<h1 class="title">Excerpt + Image in Events</h1> <p><a class="reference external" href="https://odoo-community.org/page/development-status"><img alt="Beta" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/maturity-Beta-yellow.png" /></a> <a class="reference external" href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0-standalone.html"><img alt="License: AGPL-3" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/licence-AGPL--3-blue.png" /></a> <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/OCA/event/tree/12.0/website_event_excerpt_img"><img alt="OCA/event" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/github-OCA%2Fevent-lightgray.png?logo=github" /></a> <a class="reference external" href="https://translation.odoo-community.org/projects/event-12-0/event-12-0-website_event_excerpt_img"><img alt="Translate me on Weblate" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/weblate-Translate%20me-F47D42.png" /></a> <a class="reference external" href="https://runbot.odoo-community.org/runbot/199/12.0"><img alt="Try me on Runbot" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/runbot-Try%20me-875A7B.png" /></a></p> <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> <p><strong>Table of contents</strong></p> <div class="contents local topic" id="contents"> <ul class="simple"> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#installation" id="id1">Installation</a></li> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#configuration" id="id2">Configuration</a></li> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#usage" id="id3">Usage</a></li> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#bug-tracker" id="id4">Bug Tracker</a></li> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#credits" id="id5">Credits</a><ul> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#authors" id="id6">Authors</a></li> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#contributors" id="id7">Contributors</a></li> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#maintainers" id="id8">Maintainers</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <a name="installation"></a> <h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id1">Installation</a></h2> <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> <h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id2">Configuration</a></h2> <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>Enable <em>Images and Description</em>, and you should see events with an image and description in the layout.</li> </ol> <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> <h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id3">Usage</a></h2> <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> <a name="bug-tracker"></a> <h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id4">Bug Tracker</a></h2> <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 smashing it by providing a detailed and welcomed <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/OCA/event/issues/new?body=module:%20website_event_excerpt_img%0Aversion:%2012.0%0A%0A**Steps%20to%20reproduce**%0A-%20...%0A%0A**Current%20behavior**%0A%0A**Expected%20behavior**">feedback</a>.</p> <p>Do not contact contributors directly about support or help with technical issues.</p> <a name="credits"></a> <h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id5">Credits</a></h2> <a name="authors"></a> <h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id6">Authors</a></h3> <ul class="simple"> <li>Tecnativa</li> </ul> <a name="contributors"></a> <h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id7">Contributors</a></h3> <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> </ul> <a name="maintainers"></a> <h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id8">Maintainers</a></h3> <p>This module is maintained by the OCA.</p> <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>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>This module is part of the <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/OCA/event/tree/12.0/website_event_excerpt_img">OCA/event</a> project on GitHub.</p> <p>You are welcome to contribute. To learn how please visit <a class="reference external" href="https://odoo-community.org/page/Contribute">https://odoo-community.org/page/Contribute</a>.</p>