal where Ticket Types are being used to facilitate slot booking, for example. The format can be specified {ticketsdropdown ShopName="" BuyButtonText="" NotLoggedInMessage="" TicketAddedNotificationMessage="" RedirectOnAdd="True/False"}. |
| countdown | This enters a countdown to the event's start date. |
| photos | This enters photos tagged to this event. |
| similar_events | If the event belongs to a brand, this enters upcoming events belonging to the same brand. For further information, see Event Brands. |
brand_name | If the event belongs to a brand, this enters the event brand’s name. |
| brand_image | If the event belongs to a brand, this enters the event brand’s image. |
| brand_short_description | If the event belongs to a brand, this enters the event brand's short description. |
brand_long_description | If the event belongs to a brand, this enters the event brand's long description. |
| event_or_brand_short_description | This enters the content added to the event’s Tagline / Short Description field. If no content has been added to that field, and the event belongs to a brand, this displays the event brand's short description. |
| event_or_brand_long_description | This enters the content added to the event’s Description field. If no content has been added to that field, and the event belongs to a brand, this displays the event brand's long description. |
| seating_plan | This enters a link to the event's seating plan, if any. For further information, see Seating Plan. |
| event_types | This enters an HTML list of the event's types. For further information, see Event Types. |
| online_meeting_url | This enters a Join Now link for online events if the event has a Meeting URL specified. For further information, see How to Set Up an Online Event. |
online_meeting_joining_info | This enters the Joining Info added to an online event, if any. |
| add_to_calendar | This enters a dropdown of Add To Calendar links for Outlook, Gmail and iCal (.ics). |
Image Files
This table lists and explains the Image Files section fields.
| Field Name | Definition |
|---|---|
| File | This is the name of the uploaded Image File. Image Files are stored at a single level for all Event Templates rather than per Template so one image file can be used across multiple Event Templates. Click the name linkfield to open the image asset. |
Delete ( ) | Click to delete the uploaded Image File. |