See also the explanation of what you can use the content type event for in the article overview of content types.
The starting point is that the website is bilingual. This means that every piece of content on ru.nl is offered in both Dutch and English and therefore every content type must also be translated. Read more about this in the input instruction Translations.
- Go to content > add content
- Click on 'Event
You always start editing the Dutch language version. When you have completed and saved the required fields, you will get the option to create a translation. Does it concern an event that should only be offered in English? Then before you start entering, change the language version to English under 'Language'.
| Field | Description |
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| 1. Title* | Title of event. |
| 2. Subtitle |
The subtitle is displayed larger than the standard font below the title.
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| 3. Type of event* |
Select the type of event from the categories: Academic events, general events, conference and symposium, cultural events, educational events or information events. |
| 4. Is academic solemnity | Tick if it is an academic solemnity. |
| For academic solemnity, special formatting is included in the design (including display of the subtitle). | |
| 5.Speaker or PhD candidate | The name(s) of the person(s) speaking at the event. |
| 6. Start date* | Event start date and time. |
| End date | End date and time of the event. |
| Expiration date* | Date on which the event will be de-published. This field is automatically populated based on the start and end dates. |
| 7. Location |
Location where the event takes place.
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| 8. Organization* |
Organizational unit involved in the organization of the event/topic the event is about.
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Once you have entered all (required) fields on the event info tab, you can enter a description of the event.
- Go to the tab 'Content
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| 1. Summary* | Short description of up to 250 characters. Displayed in summaries and on map views. Read about a good summary. |
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Click "Edit Summary" next to "Description" to see the field. Leave blank to use the beginning of the description as the summary (note: will be hyphenated at 250 characters). | |
| 2. Omschrijving* | Description of the event. |
| 3. Secties | Sections allow you to add additional paragraphs, images, video, media and text and documents to your description. |
| The description and sections make up the content of the event. | |
| 4. Event link | Is it an online event? Then enter the link to the event's online venue environment. |
| 3. Hero | Large image displayed at the top of the page. |
| 4. Tile | Featured image used in overviews, search results and social media. |
Metadata and related content
On the content tab, you can also add metadata to your event. Read more about the importance of this information in the Metadata article.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| 1. Target audience | Indicate who this event is for. |
| 2. Section | Do not fill in for now. ( Section is only used with content type Service) |
| 3. Theme | Select one or more research topics about which the topic is about. |
| 4. Channel* | The channel on which the event will be published. Choose from Radboud Recharge and/or website. If you have the rights to do so, you can check this to include the post in central news overviews. How this works |
| 5. Keyword | Use if you want to generate a list of all events tagged with this keyword. You can ask the taxonomy manager to add a keyword to the list. |
| 6. Participating courses | Select one or more courses to show the event associated with the courses. |
| 7. Participating education level | Select a course level to show this event at all courses of this level. |
Once you have all the (required) fields on the 'Content' tab, you can add information about signing up and contact.
- Go to the tab 'sign up
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| 1. Contact information | Comment on opportunities to contact for more information about the event. |
| 2. Register | Ability to include additional information about the application. |
| 3. Web form | Insert the link to the corresponding application form, if this is a form in Drupal. |
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Under settings for web form, you can specify whether the registration form is open or closed, or schedule a period of time when interested parties can register through the form. | |
| 4. External sign-in form | Insert the link to the corresponding application form, if this is a form outside Drupal (for example, a CRM application form). |
The SEO tab appears on every content type. The tab is partially filled in from other fields of the content type. Still, it is wise to see if you can improve the SEO information.
- Click save.
- The 'title' and 'summary' fields in the SEO tab are generated from the information entered on the content tab.
- Read what improvements you can do in the input instructions for SEO (tab).
Event overviews
By assigning meta-data to events, you can display lists of events based on certain criteria/filters, such as all events for a specific target group, or all events from an organization, on, for example, landing pages and list pages.
There are also a couple of central event overviews on the website. Not all events automatically appear in these overviews. To do this, you must tick the box 'show on corporate overviews'. Because not all events are relevant enough for the broad group of readers for which these overviews are intended, not everyone has the right to check this box.
Below is described for the most used overviews what needs to be done to make an event appear in it.
| Most important event overviews |
What to check to make an event show up there |
|---|---|
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https://www.ru.nl/en/about-us/events |
Target audience 'externals' AND 'show on corporate overviews' (ONLY check this if the event is relevant for a general audience, not just students/employees!) |
| https://www.ru.nl/en/students/events |
Target audience 'students' AND 'show on corporate overviews' |
| https://www.ru.nl/en/staff/events |
Target audience 'employees' AND 'show on corporate overviews' |