Event Pages

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On this page:

• Creating a new event
• To use a container or not?
• The “Event Container” Content Block
• The “Event Form” Content Block
• NationBuilder Settings for Events
  • User Settings
  • Configuration Settings
  • Guest Settings
  • Venue Settings
  • Contact Settings
  • SMS Settings

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Creating a new event

From the CloudCannon dashbaord, click “Events” to view all existing event pages. To create a new page, you could click the orange “Add” button in the top right corner.

You can also duplicate an existing event. To do this, right click the top-right corner of an existing event page you want to copy, and select “clone item”.

To use a container or not?

The “Container” content block will allow you to add a background color or image to a section of your page. To do this, click “Add Content Block” in the left panel, and select “Container”. You can then set the background color and image of the container, along with some margins and padding. You can then add more content blocks inside this container under “Inner Components”

If you would like your content on a white background, you should be able to add content blocks directly to the page without nesting them inside a container. The components will respect the maximum width of the page content. There may be some special circumstances where you would want to use a container even if the background color is white. For example, if you want to customize the padding, or set the width to be extra wide or extra narrow.

The “Event Container” Content Block

The “Event Container” functions exactly like the “Container” content block, but it is specifically designed to hold the content for an event form. Inner blocks created for other page types are omitted from the “inner components” options for simplicity.

The “Event Form” Content Block

The “Event Form” content block is used to place an event form on the page. Within the form settings there are two sub-groups. “Form” and “Confirmation”. These two groups allow you to configure the form for before and after the user has RSVPed for the event.

The “After Event Video” settings allow you to add a video to the page after the event has ended. Leaving this section blank will display a message stating “The event is over. Thank you for attending!” or “This event is over and registration is no longer available.”

You can add a video ID after the page has been created in NationBuilder. More information on this coming soon.

The “Event Past” and “Event Future” Content Blocks

These blocks are used to display content only if the event is in the past or in the future. Examples of their usage might be to display venue and location only if the event is coming up, or to display a video after the event is over.

NationBuilder Settings for Events

Click the gear icon in the bottom right corner to open the NationBuilder Settings drawer. These settings will allow you to change how you view the page in CloudCannon, but you will need to also adjust these settings in NationBuilder when you create the live page.

“Has user RSVPed” and “Has Event passed”

Toggle these two buttons to view the page as it would appear if the user had RSVPed for the event, or if the event had already passed.

User Settings

These toggle buttons change the view of the page to replicate whether the user is logged in. “Sorta logged in” refers to when the user has not actually logged in with their credentials, but NationBuilder can detect the user based on other factors.

Configuration Settings

These inputs will adjust the event start and end dates. You will need to adjust these settings in NationBuilder under “Event Settings -> Basics”.

Guest Settings

The “Guests” settings adjusts some of the settings related to guests and RSVPs. You can adjust the settings for “Accept RSVPs”, “Allow Guests”, “Show guests on page” under “Event Settings -> Basics”. The other settings are automatically calculated by NationBuilder.

Venue Settings

Adjust these settings to see what the page will look like with an event location. These settings will affect the “Event Date, Location and Contact” component. You will need to set these settings in NationBuilder under “Event Settings -> Location”.

Contact Settings

Adjust these settings to see what the page will look like with an event contact. These settings will affect the “Event Date, Location and Contact” component. You will need to set these settings in NationBuilder under “Event Settings -> Basics”.

SMS Settings

displays the text “Text ___ to sign” below the submit button. This replicates what would display in NationBuilder if a text keyword is added to the event. This setting is adjusted in NationBuilder under “Event Settings -> Text Keywords”. Leave blank to omit.