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## How to work with the Event content type

The Event content type is useful for providing details about events, deadlines, reminders, and other time-related information.

### Step 1: Create an event

1. Use the platform menu to navigate to **Content > Add Content > Event**.

### Step 2: Add event details

1. Enter the name of the event in the **Title** field.
2. Select the event status from the **Event Status** menu**.**
3. Select the format for the event from the **Event Format** menu.
4. For all-day events, select the **All day** checkbox.
5. Enter the **Start day** and **Time** and **Ending time** and **End day** for the event (note that selecting the **All day** checkbox will hide the **Ending time** and **End day** fields). You can use the calendar and time selector controls or enter date and time details manually into the fields.
6. Select the event time zone from the **Time zone** menu.
7. For repeating events, set the schedule from the **Recurrence option** menu**.** Choose **Does not repeat** for one-time events.
8. Add a description of the event in the **Event Description** area. You can add content, images, links, quotes, and more within this section (see [Text Editor](/resource/text-editor "Text Editor") for details about using the toolbar and text input area). 
    1. If you would like to add an image within your content, click on the media icon (see [Adding an image](/adding-an-image "Adding an image") for instructions for adding an image using the text editor).
    2. Format all of your content and images using the text editor.
9. Fill out the following fields in the **Location** section (note that **In Person** and **Hybrid** events also have an **Address** section with country-specific address fields): 
    1. **Location Name:** Descriptive label for the event location, for example, the building name for an in-person event.
    2. **Additional Location Details:** Other information about the event location, such as directions to the accessible entrance.
10. For an event with a registration option, fill out the following fields in the **Registration Link** section:
    1. **Link text:** A call to action link label, such as “Register for this Event”.
    2. **URL:** The URL of the registration page.
11. Add additional components to the event details page by selecting the **Choose component** button in the **Additional Content** section (see [Adding a component ](/adding-component "Adding a component")for instructions on how to add a component). Components added to this section will display in the **Bottom Region**, below the event details.

### Step 3: Configure event settings

1. Add a descriptive **Excerpt** to display on events lists and search results.
2. Add a **Thumbnail** to provide additional context about the event for site visitors.
    1. The optimal image size (in pixels) for a thumbnail image is 1920 x 1536 (see [Image Sizes](/resource/image-sizes-old "Image Sizes") for more details).
3. We also recommend assigning taxonomy terms to events, to help filter events lists and search results (see [Taxonomy best practices](/resource/taxonomy-best-practices "Taxonomy Best Practices") and [Managing taxonomies](/managing-taxonomies "Managing taxonomies") for guidance on creating and using taxonomies).
4. The first time you save an event, we recommend you save as a **Draft** so that you can preview the event and its links before publishing it to your site (see [Publish Status](/resource/publish-status "Publish Status") for details about different publication statuses).



 

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##  Learn more about the Event content type 

 



  [### Examples

 ](https://drupaldemo.harvardsites.harvard.edu/news-events)Demo Site

See examples of the Event content type on the [News and Events landing page](https://drupaldemo.harvardsites.harvard.edu/news-events) and the [Events Listing Page](https://drupaldemo.harvardsites.harvard.edu/events) of the Department of Rocket Science demo site.



 

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 See also:- [ Content Types ](/site-section/content-types)
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