Create a New Event
To create a new event, open the event folder of your gig in the list view. Then click on the plus icon in the "Items" table to create a new event (see screenshot "Create new event").
After that you can edit the data of your event. In the following, we will explain which settings you can make in the different tabs.
General" tab
Type
The "Event" type is selected by default. No other options are available.
Title (mandatory field)
Enter the title of the event in this field.
Speaking URL Path section
The URL path of the event is stored in this field. Once a title has been entered, click on the icon with the two arrows to the right of the field to generate the URL path from the title. Important: Once an event has been published, the URL path may no longer be changed. External access (e.g. from search engines) will otherwise come to nothing.
Short teaser (for list view)
If you leave this field empty, TYPO3 automatically generates a short teaser from your entries in the Teaser field (directly below this field) and shortens it to 150 characters. As this is not always easy to read, you can enter a short version of your teaser optimized to 150 characters in this field, which will appear as a short teaser in the list view. The number of characters in this field is therefore limited to 150 characters.
Teaser (mandatory field)
You can enter an introductory text for the event in this field. In contrast to the "Short teaser" field, the number of characters is not limited. If you have previously entered a version of your teaser optimized to 150 characters in the "Short teaser" field, the text in the "Teaser" field will only be displayed in the detailed view. If the "Short teaser" field is left empty, the text in the "Teaser" field is also used as a short teaser in the list view. However, it will be shortened to 150 characters, which may affect readability.
Date & time (mandatory field)
Enter the start date of your event here. If you are creating a new event, the date of creation is entered here by default.
Date & time End of event
If this information is required, the end of the event can be entered here. Important: If no end time is entered, the event may not be displayed when subscribing to a calendar or adding the event to a calendar app.
All-day event
Check this box to create an all-day event.
Alternative date
Here you can enter your own dates (e.g. "Winter semester", "Every second Saturday") instead of the numerical date. This alternative date overwrites the numerical date and is displayed both in the off-canvas menu and in the list view. An example view can be found in the screenshot "Alternative date". Important: If you fill in this field, the event will not be displayed when subscribing to a calendar or adding the event to a calendar app.
Event location
You can enter the location of the event here.
Rich text editor
You can enter a descriptive text for your event in the rich text editor.
More Tabs
The configuration of all other tabs is done in the same way as the configuration of these tabs when creating a news article. You can find more information on our topic page.
Good to Know!
In the central image pool you will find specially created icons for events, as you can read in this news item.
