Web Development Documentation

Overview

JEvents is a third-party extension for Joomla! that allows you to add event information in either a calendar or list format.  As you create events, they will appear on your website in JEvents menu items or modules that have been configured to display events from the appropriate categories.

Procedure

1. Login to the Joomla! Administrator back-end.
2. Click on "Components > JEvents"
   
   
   
   
3. At the JEvents Dashboard, hover the mouse over the left sidebar (or top menu, if the left sidebar does not appear), then select Manage Events.
   
   JEvents left sidebar:
   
4. Click the "New" button:
5. Enter a title for the event in the "Title" field (see red box below).
6. For Categories, select one or more categories that should display your event (see green box below).
7. Enter a short description of your event in the "Description" text box.  Note that you can format your description the same way you would format an article (see blue box below).
8. Enter the location of your event in the "Location" field (found under the "Description" text box).
   
   
9. Click on the "Calendar" tab under the "JEvents" logo (see red box below).
10. Click the mini-calendar icon below "Start date" and select a start date for your event (see orange box below).
11. Type a Start Time in the Start Time field and select "am" or "pm" (see green box below).
12. If the event will span more than one day, click the mini-calendar icon below "End date" and select an end date for your event.
    
13. Type an End Time in the End Time field and select "am" or "pm" (see blue box below). If there is no definitive end time for your event, check the 'No specific end time' box. 
14. Click "Save & Close" (see yellow box below).