Upcoming Events widget

The Event widget dynamically retrieves and displays a list of upcoming events. Events can return a list of events based on a number of criteria, including geo-targeting.

For example, display a list of upcoming Pickleball tournaments within 25 miles of Seattle, WA:

Design options

When the widget is selected, the designer options for the widget is shown:

Type of Event

The Event widget corresponds to the options in the Events feature. The type of event to be shown is determined by selecting this option. For example, Tournaments shows upcoming events that have an event type of tournament.

Number of Events to Show

Used to determine the number of events to show in the list (between 1 - 10). The list is automatically sorted by the event start date.

Within a Radius of

Events are only included if they are within the radius (1 - 500 miles) determined from the "From" property.

This option is only available for event types that support geo-targeting, for example this is not supported by the webinar event type.

From

The event location can be set to a fixed address (An address) or dynamically use the location of the recipient (Recipient's location).

When "An address" is selected a valid address is provided in the address field (not shown above). When set to "Recipient's location" the location is calculated based on the recipient's address using geo-targeted longitude and latitude.

This option is only available for event types that support geo-targeting, for example this is not supported by the webinar event type.

Recommended

If an address is not provided or an address is not found for the recipient, the widget will default to the tenant's address.

Registration Starting

Filter events with a specific registration starting date.

Registration Closing

Filter events with a specific registration ending date.

Summary Length

If the event supports a description, the summary length determines the number of characters shown.

Space between rows

The vertical space between each event row.

Error Messages

If no events are found within the specified radius and location:

"There are no events within {Radius} miles of your location."

Or, if the event doesn't support geo-targeting, such as with a webinar:

"There are no webinars."

If the location is invalid, an error message is shown:

"We're sorry, but we were unable to determine your location to show related events."