Table of Contents
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- Emphasis Details
- Card Size Field In Channel Layout Editor
- Global Event Layout Components
- Customize Layout Tab on Admin Event Form
- Per Event Layout Editor
- Featured Speaker on the Event Details Page
- Featured Group
Emphasis represents the current generation of the Localist platform's theming, incorporating over a decade of data insights and user feedback.
Here are some of the ways Emphasis enhances your experience:
Improved Accessibility and Usability
Emphasis is designed with accessibility at its core, ensuring that everyone can navigate and use your calendar effortlessly. As accessibility becomes a focus for many organizations, your calendar page will be ready to meet those standards!
Modern Aesthetic and Customization
With a customizable interface, you can maintain your brand’s identity while enjoying the benefits of a clean, modern design that emphasizes your content beautifully. We call our theme “Emphasis” as this design puts the emphasis on your platform’s events, photos, and brand.
Optimized for Modern Web Standards
This theme receives regular updates and bug fixes to keep your platform fresh and fully functional, adapting to the latest web standards and trends.
Clear Visual Hierarchy
Makes your most important events stand out, encouraging higher engagement.
Emphasis Details
Admin Dashboard: Added support for new Emphasis exclusive features.
Events/Channels/Classification: Existing content will automatically display in Emphasis.
Feeds/Widgets/API Calls: These will not change as they do not live on the platform.
Featured Carousel: Featured Events now have a larger image for a more prominent display, and includes a pause/play button to start and stop the carousel.
Event Listings: Event listings are displayed as cards with the ability to toggle between small (default), medium, and large views.
Layout & Navigation Drawers: Items live in the Filter and Resources drawers where you can drag/drop them in the desired order.
Event Submission Component: Emphasis includes two submission buttons on the homepage. The Planning an Event component is a prominent and customizable CTA to encourage Users to submit their events for moderation.
Emphasis Exclusive: Event Layout Editor: Event Details Pages are now customizable globally or on a per-event basis using the Event Layout Editor.
Emphasis Exclusive: Conferences: With Emphasis, gain access to “exclusive” features like Conferences. These are events spanning multiple days in a row and/or include scheduled sessions within the main Conference.
Channel Cover: A more prominent display is now available for Channel cover photos. Channel Managers also have the option to add a bold, solid background in the color of their choice.
Solid Channel Background
Channel View: Users can now choose from 3 different layouts for displaying events on a Channel. Admins can now set a different display for each Channel by making a selection in the Card Size drop-down option in the Channel Layout Editor for each event list.
Card Size Field In Channel Layout Editor
Submit an Event Component: Your calendar’s homepage now comes equipped with a more prominent call to action to encourage your community to submit events. This comes in the form of a component in the Channel Layout Editor.
"New" tag: To give users more insight on new and interesting events on your platform, a "New" Tag is now automatically included on event cards for events that have been approved within the last 30 days.
The Featured Carousel component: Now has a play/pause button that starts and stops the slider.
Pop-Out Drawer Navigation: Platform navigation is now housed in a clickable drawer to allow more focus on event listings. Users can easily access all additional Channels, Widget Builder and Group/Department directories.
Event Filtering Options:Users can filter events based on their occurrence dates.
Select from Today, Next 7 Days, Next 30 Days or choose a date from the Mini-Cal.
Users can select multiple filter items for each filtering option by clicking on the corresponding boxes they wish to include in their search.
Global Event Layouts: The Global Event Layout Editor allows for a streamlined layout for all Event Detail Pages on your platform. Select as many components as you feel necessary to provide users with the maximum amount of event details. Just like with Channels, you can arrange these components by dragging and dropping them to the desired position on the page. Global Event Layout
Global Event Layout Components
Per Event Layouts: Per Event Layout Editor allows Admins to set a custom layout for any single event regardless of what the Global Layout is set to. This is great for events that may not require certain components or for the addition of more complex components such as custom HTML.
Customize Layout Tab on Admin Event Form
Per Event Layout Editor
Featured Speaker + Group Components: The addition of the Featured Speaker and Featured Group Components in the Event Layout Editor allows Admins to select a User and/or Group to be highlighted on the Event Details Page. For example, the Featured Speaker component can be used to highlight a set of speakers that will be presenting at an event. Just add each speaker as a User then they’ll be eligible to be selected as a Featured Speaker.
Featured Speaker
Featured Speaker on the Event Details Page
Featured Group
RSS:Previously only available on the Channel Layout Editor, the RSS component is now available for all events on your platform using the Global Event Layout Editor. This allows Admins to include an RSS feed of events to each Event Details Page.
Hero Image: The Hero Image component allows Admins to set an eye-catching photo to display alongside event details.
Social Links: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram links are now available to display on individual Event Details Pages using the Social Link Component. The prominent display allows users to easily share events on social media and spread awareness of events happening in your community.
Website Link: Add a link to an external website, like an additional information page right on individual Event Details Pages.
Public Event Submission Form Editor: The Submission Form editor allows Admins to pre-set the options they would like displayed to their users on the Public Event Submission Form.
Google Maps Quick Links: The Google Map component now includes quick links for public transit, car and walking directions. Upon clicking on these links, users will be directed to the corresponding Google Maps results page.
Conferences: Conferences are a “moment in time” event spanning multiple days in a row and/or include scheduled sessions within the main “conference.” This may also apply to: festivals, workshops, orientations/trainings or special series.
