The Localist Widget builder can听be used to also create a custom RSS feeds. There are also a couple of template styles to choose from but we create a simple Digital Sign template

Build Widget

You may create a Calendar Widget from the Calendar homepage.using the听听听濒颈苍办.

For more features and functionality log into the Events Calendar with your CU听LOGIN

  1. Go to: calendar.colorado.edu.
  2. Click the Login link
  3. Click Log in with CU听Identikey听
  4. Enter your CU听Identikey听and password and click LOGIN

Click the听Calendar Admin听link beneath your profile image

In the admin dashboard, click听颁辞苍迟别苍迟听and select听Widget Builder

Use the dropdown menus on the webpage to choose the settings you want.

Template:听From the dropdown select one of the pre-designed templates:

  • Default - title, image (left),听time,听date, description, location & interested button
  • Digital Sign Template 01 -听List design: title, time, date, location
  • Event URL -
  • Express Template 1 -听title, image (right),听time,听date, description & location
  • Express Template 2 - Icon design: title, image,听time,听date, description & location
  • Express Template 3 - List design: title, date
  • Express Template 4 - Icon card design: title,听time,听date, description & location
  • Express Template 5 - Image card design:听title, image,听time,听date, description & location
  • Express Template 6 -听Image card design 2:听title, image,听time,听date, description & location

Number of Results:听Set the widget to show your preferred number of events (Maximum of 50)

Days Ahead:听Set the widget to display events with specific days ahead (Typical is 31; Maximum of 365)

Groups:听Select all that apply

Keywords and Tags:听Enter all applicable words.

Places:听Select all that apply.

Event Type:听Select all that apply.

Interest:听Select all that apply.

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College, School & Unit:听Select all that apply.

Academic Calendar: Select all that apply.

Faculty/Staff Calendar:听Select all that apply.

Keywords and Tags: Enter any keywords or tags

Only Show Featured: optional

Only Show Sponsored:听辞辫迟颈辞苍补濒

Include All Matching Instances:听辞辫迟颈辞苍补濒

Hide Past Events: optional

Content Must Match:听Select the option that best meets your needs.听狈辞迟别:听If you embed the widget code some events are not showing up - check this setting to start troubleshooting the issue

  • At least one place, group, keyword or tag, and one filter item.
  • Any听place, group, keyword or tag, or filter item.
  • At least one place and听group, and all keywords, tags, and filter items.
  • Any place or group, and at least one keyword or tag, and one filter item.

Excluded Content:听

Any filters specified in these drop downs will not be included in the widgets. This is helpful in an 鈥渟how all, but one鈥� situation.

Note:听If you embed the widget code but none of your events show up - check this setting again to ensure you have set the widget up to show your events and not exclude them

Event Type:听Select all that apply.

Interest:听Select all that apply.

Audience:听Select all that apply.

Hide Past Events:听Check or uncheck this box to meet your needs

Display Options

Include Styles:听Leave this option checked

Display Options for Logged in Users

  1. Widget Type: Select your preference
    1. List
    2. Mini calendar + List
  1. Style: 听Select your preference
    1. Modern
    2. Card
    3. Classic
    4. None
  2. Hide Descriptions: Event descriptions will not be shown.
  3. Truncate Descriptions: Description, location, and event image will be hidden upon page load, but when an event is clicked this information will appear.
  4. Render HTML in Descriptions: This allows any HTML entered in admin (bold, etc.) to be displayed automatically.
  5. Hide Event Images: Photos will be completely hidden.
  6. Hide Event Times: Times will be completely hidden.
  7. Open Links in New Window: 听If an event is selected, another window will open.

Generating Your Widget

After you have made all necessary specifications, you will see two options to generate your widget results. Note: 听No saving is required.

  1. Preview:听This option will open your widget results in another tab. The results will be not be styled. On this page you can confirm that the correct events are showing and that the output options are working as expected.
  2. Generate Embed Code:听After you have previewed your widget and confirmed that the results are correct, select Generate Embed Code. Selecting this will display the embed code for your widget to be included on your website page.Copy the code to clipboard Embed Widget Code to place on your web site
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