Creating new event types

Creating new event types

Overview  
Add and customize new event types for your community. Once a new event type is added, members in your community will be able to create events under the new types.

Who can create a new event type?  

Only Super hosts and community hosts can add a new event type.

How many event types can be added?  

Super hosts and community hosts can create a maximum of 10 event types.

How to create a new event type?  

  1. Click Events from the left menu.



  2. Click gear icon in the top-right corner.



  3. Go to the Custom Events tab, and click Create.



  4. Provide a name for the event type, (ex: Celebration, Conference) and select an icon and color.



  5. Select who can create this custom event and select the set of actions to retain in this event type.



  6. Click Create.

What happens when a new type is created?  

New types will be automatically visible to all members who have the permission to create events. Members will be able to select the relevant type when they create the event.


How to change an event type

You can change an event type once it is created.
To change event type,
  1. Open the event that you'd like to edit.
  2. Click the menu with the ellipses icon in the top-right part of the pop-out.



  3. From the dropdown, select Change Event Type.



  4. Select the new type to move your event to.



  5. Click Change.


The fields in this event will be mapped automatically to the fields in the selected type. Additional fields in the selected type will be included, and the other fields that do not match will be removed.

How to edit/delete an event type?  

  1. Click Events from the left menu.



  2. Click Settings at the top-right corner.



  3. Go to the Custom Events tab.

  4. Click the edit icon, next to the event type, to make changes to the name and the fields in the type.



  5. Click the delete icon to remove the type permanently.

InfoYou can either move the existing events to another type before deleting the current type, or you can delete the type and all the events created under it.
We hope you find this guide useful! For any queries or doubts, reach out to us at support@zohocommunityspaces.com. We're happy to help!