View a Collection as a Calendar (Poud6)

The Ploud default calendar displays all Events from the entire site on a visual calendar. However, you may want to create separate calendars for specific events or event categories. Ploud6 now allows you to do this using Event Collections. Here's how:

Understanding Event Collections

Event Collections enable you to create custom calendars that display only specific events. For example, you can create:

• A calendar showing only community events
• A calendar for events related to a particular club using library facilities

How It Works

The process involves three main steps:

1. Tagging events
2. Creating an Event Collection based on those tags
3. Displaying the collection as a calendar

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Create a recurring Event, such as a club meeting that occurs every month. Under the Categorization tab, add a tag for the event (in this example, we use the tag 'Club'). 

   
   

   
   
   
2. Now create a Collection that looks for those specific events. The Collection below searches for Events with the tag Club. You are, in essence, creating a query of the content database to retrieve content based on the search criteria you define. Once you have your criteria defined, save the Collection.
   
   
3. Now, while navigating to the collection you just created, select Display -> Calendar view from the Site Toolbar menu.
   
   The collection will display as a calendar showing only those events you have defined in the collection.