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Events Module Settings

femkevanderzalm edited this page Sep 9, 2016 · 68 revisions

In version 5.1.4, the Events module settings were re-organised to reduce clutter. Also they are accessed via this icon settings on the Icon bar. In version 6.0.0 the icon has changed to this one EditTab. The structure has also been changed to take advantage of the DNN 6 tabs. The screenshots are taken from the latest version.

This page will describe all the groups of settings. Just click on the links below to get to the appropriate section:

  • General
    • [General Settings](General Settings)
    • [Look & Feel Settings](Look & Feel Settings)
    • [Timezone Settings](Timezone Settings)
  • Display
    • [Detail View Settings](Detail View Settings)
    • [Month View Settings](Month View Settings)
    • [Week View Settings](Week View Settings)
    • [List View Settings](List View Settings)
    • [Custom Fields Settings](Custom Fields Settings)
    • [Tooltip Settings](Tooltip Settings)
    • [Image Settings](Image Settings)
  • Notification
    • [Event Email Settings](Events Mail Settiongs)
    • [Reminder Settings](Reminder Settings)
  • Enrollment & Moderation
    • [Enrollment Settings](Enrollment Settings)
    • [Moderation Settings](Moderation Settings)
  • Sub-calendar
    • [SubCalendars Settings](SubCalendars Settings)
  • SEO & Sitemap
    • [SEO Settings](SEO Settings)
    • [Sitemap Settings](Sitemap Settings)
  • RSS, iCal & Social
    • [RSS Settings](RSS Settings)
    • [Calendar Export Settings](Calendar Export Settings)
    • [Social Integration Settings](Social Integration Settings)
  • Templates
    • Template Settings

Go back to: The Events Module Settings

List (& Day) View Settings

![List view settings](List View Settings.png)

Version Setting Description
5.2.0 Grid or Repeater Allows the list view to be configured as a Repeater rather than a traditional Table. Further settings allow the number of rows and columns to be configured. By default the repeater uses html table elements, but can be configured to purely use elements entered into the templates to allow a free form style. Repeater mode does not apply to Day View.
3.3.8 Show Table Header Shows the column headings.
3.3.8 Select Events by Days Specifies the days befre and after today for which events should be shown.
3.3.8 Select Events by Number Specifies the number of events to display over the specified number of days after today.
3.3.8 Events Fields to Display Selects the columns to be displayed in List and Day views.
5.0.1 Page Size Sets the number of events to display per page in List View
5.0.1 Defaut sorting Sets whether to sort ascending of descending by default. User may change sort direction by clicking on header in List view.
5.1.4 Default Sort Column Sets the initial sort column for List view. User may change the sort column by clicking on the header.
5.0.1 Collapse Recurring Collapses recurring events within the list to a single row. It is the useful to include the Recurrence Pattern and End date as columns displayed in the list.
5.0.1 Show Event Icons Shows the following icons if appropriate. Priority - HighPrio LowPrio. Recurrence - Rec.. Enrollments - enroll enrollfull. Reminders - Bell
5.2.0 Repeater as Table By default the Repeater uses html table elements. Advanced users may turn off the use of the table elements, in which case the repeater will purely use the html entered into the relevant repeater temnplates.
5.2.0 Repeater Columns Specifies the number of columns in the Repeater.
5.2.0 Repeater Rows Specifies the number of rows in the Repeater.
5.2.0 Use Time in Filter For increased accuracy of filtering of the list view, the current time can be used to specify the start and end of the displayed time period. By default 00:00 is used.

Custom Fields Settings

![Custom Fields Settings](Custom Fields Settings.png)

Version Setting Description
4.0.1 Display Custom Field 1 Enables custom field 1. The text for labels and heading against custom fields can be set in the standard Admin/Languages dialogues.
4.0.1 Display Custom Field 2 Enables custom field 2. The text for labels and heading against custom fields can be set in the standard Admin/Languages dialogues.

Tooltip Settings

![Tooltip Settings](Tooltip Settings.png)

Version|Setting|Description 5.1.4|Display Month View Tooltip|Tooltip is displayed when hovering over event when 'Enable Month View cell Events' is enable, or when hovering over a day with events when it is disabled. 5.1.4|Display Week View Tooltip|Tooltip is displayed when hovering over event. 5.1.4|Display Day View Tooltip|Tooltip is displayed when hovering event row. 5.1.4|Display List View Tooltip|Tooltip is displayed when hovering event row. 5.0.3|Tooltip Length|Sets the maximum length of the tooltip.

