Department Events
The department events block allows you to add events to your website without having to list them on https://events.wfu.edu. This will then allow you to pull them in to a block on any of your pages.
Detailed instructions on adding blocks can be foundĀ here.
Block Settings
Block Title: The block title will add a H2 title to the top of the announcements block. You can name this whatever you would like.
Number of Events: The number of events to include in the block.
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Adding an Event
Before an event can be added to the block, it must first be added as a custom post type on the back-end of the website. You can find the Event custom post type on the left sidebar of the back-end of your site.
Simply click on “Department Events” and then “Add New Department Event“
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This will take you to the Edit Department Event page.
Title: The title of the announcement.
Date to publish to website: The date that the announcement will appear if added to the announcements block.
Date to remove from website: The date that the announcement will be removed from the front-end of the website if it added to the announcements block.
Department event start date: The date/time that the event begins.
Date Display: The date that will appear on the front end. This date can be any ext you like. Example: “Tomorrow”.
Department Event Image: An optional image to display for the image.
Description: Any additional information about your event that you want to appear on the details page of the announcement. Note: This information will not appear in the announcement block!
For More Information: An open text box that will allow you to set who the contact is for this event.
![Department Event example image.](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/233/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-28-at-4.48.57-PM-1024x972.png)
Once everything has been added, click “Update” to save your announcement and add it to your block.
Example
Upcoming Events
Wednesday @ High Noon!
February 16, 2022 | 3:30pm ET | ZSR Library Auditorium