Events Calendar
The Events Calendar integrates easily with your existing site and or Drupal, and is optimized for sharing content across social media channels. It’s easy to use and will allow you to:
- Publish, manage, and promote your events
- Increase awareness and discoverability of your events
- Increase attendance and engagement with your audience
See resources and tools below to better understand how to use the Events Calendar.
Users can sign up using an email address or log in through Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter. Those that sign up using their UCR email will subsequently log in using their netID and password.
To manage a calendar, please send a request to support-ucrevents@ucr.edu.
Events Calendar FAQs
-
How do I get an account?
Users can sign up using an email address or log in through Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter. Those that sign up using their UCR email will subsequently log in using their netID and password.
If you would like to manage a calendar, please contact: support-ucrevents@ucr.edu. Please include your name, title, role in event promotion, and for what unit (department or group) you are requesting access.
-
Will the Events Calendar replace my existing calendar?
The Events Calendar can support all of your events. It will be the central location for all campus events. Best practice
will be to maintain one calendar for discoverability and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) of your events. -
How do I integrate the Events Calendar into my website?
You can create a widget by selecting the "Build a widget" link on the right-hand side of the Events Calendar homepage to showcase your current events.
-
How do I get a widget for my website?
Use the "Build a widget" form and it will generate an embed code to add to your site.
-
Will my department have its own calendar?
Yes, if your department, group, or place has been added to the Events Calendar, a specific calendar/landing page has been created for it.
-
Still have questions?
Please contact the Office of University Communications at support-ucrevents@ucr.edu.
Event Calendar Tools
RESOURCES
University Communications has developed a tutorial for users to familiarize themselves with the new events calendar, please see below. Additionally, you can view instructions for adding a widget to your site as well as a customized overview webinar.
UNIVERSITY APPROVED TAGS
Tags are another layer of categorizing your events that are created in a free-text field and are not selected from a pre-determined list. We urge you to only use University Approved tags, please see the list below.
- Commencement 2018
- Holiday
- Homecoming 2018
- Tartan Soul
- Highlander Welcome 2018
SUPPORT
If you need assistance with the new events calendar or would like to request access, please contact: support-ucrevents@ucr.edu.
Event Widget Examples
The following are examples of Event Widgets created using the widget builder from the Campus Events Calendar.
Scroll down, on the right column, there is a "Share Events" section that contains the widget builder. You do not need an account to use the widget builder.
Build an Events Widget
Template: Default; Number of results: 5; Days ahead: 31; no specific content selections
Display Options = Widget Type: List, Style: Card
Template: UCR Card Version; Number of results: 6; Days ahead: 60; Departments: College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Display Options: include styles
Template: Horizontal List; Number of results: 4, Days ahead: 31; Groups: The Well
Display Options: include styles