Image Settings

![Image Settings](Image Settings.png)

Version Setting Description
3.3.8 Enable Event Image Allows admins to add and image to an event
5.0.1 Show Month View Event Image Shows the event image against the event details when 'Enable Month View Cell Events' is enabled.
5.0.1 Show Week View Event Image Shows the event image against the event details.
6.0.0 Max Thumbnail Width Sets the maximum size of the thumbnail displayed in month and week views and displayed by the tumbnail tokens.
6.0.0 Max Thumbnail Height Sets the maximum size of the thumbnail displayed in month and week views and displayed by the tumbnail tokens.

Event Mail Settings Email Standard

![Event Email Settings](Event Email Settings)

Version Setting Description
5.1.4 Send New Event Emails Never - No new event emails are sent. Subscribers - the 'Notify Me' checkbox is enabled in the Iconbar and a user may subscribe to new event emails. Role - new event emails are sent to users in the specified role.
5.1.4 Allow Email Send by Event Editor Allows the event creator/editor to send an email to a role specified on the Edit Events view.

Reminder Settings Bell

![Reminder Settings](Reminder Settings.png)

Version Setting Description
3.3.8 Allow Event Reminders Enables the event reminders options in Edit view. Requires the 'DNN Events' schedule item to be running. Users wanting a reminder must go to the Detail view of the event and click 'Notify Me for this Event @'
3.3.8 Remind Anonymous Allows anonymous users to request a reminder for an event
5.0.1 Send Reminder Default Value Sets the default value of Send Reminder tick box on Edit view.
5.0.1 Reminder Email From Sets the default value of the Reminder Email From setting in Edit vie

Enrollment Settings call-enroll

![Enrollment Settings](Enrollment Settings.png)

Version Setting Description
3.3.8 Permit Event Enrollment Enable enrollment settings in Edit view. The cal-enroll Icon is enabled in the Icon Bar.
6.0.0 Allow Paid Events If enabled paid for events are allowed. When disabled only free events are allowed.
6.1.1 Allow Anonymous Enrolment If enabled users are allowed to enrol when not authenticated to the site. Essential user details will be collected as part of the enrolment.
3.3.8 PayPal Account The default value for the PayPal Account setting in Edit view.
3.3.8 PayPal URL The url to use for PayPal.
5.0.1 Displays Enroll List by Default Sets the default value for the 'Enroll List on Detail View setting in edit view. When the enroll list is enable, the list of attendees for the event are displayed on the Detail view.
5.0.3 Hide Full Enrolled Events When enabled fully enrolled events are not displayed in the the views apart from to an event editor.
5.1.4 Allow Multiple Enrolees Allows someone enrolling to an event to enter a quantity of enrolees up to this maximum.
5.1.4 Cancel Before Days Sets the number of days before an event upto which a user may cancel their enrolment to a free event.
6.1.1 My Enrollments Sorting The order in which the My Enrollments view is sorted.
6.1.1 My Enrollments Days Before Sets the number of days before today for which enrollments will be displayed.
6.1.1 My Enrollments Days After Sets the number of days after today for which enrollments will be displayed.
5.0.1 Select the User Fields to Display Sets the permission level at which various user attributes are displayed in the enrolee list. Display Name allows click through to the user profile, where other information may be visible.
6.1.1 Select Emails To Send Allows the administrator to selectively enable the emails that are sent as part of the enrolment process.

Moderation Settings Moderate

![Moderation Settings](Moderation Settings.png)

Version Setting Description
3.3.8 Moderate Event/Enrollment Changes When enabled New or Changed events are moderated. Also enrollments to free events are moderate. Paid event enrollments are unmoderated. Moderation is accessed via the Moderate icon in the Icon Bar.

SubCalendars Settings

![SubCalendar Settings](SubCalendars Settings.png)

Version Setting Description
3.3.8 Include Other Site Event Modules Enables the additon of other calendars to be displayed through this calendar. Only one level of sub-calendar is supported by the module.
3.3.8 Add Sub-Calendar Name The sub-calendar name is added to the event name (e.g. Test Event (Sub-calendar)).
5.0.3 Enforce View Permissions View permissions applied to the sub-calendar are applied to any events retrieved from that sub-calendar. (i.e. if a user does not have view rights to the sub-calendar, any events from that sub-calendar will not be displayed in the master calendar.
3.3.8 Add/Remove Sub-Calendars Move calendars from the Available to the Selected lists to set them as a sub-calendar.

