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Add an Event | Event Admin List | Event Admin Calendar | Add an Event Category | Manage Venues
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1. Add a new event.
Choose Events > Add New.
2. Write in a title.
The “permalink” (event URL) will be automatically added when you start adding your description text.
3. Add description.
Sample content:
You can copy and paste this example as a starting point:
[custom_message]Could one of them be the right pet for you? Come find out! Some of our cats who are looking for homes will be waiting to meet you and Homeward Trails volunteers will be available to talk to you about our animals available for adoption and our adoption process. If you meet a cat who’s a good potential match, you can submit an adoption questionnaire!
Potential Adopters- More animals may get signed up so check back as it gets closer to the event. If you are interested in meeting a specific animal at this event, please contact the email address listed on his or her Petfinder page to express your interest and confirm that s/he will be attending.[/custom_message]
There is no need to add the logo here – the Featured Image will be added automatically. But to add an additional image, such as the PetMAC logo, use the Add Media button. You can search the Media Library for existing images, or upload a new one.
Place the cursor where you want the image and click the button “Add Media”. Click on the image you want to use.
On the lower right, set your image alignment and size. Left/right alignment and a size 300 x 300 or smaller works well for logos. To have the image linked to a url, change “Link To” to “Custom” and enter the link URL.
To add a link, highlight your text and click the chain link icon.
4. Add the date & time.
While events can be made to reoccur weekly/monthly/etc, only one event page will be created. Please create separate events for any events that need different animals posted.
Change the “pet_id” number (x’s below) to the attending pet’s id number, found at the end of their Petfinder URL.
5. Add the venue.
You can add a select an existing venue by clicking the menu arrow and selecting. (The list takes a few seconds to load.)
If the venue is new, click the + to add it.
6. Choose categories and tags (on the right-hand side of page).
Click the link to choose from existing tags.
7. Set a featured image.
You can use the search field to find the logo you need, or drag and drop a new logo into the media viewer. Click the image and press the button to set the featured image.
8. Turn on comments.
To allow volunteers to add their own attending animals, you need to turn on comments. Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click “Allow Comments”.
If you don’t see the “Discussion” box, go to the top of the page and click the “Screen Options” tab. Select “Discussion” then scroll back down to the bottom of the screen. This setting will be remembered on the account you are logged in to.
9. Preview and publish.
Click the “Preview” button to view your draft in a new tab. Click “Publish” to post your event to the calendar, or “Save Draft” to save it to work on later.
10. Adding Attending Animals.
You can add animals either on the admin page for the event, or via the form on the event’s page.
Adding animals on the admin page:
Once you’ve published an event, an option for adding comments will appear below the “Discussion” box. Click “Add comment”.
Paste in:
Invalid Pet ID supplied.
Change the “pet_id” number (x’s below) to the attending pet’s id number, found at the end of their Petfinder URL.
Click “Add Comment” to add the animal.
To learn how to add animals on the event page, click here.