<a class="reference external image-reference" href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl"><img alt="License: AGPL-3" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-AGPL--3-blue.png" /></a> <a name="excerpt-image-in-events"></a> <h2>Excerpt + Image in Events</h2> <p>This module extends the functionality of website events to support having a more attractive layout that automatically displays an excerpt of each one, a &quot;Read more&quot; button, and an image.</p> <p>It also adds a event priority control in the backend that will display the event at the top and in a bigger shape in the website.</p> <img alt="Frontend" src="/website_event_excerpt_img/static/description/frontend.png" /> <a name="installation"></a> <h3>Installation</h3> <p>To install this module, you need to:</p> <ol class="arabic simple"> <li>Install <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/OCA/server-tools">OCA/server-tools</a>.</li> </ol> <a name="configuration"></a> <h3>Configuration</h3> <p>To configure this module, you need to:</p> <ol class="arabic simple"> <li>Log in.</li> <li>Go to <a class="reference external" href="/event">your website events page</a>.</li> <li>Open the <em>Customize</em> menu.</li> <li><em>Images and Description</em> should be checked, and you should see events with an image and description in the layout.</li> </ol> <img alt="Customize Menu" src="/website_event_excerpt_img/static/description/customize.png" /> <div class="admonition warning"> <p class="first admonition-title">Warning</p> <p>Normal (not highlighted) events will show up a bit clunky if you do not disable the <em>Filters</em> view from the <em>Customize</em> menu.</p> <p>You can either highlight all events, or disable that view.</p> <p class="last">If you still need filters, see module <code>website_event_filter_selector</code> found in this same repo.</p> </div> <a name="usage"></a> <h3>Usage</h3> <p>To use this module, you need to:</p> <ol class="arabic simple"> <li>Go to the events page in your website. They have image and description now.</li> </ol> <p>You will notice that short description is the excerpt of the first 80 characters of the event's long description. If you want to set a manual description, you need to:</p> <ul class="simple"> <li><dl class="first docutils"> <dt>From the frontend:</dt> <dd><ol class="first last arabic"> <li>Click in that event.</li> <li>Use the <em>Promote &gt; Optimize SEO</em> tool to set a meta description.</li> </ol> </dd> </dl> </li> <li><dl class="first docutils"> <dt>From the backend:</dt> <dd><ol class="first last arabic"> <li>Go to <em>Events &gt; Events</em>.</li> <li>Choose one.</li> <li>Go to <em>Featured content</em>.</li> <li>Use the <em>Website meta description</em> field for the same purpose.</li> </ol> </dd> </dl> </li> </ul> <p>If you want to change the image, you need to:</p> <ol class="arabic simple"> <li>Edit the event page.</li> <li>There, the first image appearing will be the one chosen. Beware, background images count!</li> </ol> <p>If you want to set an event as important:</p> <ol class="arabic simple"> <li>Go to the event's form in backend.</li> <li>Publish it.</li> <li>Go to the <em>Featured content</em> tab.</li> <li>Add a star in <em>Priority</em> to display the event in a full row on website.</li> <li>Remove the star to display it in half a row.</li> </ol> <img alt="Backend" src="/website_event_excerpt_img/static/description/backend.png" /> <a class="reference external image-reference" href="https://runbot.odoo-community.org/runbot/199/11.0"><img alt="Try me on Runbot" src="https://odoo-community.org/website/image/ir.attachment/5784_f2813bd/datas" /></a> <a name="bug-tracker"></a> <h3>Bug Tracker</h3> <p>Bugs are tracked on <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/OCA/event/issues">GitHub Issues</a>. In case of trouble, please check there if your issue has already been reported. If you spotted it first, help us smash it by providing detailed and welcomed feedback.</p> <a name="credits"></a> <h3>Credits</h3> <a name="images"></a> <h4>Images</h4> <ul class="simple"> <li>Odoo Community Association: <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/OCA/maintainer-tools/blob/master/template/module/static/description/icon.svg">Icon</a>.</li> </ul> <a name="contributors"></a> <h4>Contributors</h4> <ul class="simple"> <li>Rafael Blasco &lt;<a class="reference external" href="mailto:rafael.blasco&#64;tecnativa.com">rafael.blasco&#64;tecnativa.com</a>&gt;</li> <li>Jairo Llopis &lt;<a class="reference external" href="mailto:jairo.llopis&#64;tecnativa.com">jairo.llopis&#64;tecnativa.com</a>&gt;</li> <li>David Vidal &lt;<a class="reference external" href="mailto:david.vidal&#64;tecnativa.com">david.vidal&#64;tecnativa.com</a>&gt;</li> <li>Dennis Sluijk &lt;<a class="reference external" href="mailto:d.sluijk&#64;onestein.nl">d.sluijk&#64;onestein.nl</a>&gt;</li> </ul> <p>Do not contact contributors directly about support or help with technical issues.</p> <a name="maintainer"></a> <h4>Maintainer</h4> <a class="reference external image-reference" href="https://odoo-community.org"><img alt="Odoo Community Association" src="https://odoo-community.org/logo.png" /></a> <p>This module is maintained by the OCA.</p> <p>OCA, or the Odoo Community Association, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the collaborative development of Odoo features and promote its widespread use.</p> <p>To contribute to this module, please visit <a class="reference external" href="https://odoo-community.org">https://odoo-community.org</a>.</p>