Adding a Calendar Event

Adding an Calendar Event is a variation on making an ordinary post.

Instructions

1. Create a new post e.g. by Clicking on the [Write] menu item in Site Admin
2. Start entering details on the (default) [Write Post] form (click that tab if you have navigated away)
3. Enter a title for the event e.g. Christmas Day or Nick’s Birthday
4. Enter extra text in the box below if you really need it. For a basic date you probably won’t, but for an entry to get people to do something or go somewhere you will.
5. Expand the Discussion menu on the right by clicking on its [+] sign.
6. Untick the ‘Allow Comments’ and ‘Allow Pings’ boxes as you won’t usually want comments against a calendar event.
7. Scroll down to the ‘Event Editor’ section and expand it by clicking on the Start [+] sign.
8. Enter a start date/time
9. Tick the ‘All Day’ box for an anniversary etc. or enter an End Date/Time
10. Note, when you expanded the Event Editor, you automatically assigned the post to the Events category. That category box is ticked and greyed out (to stop you unticking it) in the expanded Category section to the right.
    To prevent the post appearing on the blog as well as in the Event Calendar, untick all other categories (e.g. Uncategorized).
11. Check your handiwork
12. Click on the [Publish] button
13. Click on the (View site>>) link in the header to check it on the site if you like

Note: Only the next 5 upcoming events appear below the Calendar on the front page. The rest generate shading on the dates as you view the months of the calendar.