Introduction

What is the Events Addon?

The Events Addon is a comprehensive event management system for organizing, scheduling, and displaying events and calendars. It allows you to create detailed event listings with date and time information, locations, recurring schedules, and rich content.

What can you do with it?

Create and manage events with detailed information including dates, times, locations, and descriptions
Set up recurring events with daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly recurrence patterns
Organize events using categories and event types
Link events to destinations to show where events take place
Enable user submissions so visitors can submit their own events for review
Search and filter events by date, category, destination, and other criteria
Display featured events to highlight special events
Sync with Google Calendar for external calendar integration
Provide API access for frontend applications to retrieve and display event data

Key Features

Event Management: Create comprehensive event profiles with dates, times, locations, and descriptions
Recurring Events: Support for daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly recurring patterns with flexible scheduling options
Date and Time Management: Start and end dates/times with timezone support
Location Integration: Link events to destinations or specify custom locations
Category Organization: Organize events using categories
Event Types: Different event types with customizable layouts
Image Management: Support for main images, header images, and image galleries
User Submissions: Allow authenticated users to create and manage their own events
Approval Workflow: Review and approve user-submitted events before they go live
Search and Filter: Powerful search capabilities with date range filtering
API Access: RESTful API endpoints for retrieving event data
Google Calendar Integration: Sync events with Google Calendar
RRULE Support: Standard recurrence rule format support

Who is this for?

This addon is designed for:

Content Managers: Who need to create and maintain event information
Administrators: Who manage the overall system and approve user submissions
Frontend Developers: Who need to integrate event data into websites or applications
End Users: Who may submit their own events through the API