Creating Newsfeed Events
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1. Go to Pacesetter Technology
2. Click on "Newsfeed"
3. Click on "List"
4. Click on "+ Add Event"
5. Enter the name of your event in the "Name" box.
Like, "Wine & Dine!" or, "Thanksgiving Luncheon"
6. Select a tag in the "Tags" dropdown.
The selected tag will allow the event to be visible in that particular newsfeed.
7. Enter event description in the "Description" box.
8. Enter event location in the "Location" box.
9. Enter event cost in the "Cost" box.
10. Click on "Next".
11. Select existing document from "Select Existing" dropdown.
This will allow you to link an already existing document to this event. If the document doesn't exist yet, you can click "Create New Link" to upload one yourself!
The Info tab is completely optional and is a great place to add a pdf, URL, or even a link
to another feature in the app. To add a pdf to the announcement you can either select
an existing one or upload a new one. To select an existing one click into the box to
select a link, or to upload a new one click the Create New Link button.
Information URL – is mainly used to host an external link that can be used to send a
user to a website like a google form, Vimeo video, or even YouTube. The URL title will
display on the left of the announcement and the URL button will be blue and clickable.
EX. For a video URL:
URL Title – Club Video
URL Button – Click Here
Contact information – adding a phone # or email will display below the events
description and photo and is clickable.
Linked Feature – Within an event you can link another feature to the app if it makes
sense. To link to a feature from the announcement your Pacesetter Client Success
representative will need to create it first, so please reach out the first time. After it has
been created you can use it at any time in the future!
12. Click on Next
13. Select event start date.
Use the dropdown bar to select the date which the event will begin.
14. Select the date.
15. Select event start time.
Use the time bar to either type the start time or use the arrows to go up or down by the hour.
16. Select event start time.
Use the minutes box to specify event start times between the hour.
17. Select AM or PM.
Use the "AM PM" box to select morning or evening. Clicking on the box will change AM to PM, clicking again will change it back.
18. Select event end date and time.
Use the drop down tabs and follow the same process as above to select the event end time and date.
19. Select date and time.
20. Select hide start/end time if you would not like those times to be visible in the app.
21. Select repeating schedule from the "Repeat Event" dropdown.
This tool allows you to repeat the event on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. If selected, the event will be created automatically, containing the same information as this event, following the schedule that you create.
22. Click on Next
23. Check "Enable Registration?"
If you would like the event to be register-able, select this "Enable Registration" box.
24. Click on Simple Reservation
For a simple event registration, select "Simple Registration" from the dropdown.
25. Additional Info
If you are using the native Pacesetter Reservation module, click to enable registration.
Once enabled the rest of the page will load where you can customize registration.
Action Button Title – This is the verbiage you would like the registration button to say
in the app, most commonly used titles are Sign-Up or RSVP.
Action Button Action – This is the type of registration the button will take a user to.Below is a brief explanation of each action.
Hidden – Selecting hidden will hide the action button from the event and disables
registration.*Simple Reservation – will ask the member how many attendees they are signing up
before finalizing the reservation. *This is the most popular option.Reservation Form – will launch a form of your choosing to collect additional information
about a user’s reservation. This could be info like shirt size, food allergies, or if they will need a booster seat for their group. The reservation forms you can select from have to first be created by your Pacesetter Client Success team member.*Please Note: If you select this option, you will need to select the appropriate reservation form from the box above, at the top of the Registration page.
Phone Number – This will launch a phone number to call. In order to select this action a
phone number must be placed in the phone number box in the Info tab.Email – This will launch an email on the phone’s native email provider. In order to select
this action an email must be placed in the phone number box in the Info tab.
All sign-ups are viewable within the events signups page which is accessible from the
Newsfeed > List or the Newsfeed-Reservations pages.26. Check Make the list of attendees public to members of the club?
If you would like members to be able to see the other members who are attending, select the "Make Attendees Public" box.
27. Select registration limit.
In the "Registration Limit" box, enter the maximum amount of participants you will allow to sign up.
28. Select Party Size Limit
In this box, you can select the amount of guests you will allow a member to register. Here, I have entered "2". This means any member can register 2 guests to attend the event with them. If guests will not be allowed, enter 0.
29. Enter Sign-up Window.
In the "Sign-up Window" box, you will set the time before the event when registration will begin. I have selected "10 days" here, meaning members will have access to registration for the event 10 days in advance.
30. Select Sign-Up Availabilty
Use the "Sign-Up Availability" box to set the amount of time before the event when registration will close. Here, I have selected 1 day, meaning members will no longer be able to sign up for the event 24 hours before the start time.
31. Check Enable member selection?
If you would like members to be allowed to sign other members up, select the "Enable member selection" box. This will allow them to search in the app for other members and invite/sign them up for the event.
32. Check Enable guest selection?
If you would like members to be able to select guests sign up for the event, check the "Enable guest selection" box. This will allow the members to invite/sign up existing guests for the event.
33. Limit Registration
If you would like members to be able to select guests sign up for the event, check the "Enable guest selection" box. This will allow the members to invite/sign up existing guests for the event.
34. Click on Next
35. Select notification group.
Use the "Notification Group" dropdown to select an existing group to send event notifications to. These could include new member sign ups, cancelations, etc. which are all listed and selectable below.
36. Click on Next
37. Check Enable Waitlist?
If you would like to host an event waitlist, select the "Enable Waitlist" box.
38. Enter the waitlist capacity.
39. Check "Allow members to view waitlist spot?"
If you would like members to be able to view their place in the waitlist, select the "Allow members to view waitlist spot?" box.
40. Click on Finish
