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      How to create Events

      Bring your members together for Events, including meetups & online events.

      Events are a great way to bring your community together, creating value for members and increasing engagement. Honeycommb Community Admins can create events using Control Center 2.0, while community members can access events through a dedicated link in the navigation menu (slide-out menu on mobile).

      Supported Event types:
      • Meetup - enter an address for the event with map displayed on event page
      • Online - enter a link that is shared with members who RSVP.

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      The Events page in Control Center is used to create & manage your community's events.

      Creating Events

      • Login to your community using your Community Leader account (or Admin account).
        Your community leader or admin account is the account you use to Feature posts from within your community. Note: The Community Leader account is the account we automatically created for you when your community was first started.
        1. Open the slide-out menu in your community and click the Control Center menu link. This will open Control Center 2.0.
        2. Click the tab button in the top right of your screen, this will open up the slide-out menu of your Control Center.
      • Click the Events link in the slide-out menu of your Control Center

      • Click Create New Event and choose your desired event type, Meetup or Online

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      • Each Event requires the following information:
        • Event Date & Time - specify timezone
        • Event Name (60 character limit) - give your event a simple by descriptive name
        • Event Description (1500 character limit) - Share some detail about what the event will offer attendees, including any links.

        • Event Art - upload one or up to 5 images or videos. The first image or video will be used when the event is displayed to users.
            • Note: Must be Square Images or Square Videos, at least 1024px by 1024px

        • Event Host(s) - add up to 5 hosts by type (host, speaker, guest, or organizer)
          • at least one host must be specified.
          • Add host's Name (tagged to the Namme on their account in the community), Bio, and avatar image.

        • Required Event information for Meetups - Event Location
          • Street Address (map powed by MapBox)
          • Venue - Event location name (not required)


        • Required Event information for Online Events - Online Location
          • 80 character limit - enter a description or link.
            • examples: Video Conference Link, Online Livestream Link,
              Link to LIVE Post from your Community


      • Optional Event Settings:
        • RSVP Limit - limit the number of attendees that can RSVP "I'm Going"
        • Event Benefits - add up to 10 benefits, emoji friendly. 36 character limit per line.
        • File Attachments - add up to 5 file attachments, any file type is supported.
      • When you're ready, click Save Changes and then Publish Event.

       

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