Introduction and Overview — Event Page Builder

This article gives an overview of Event Page Builder and its main components.

Introduction

Use the page builder to customize event pages. You can modify either:

• The event page template—changes all event pages for all chapters in the admin dashboard.

• An event page—changes a single event page in the chapter dashboard.

When you change the template, they're available any time you open the page builder for any event. When you publish an event, the latest template is applied. 

By accessing the page builder while managing events in the chapter dashboard, HQ admins can customize the appearance of an individual event. After you customize an event, it isn't affected by any changes to the template. Changes to the event template don't apply to events you customize with the page builder. After you save changes in the page builder, you won't see any changes from the template.

The page builder is a no-code editor where you can control community event pages' layout, components, and appearance. Using the page builder ensures consistency between chapters and enables customization. 

Dynamic content and widgets enable you to drop and forget – Bevy automatically populates things like event or chapter details when the page is published. 

The page builder has three panels:

1. Add to Canvas — a library of what you can add to your event page. Then, drag and drop things from the library to the editor.
2. Canvas — a WYSIWYG editor of your event page. Click into content to edit, or click and drag to rearrange.
3. Settings — specific configurations of the content in the editor. The settings available change depending on what's selected in the editor. 

Note that the changes aren't applied and made public until you click the Save button.

Enabling Event Page Builder

Enabling Event Page Builder on your Bevy site is a two-step process.

1. Navigate to the admin dashboard and select the page builder tab in the left navigation. Select" edit default event template," modify the default event template as needed and save your changes.

2. Within the admin dashboard, select the settings tab in the left navigation. Next, identify the Page Builder section and check the "enable event page builder box." When event page builder is enabled on your site, ALL published event pages will be converted to the event page builder version.

    

Disabling Event Page Builder

If the event page builder needs to be disabled on your Bevy site, uncheck the enable event page builder checkbox in the settings tab on the admin dashboard. All published event pages revert to the legacy event page version when this box is unchecked.

Only users with admin dashboard permissions on Bevy can access the event page builder, edit the default event template, or edit the event page for a specific event. To access and edit the default event template on your Bevy site, navigate to the admin dashboard and select the page builder tab.

The HQ admin can also access the event page builder via the event dashboard. When the event page builder is accessed via the event’s dashboard, any modifications made on the page builder canvas are only applied to that specific event. The default event template and published events utilizing this template are unaffected.

Configuring the Default Event Template

HQ admins create a template to define the appearance of all events for an organization. When you change the template, they're available any time you open the page builder for any event. Likewise, when you publish an event, the latest template is applied.

To configure an event template:

1. In the admin dashboard, select Templates in the left-hand sidebar menu.

2. Next, select the Edit default template button for the template you want to change.

By accessing the page builder while managing events in the chapter dashboard, HQ admins can customize the appearance of an individual event. After you customize an event, it isn't affected by any changes to the template.    

Customizing a one-off event page

HQ admins can access the page builder from the chapter dashboard to change a specific event. 

To open the page builder:

1. In the chapter dashboard, select Events in the left-hand sidebar menu.

2. Create or edit an event.

3. Next, select the Page Builder button.

To prevent conflicts, changes to the event template don't apply to events you customize with the page builder. After you save changes in the page builder, you won't see any changes from the template. 

Duplicating items in your design

1. Click the item on the canvas you want to duplicate.

2. On the floating toolbar that appears, click the duplicate icon.

You can only duplicate one item at a time on the canvas.

Deleting items in your design

1. Click the item on the canvas you would like to duplicate.

2. On the floating toolbar that appears, click the delete icon.

You can only delete one item at a time from the canvas.

Moving items in your design

1. Click the item on the canvas you want to move.

2. On the floating toolbar that appears, click the up arrow to move the item one spot up on the canvas. Next, click the down arrow to move the item one place down the canvas. Finally, click the four arrow icon to drag the item to any location on the canvas.

You can only move one item at a time on the canvas.

Canvas Preview

With the preview feature, an HQ admin can review their event page design before saving their changes and updating the template. The event page can be previewed as a desktop, tablet, or phone view.