Create a CiviEvent and Link it to a Drupal Event

Posted May 13th, 2008 by david
  1. create a civiEvent
    1. click on CiviEvent in CiviCRM menu
    2. follow the wizard steps, making sure to select the event type first as this resets the other fields
    3. after completing the wizard, you should see a list of active events
    4. click the "Live Page" link to view the event how your users will view it.
    5. copy that link url into your clipboard by selecting it and typing Command-C(OSX) or CTRL-C(Win/Linux)
  2. create a drupal Event
    1. follow the shortcut create event or select Create Event from the Create Content menu
    2. Enter the same title into the Drupal Event that you used for the CiviEvent
    3. in the Body create a link to the CiviEvent, either by pasting in the url or by typing some text and then hyperlinking the text (see the How To: create hyperlinks)
    4. if you want it to be a "Featured Event" and show up on the top of the front page, select the dropdown featured. It is not necessary to select "Not Featured"
    5. your event should now show up in the calendar