Login
To login, visit the main home page https://www.historygroupsportal.org and scroll all the way to the bottom of the page. You should see a ‘login’ menu item like that below. Click this.
You should now see a login username and password screen, like that below. Enter your username and password to login, then you should see the main dashboard.
The dashboard
You should now see a dashboard similar to that below. The menu, where you can add and update news and events is down the left hand side of the screen.
Calendar events
Calendar events are listed under the ‘My Calendar’ menu item, as below:
If you hover the mouse pointer over the ‘My Calendar’ menu option, you should see a sub-menu of other options pop up, as below, where you can either add a new event (‘Add Event’), see the current events (‘Events’) or manage locations. But if you simply click on the ‘My Calendar’, then it will go straight into adding a new event (see further down).
If you choose the ‘Events’ option, you should then see a list of current calendar events similar to that below:
Events that have a ‘pencil’ icon next to them are ones you have permissions to change, the others are added by other members. Clicking on the title of an event that you have permission to change, will allow you to edit that item. Otherwise, if you want to add a new one, click the ‘Add New’ button towards the top of the screen.
Add an event
Adding the event
To add a new item, click the ‘Add New’ button at the top of the list (as shown below).
You should now see a large page where you can add a title (at the top of the screen) and then paragraphs of text in the ‘Event Description’. You can also add images, by clicking them on your computer and dragging them onto the page, dropping them where you want them to appear.
At any time, you can save this as a ‘draft’ event (i.e. visible to you, but not yet visible to other visitors to the site) by clicking the ‘save draft’ button at the top of the screen like this:
Add categories and date/time
Before an event can be shown on a the main York and District calendar, it needs to be given a category of ‘York events’ (or other directories as they become available).
It is important that you add the correct categories to your events, to make sure they appear in the correct places. If you scroll down from the title and description you will see some more event details, including the category section, as below. Make sure you put a tick in the box for your groups, and the calendar that you want it to appear in:
You should then add the date and time(s) of the event:
and if it is a regular, recurring event, you can select this in the ‘Repetition Pattern’ section, e.g. daily, weekly, monthly on the 2nd Thursday etc. as needed.
Adding a featured image
You can add what is called a ‘featured image’ to your event. This is an image that will appear with the item. You can do this by clicking the ‘Set Featured image’ button in the next section.
Now you can select an image or upload one following the instructions on screen.
Add a location
Further down, you will see the final important section to update. You’ll need to add a location for the event.
You can begin by clicking in the ‘Choose location’ field, which will show a list of currently existing locations. If the one you need is already listed, simply choose it from the list:
If the location has not already been added, click the
Then add the details for your event’s location as below:
Publishing
Finally, to publish the event, i.e. make it available for visitors to see, you’ll need to click the ‘Publish’ button in the top right corner of the screen:
The event should now be published, and you should be returned to the event listings page.