Release Events Manager 1.0.0 Released

XenCustomize · Dec 20, 2023

Events Manager add-on for XenForo 2.2!

Effortlessly create and manage events with powerful tools. Simplify attendee management with easy RSVP options and boost engagement. Choose from different display modes like Calendar, List, and Card Grid. Share your memorable moments by uploading event photos with customizable display options. Discuss plans with integrated discussions. Categorize events for quick navigation. Enjoy multilingual support and localized maps. Elevate your event experience!

Notable features for v1.0.x

Categories system with Permissions and:
- Title
- Description
- Parent category
- Display order
- Automatically create thread in forum
- Automatically created thread prefix
- Available fields
- Available prefixes
- Require users to select a prefix
Event Prefixes with prefix groups support.
- All the XenForo standard functionality for prefixes available.
Event Custom Fields:
- Title
- Description
- Display location:
  - Before message
  - After message
  - Extra information tab
  - Own tab
- Display order
- Applicable categories
- Field type
  - Single-line text box
  - Multi-line text box
  - Rich text box
  - Drop down selection
  - Radio buttons
  - Check boxes
  - Multiple-choice drop down
  - Star rating
- XenForo standard functionality for custom fields available.
Add/edit Event:
- Title with Prefix support
- Description
  - Provide a very brief description of your event post.
- Event detail (Full rich editor with attachment support)
- Custom fields
- Event information:
  - Event type
  - Event notes
  - Location (auto complete, requires Google API key)
  - Purpose
  - Organizer
  - Event start date
  - Event end date
- Notification preferences:
  - Enabled
    - Enable with Caution: Only activate this option if you wish for this event to be displayed in the “Upcoming Events” widget. Furthermore, a “User is on Event” banner will appear on your profile and thread messages throughout the event dates. Proceed with enabling this option thoughtfully.
- Upload event image
User Group Promotion:
- Automatically group users on event.
- Cron entry
Event View with tabs:
- Overview
- Location Map
- Photos
- Discussion
- Extra Info (Custom fields)
Event Index with:
- Events content listing
- Categories
- Pagination
- Filters
  - Title
  - Location
  - Prefix
  - Posted by
  - Sort by Title, Last update and Submission date
- Widgets Default widgets pre-installed (Featured Events and Upcoming Events)
- Widget Positions
- Inline moderation support
  - Delete events
  - Undelete events
  - Approve events
  - Unapprove events
  - Feature events
  - Unfeature events
  - Reassign events
  - Move events
  - Apply prefixes
Widgets:
1. Events Manager: Featured Events
2. Events Manager: Upcoming Events
Widget Positions:
1. Events Manager: Category view above events
2. Events Manager: Category view sidenav
3. Events Manager: Index Above Events
4. Events Manager: Index Sidenav
5. Events Manager: Event view above event
6. Events Manager: Event view below event
7. Events Manager: Event view sidebar
Events Manager options:
- Event List Layout (Index):
  - Choose the layout type you want to use to display events on the index pages. Note that category pages will continue to display events in a list layout.
    - List layout
    - Card grid layout
- Default Event Icon (Font Awesome)
- Default Event List Order
  - When viewing the event index or category overview pages, this will be the default order for events.
    - Last update
    - Submission date
    - Title
- Events Per Page:
  - The number of Events displayed per page on the user account page.
- Limit viewing of event posts without “View full event” permissions
  - If selected, users that do not have permission “View full event” will only see this number of characters from the event posts.
- Event Deletion Thread Action:
  - No change
  - Delete thread
  - Close thread
  - When a event is deleted, take this action with any automatically created thread.
    - Update thread title on event deletion:
    - Automatically post in the event thread on event deletion
- Allowed Event Attachment File Extensions
  - List the file extensions that are allowed to be uploaded to events. Use spaces or line break between extensions.
- Maximum Event Attachment File Size (KB):
  - Provide the maximum event post attachment file size in kilobytes (KB). Attachments over this size will be rejected.
- Event Photos Display:
  - Decides where the collection of uploaded images will be displayed.
    - Own tab
    - Above content
    - Below content
    - No photos
- Google Maps Embed API Key
- Location Map Display:
  - Controls how the location data will be displayed when viewing a Event post.
    - Display map in sidebar block
    - Display map below content
    - Display map in own tab
- Google Maps Localization
  - When turned on, this feature will adjust different Google Maps (created with both the Embed API and the JS API) in Events Manager. It uses the XF language settings of the user viewing the maps.
Style Properties
- Default event image
- Location map image
- Date container
  - Styles the block that contains the day, month, and year.
- Day and month container
  - Styles the block that contains the day and month.
- Year container
  - Styles the block that contains the year.
User Permissions:
- View event
- View full event
- View event map
- View event attachments
- View private event
- View future event
- Add event
- Upload attachments to events
- Edit own event
- Delete own event
Moderator Permissions:
- Use inline moderation on events
- View deleted
- Undelete event
- Delete any event
- Edit any event
- Reassign event
- View unapproved events
- Approve / unapprove events
- Feature / unfeature events
- Give warnings on events
Admin Permission:
- Manage Events Manager
Rebuild caches:
- Events Manager: Rebuild events
- Events Manager: Rebuild event location data
- Events Manager: Rebuild user event counts
- Events Manager: Rebuild event embed metadata (Attachments)
- Rebuild search index (Event posts)
Cron entries:
- Events Manager: Update view counters
Add Event Post count to the member states.
Added a Watched Events Page
- This page displays all the Events you’ve watched in a new list view layout.
- It allows you to efficiently manage your watched event posts, including:
  - Disabling email notifications
  - Stop watching events.
- You can select all or multiple event posts and, with your selection, you can:
  - Enable email notification
  - Disable email notification
  - Stop watching.
- Included a new navigation link for easy access to your watched event posts.
Added a Watched Categories Page
- This page displays all the categories you’ve watched along with the watch information.
- It allows you to efficiently manage your watched categories.
- You can select all or multiple categories and, with your selection, you can:
  - Enable email notification
  - Disable email notification
  - Enable alerts
  - Disable alerts
  - Enable sub-category notifications
  - Disable sub-category notifications
  - Stop watching.
- Included a new navigation link for easy access to your watched categories.
“LOCATION” and “PURPOSE” blocks on small screens.
- The blocks now stack in a single column for a better mobile viewing experience.