Create a New Event
Creating an event is a great way to engage your community and share important information. Events can be published on the companion site and in select Slack channels.
By default, only Admins can create events. If you would like to allow non-Admins to create events, you can do so by adding users to a Group which is assigned a Permission Set with the Event Champion permissions enabled.
Guide
Go to the Events Modal
Use the global shortcut /events
to open to the Events modal. The shortcut option will appear as you type /events
into any conversation message.
From here, press the + Create New Event
button.
If you do not see the + Create New Event
button, you may not have the proper
permissions to create events. Please contact your admin for more information.
Add Event Details
Here is where you will add the details of your event.
- Title: The title of the event.
- Hosts: The host(s) of the event.
- Speakers: The speaker(s) of the event (internal Slack users).
- External Speakers: The speaker(s) of the event that are external to Slack.
- Start Date: The start date and time of the event.
- End Date: The end date and time of the event.
- Link: A relevant link for the event. Must be a proper
https://
URL. If the Link is not provided, you must provide the Location instead. - Location: The location or address of the event. If the Location is not provided, you must provide the Link instead.
- Description: A brief description of the event.
Upload Event Image
You can upload a cover image for the event that will be displayed in the announcement message and in the event lists. For best results, use an image with 16:9 aspect ratio (recommended dimensions 600x338).
Registration Settings
If guests are allowed to register for your event, you can configure the settings here. For a more in-depth guide to these settings, see Event Registration.
Designate Channels and Public Visibility
In this panel, you'll also select which Slack channels you want the event to be published to. You may select up to 10 channels.
You may also choose to make the event publicly shared on the companion site. The event will appear in the Events list as well as on the Feed page for any Feeds that are connected to your selected Slack channels. Here is an example event on the companion site:
Save Draft and Preview
When you have completed the event information, press the "Save and Preview". A draft of your event will automatically be saved, and it is safe to close the modal.
Submitting from Draft Preview
You'll also have the option to submit your event at this time, if you choose. Admins will have the option to immediately publish the event, and champions will have the option to submit the event for admin approval.
Save For Later
You can always come back to work on this event later if you exit the modal. Once you are ready to publish your event, open the Events panel and navigate to My Drafts
.
On the overflow menu, you'll see the option to submit your event.
- If you are an admin, you'll see the option to "Publish Event".
- If you are a champion, you will see a "Submit for Approval" option.
Approve Event (Admin Only)
If you are a champion, you will first need your event approved before it is published. Once approved, the event will be published to the channels you selected.
If you are an admin, you will see the events awaiting approval under the "Needs Approval" dropdown selection. If you go to the overflow menu, you can approve the event which will publish it immediately.
You will also receive notifications for the approval requests in your Tightknit Hub channel, from which you can directly approve and publish the event, edit the event, or DM the event creator for clarifications.
Published Event Announcement
Your event will be announced on the channel(s) you selected. Congrats! 🎉
Need to make updates? No worries! Any further edits you make to the event details will be automatically reflected on all of the announcement messages.