SEO Settings

![SEO Settings](SEO Settings.png)

Version Setting Description
5.2.0 Enable SEO When enabled the page title and description of the Detail View are set using the relevant templates. Also the category and location are added to the page keyword list.
5.2.0 Description Length Sets the maximum length of the page description.

Sidemap Settings

![Sidemap Settings](Sidemap Settings.png)

Look here for more details on this feature.

Version Setting Description
5.2.0 Enable Search Engine Sitemap Enables sitemap for this module instance. To validate the sitemap is being populated correctly, go to Search Engine Sitemap in the Admin menu, clear the cache on that page, then click on the sitemap link at the top of the page.
5.2.0 Sitemap Priority Sets the priority configured in the sitemap for each event.
5.2.0 Days Before Sets the number of days before the current day to include in the Sitemap.
5.2.0 Days After Sets the number of days after the current day to include in the Sitemap.

RSS Settings rss

![RSS Settings](RSS Settings.png)

Look here for more details on this feature.

Version Setting Description
5.0.1 Enable RSS Enables the rss icon in the Icon Bar.
5.0.1 Date to Use Sets the date to be used as the Publish Date in the RSS feed. Options are - Last Updated, Creation Date or Event Date.
5.0.1 Days to include Specifies the number of days from today to include in the feed.
5.0.1 Feed Title Sets the title of the feed.
5.0.1 Feed Description Sets the description of the feed.

Calendar Export Settings iCal

![Calendar Export Settings](Calendar Export Settings.png)

Version Setting Description
5.1.4 Owner Email Address Export Includes the owner email address in the event export (.ics). If disabled a false email address is generated.
5.0.1 Owner Email for Unregistered User Includes the owner email address in the event export (.ics) for unauthenticated users. If disabled a false email address is generated.
5.2.0 Show iCal icon on icon bar Shows the iCal icon on the icon bar. Clicking this icon will generate a .ics file for all events in the module, subject to the filters below.
5.2.0 Enable Event .ics Emailing Enables the emailing of a .ics file to a specified email address on the detail view. This is displayed near the reminder options, and is separate to the iCal export options shown at the bottom of the detail view.
6.0.0 Show URL in Location When enabled the location url is included in the location field in the iCal export.
6.0.1 Include Calname in .ics When enabled the attribute X-WR-Calname is included in the export which is used by Calendar applications to name the imported calendar.
5.2.0 Days Before Sets the number of days before the current day to include in the iCal export.
5.2.0 Days After Sets the number of days after the current day to include in the iCal export.
5.2.0 URL to append Each event in the .ics file has a url element. Entering something in URL to append, adds it to the end of the url for the event. This can be used for supporting Google Analytics source and medium tags for instance.
5.2.0 Enable Default Image By default the url to the event image (if any) is added in the Attach element in the .ics file. You can specify using this option what the default image is that should be output for events without an image. This is useful for facebook synchronisation where an image on an event makes it more visible.
5.2.0 iCal URL In situations where you do not wish to display the iCal icon on the icon bar and cannot therefore easily identify the correct url to the module iCal feed, this shows the url. This url can be entered into the calendar synchronisation mechanisms of other calendars such as Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook and Facebook (e.g. iCalendar to Event).

Social Integration Settings Facebook

![Social Integration Settings](Social Integration Settings.png)

Version Setting Description
6.1.1 Social Module When set to 'Social Group' the module will suppoprt pages controlled by the Social Group module. When set to 'User Profile' the module will support placement on User Profile pages. Note that all settings will be common across all Social Groups or User Profiles.
6.1.2 Private User Calendar When the module is place on the User Profile page and the Social Module setting configured to 'User Profile' then the module can be configured for the user events to be visible only to the individual user or public to anyone visiting the usersprofile. Enable this setting for the events to be private to the individual user.
5.2.0 Facebook Admins Any text entered in here will be added to each event display page (Month/View/List/Day/Detail view) as a fb:admins meta property in the pages header.
5.2.0 Facebook App_ID Any text entered in here will be added to each event display page (Month/View/List/Day/Detail view) as a fb:app_id meta property in the pages header.
6.1.1 Enable Journal Integration Enables the recording of activities into the DNN core Journal. Activities currently recorded are

Template Settings

![Template Settings](Template Settings.png)

Version Setting Description
5.0.1 Event Template Allows you to select the template to edit. Click 'Update Template' to update, and 'Reset Template' to reset. No need to click 'Update Settings' to save.
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