Continuous CSV Upload

Adding a CSV Feed

1. In the Admin Dashboard, navigate to Events > Feeds. On this page you will see all live feeds.
2. To create a new feed, select +Add Feed in the top right corner.
3. Enter a Name and the URL for the Feed
4. The Name should be a general description easily recognizable by other admins.
5. HEADS UP: If you need to change the URL in the future, ensure that the content remains exactly the same at the source to avoid losing or duplicating events.

Apply additional settings:

1. Skip Pending Queue: Events will go live directly to the platform at each import
2. Overwrite Schedule: If the date changes at the source, it will replace the current schedule in Localist.

If checked:  Event A on Oct 1 is imported —> Upon next import Event A is now listed for Oct 2 and Oct 1 is no longer present in the feed —> The live event in Localist is updated from Oct 1 to Oct 2

If not checked:  Event A on Oct 1 is imported —> Upon next import Event A is now listed for Oct 2 and Oct 1 is no longer present in the feed —> The live event in Localist is updated to now have two instances – both Oct 1 and Oct 2.

Essentially, this functionality is only applied to instances of events that are still in the feed. If an entire event is remove from the feed then Localist will not make any updates or deletions and the event will stay in the last-imported state unless manually modified.

Don't Update Filters: If checked, Content Overrides will only be applied upon the event’s first import.

This means that you can apply a general override to the entire feed then apply specific filters on an individual basis without the Content Override replacing the specific filters after the next import.

Apply Content Overrides (optional) - These will be applied to every event in the feed.

Include authentication details - If your feed requires an authenticated user to access it, enter the Username and Password

Save Changes - Upon saving, the feed will initially import once. After the initial import, the feed will import once a day overnight. This time cannot be changed and updates will not be reflected in Localist until the nightly import.

HEADS UP: Past events are not imported with Localist Feeds.

Google CSV

1. Navigate to Events > Bulk Add Events

   Select Bulk Event CSV to download a template

2. Take the headers from this CSV and copy/paste them into a Google Spreadsheet

3. Once you have the headers and some events outlined in your spreadsheet, go to File > Publish to the Web

   In the popup, you'll see the Link tab. Here you'll select Entire Document and in the dropdown select Comma-separate values (.csv) and click Publish, which will provide you with a URL.

4. You'll then follow the same instructions for adding a Feed outlined above

   Just make sure you add the link provided by Google in the URL field when you're creating the Feed.

Important Feed Import Details

Feed Data Takes Precedent 1. Data imported by a feed into Localist will always take precedent over data that has been added or updated in the Localist event. Only the following 3 details can be locked and cut off from further updating:

• Name
• Description
• Event Place

2. All other details that are brought in via a feed must be changed at the feed source. If it is changed in any way in Localist then the changes will only stick until the next feed import, at which time it will revert back to the data in the feed.

• Exception:  If a piece of data is not provided by the feed then any changes or additions in Localist will stick even after the next import. For example, if the feed only provides name/date/time/description/place then anything else, such as a tag or custom field, will remain as updated in Localist.

3. If fields in a feed match fields in Localist then the data must match exactly to what is saved in Localist. It is not possible to assign aliases or alternative spellings. For example, place names must match the place landing pages and filters must match your platform’s existing classification scheme in order to connect properly.