Node Package: Event List

The eventlist is a great node to use when you need to display upcoming events on your website. Similar to the newslist the event list takes all the standard parameters including start date, an optional end date and event details, and as is the case for the newslist, automatically generates an RSS feed at: http://www.myfancydomain.com/_rss The event list by default will only show events in the future. However, it is possible to add a simple javascript function to a piece of text, or image, which will toggle between past and current events. (See below for examples.) wpEvents wpEvent

Screen Shots

Event List	Event List

wpEvents

Where to use this node

• wpChapter
  • eventlist (wpEvents)
    • date
    • enddate
    • title
    • description
    • details (wpHtml)
    • logo (wpImage)
    • file (wpFileL)
    • url
    • agenda (wpAgenda)
      • leftColumn (wpHtml)
      • rightColumn (wpHtml)

Attributes

Name	Use	Value	Help
sorted	oneof	ascending, no, descending	Determines if events should be sorted ascending/descending by date or not sorted at all.
date-format	oneof	Weekday_Month_dd_yyyy, yyyy-mm-dd, yyyy/mm/dd, mm/dd/yyyy, dd/mm/yyyy, dd-Mon-yy, Wkd_Mon_dd, Wkd_dd_Month_yyyy, Wkd_Month_dd_yyyy, Month_dd_yyyy, Mon_yyyy	These are the available date formats, they should be self-explanatory.
rss-highlight-events	oneof	no, yes	If set to yes a separate RSS feed will be created listing only the events with attribute "show" set to 'highlight'.

Sub Nodes

Name	Type	Help
event	wpEvent	This is an instance of an event.

Sample

<eventlist webpalopen="open" colwidths="97,72,96,93,120,96,120,120,120,120,120,120,120,120,120" include-archive-link="no" name="test" sorted="ascending" date-format="short(no year)"><event status="active" webpalopen="closed" name="e1" show="normal" ><description lang="any">Come and check out the fancy event for 2009!</description><details linked-image-effect="highlight on hover" lang="any"><p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.&#34;</p></details><date >20091209</date><title lang="any">Fancy Event Title</title><enddate >20091210</enddate></event><event webpalopen="closed" status="active" name="e2" show="normal" ><description lang="any">Can you afford to miss this?</description><date >20091213</date><title lang="any">More Fancy Titles</title><enddate >20091215</enddate><details linked-image-effect="highlight on hover" lang="any"><p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p></details></event></eventlist>

wpEvent

Where to use this node

• wpEvents
  • event (wpEvent)
    • leftHeader
    • rightHeader
    • row (wpAgendaItem)

Attributes

Name	Use	Value	Help
show	oneof	normal, highlight	A separate RSS feed is created of all the events that are marked "'highlight'.
name	optional		This is a unique name given to an event which is used to create the URL. Eg. http:/www.myfancydomain.com/events/eventname1.html
demographic	default	any	A comma-separated list of all the demographics that apply to this event. Eg. parent,student,alumni. Used in conjunction with the "demographics" attribute of an html node.
category	oneof		A list a pre-determined categories outlined by the client to categorize events.

Sub Nodes

Name	Type	Help
date	wpDate	The start date of the event in the format YYYYMMDD
enddate	wpDate	The end date of the event (optional) in the format YYYYMMDD
title	wpStringL	The title of the event, displayed in list and detail view.
description	wpStringL	A short description of the event, displayed in list and detail view.
details	wpHtml	The full details of the event, displayed in the detail view.
logo	wpImage	An image that will appear beside the event entry.
file	wpFileL	An instance of a file. (Eg. pdf, doc, xls, etc.)
url	wpStringL	This is where you can setup a redirect. If details are specified for this event then the link will be displayed at the bottom.
agenda	wpAgenda	The agenda for the event, displayed in the details view

Sample

<event status="active" webpalopen="closed" name="e1" show="normal" ><description lang="any">Come and check out the fancy event for 2009!</description><details linked-image-effect="highlight on hover" lang="any"><p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.&#34;</p></details><date >20091209</date><title lang="any">Fancy Event Title</title><enddate >20091210</enddate></event>